Prog rock is thought of as a genre all but forgotten since the heady days of the
1970s when bands like Genesis and Yes were filling substantial venues and
occasionally even making it into the mainstream charts. 40 years on there are
still bands who fly the flag for prog rock, one of them being the Welsh
three-piece Magenta.
Magenta were created by keyboard player Rob Reed, a professional songwriter with
a love of progressive rock. Reed had been recording with his previous band Cyan
when he met singer Christina Booth whilst working on a side project called
Trippa and the two ...