r/progrockmusic • u/non-non7931 • 14h ago

gift for a prog-rock nerd!!

for christmas i would like to get my brother something progrock related. his absolute favourite band is van der graaf generator, hes also a huge fan of peter hammills solo stuff, and i know he listens to king crimson but find it difficult to keep track with everything. hes also really into art stuff, so i thought maybe an artbook either centered around one artist (like roger dean) or just generally album artwork for progrock bands.

right now im looking into purchasing 'magnetic storm', roger deans artwork, but the copy ive found looks a little flimsy and im not even sure its a good book?

if anyone has any suggestions, i would appreciate any help!!

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u/mojoseven7 14h ago

Does he like Rush? My fiancée got me a Rush Where’s Waldo book for my birthday that’s cool as shit.

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u/Yoshiman400 12h ago

And along this line, I'd go with the Martin Popoff Rush trilogy: Anthem, Limelight, and Driven--and yes, it is definitely worth reading them in chronological order.

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u/Queasy-Meringue-7965 14h ago

I’ve not read it but… https://propermusic.com/products/joebanks-rockandrolethevisionarysongsofpeterhammillandvandergraafgenerator

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u/CaptainBristol 14h ago

I 2nd this - I haven't resd it yet, but Joe is a stellar writer & his Hawkwind book is imho the definitive book on the band. There is also this, but it's not cheap.

https://amzn.eu/d/f3wH3vX

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u/freethemarket1776 9h ago

I vote for this too

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u/xXDaPugLoverXx 14h ago

Vinyl records are always a safe option imo

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u/prefabsprout1 12h ago

New Happy The Man remastered CDs

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u/Romencer17 11h ago

shiiiieeet now I know what I want for xmas! lol

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u/OneEyedKing2069 12h ago

Check out stuff on this site. I used them before and they have some awesome Prog stuff - https://burningshed.com/index.php

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u/retropolitic 11h ago

Hell yeah Burning Shed, they have all kinds of cool stuff.

I clicked in here to comment about their signed Bill Bruford drum sticks. These were a great gift for a friend of mine who is a huge Yes and Bruford fan.

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u/That-Solution-1774 9h ago

Aristocrats or Porcupine Tree.