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Queen – The O2 Arena, London, July 2018

12/07/2018 By Dr Rob Fisher Leave a Comment

I have waited many, many years to see Queen. From my late teens onwards, events always seemed to conspire to prevent me making it to one of their concerts: illness, exams, parents! But then, just on the cusp as it was about to happen, Freddie died. And in the aftermath of that agonising raw upheaval and heartbreaking loss, somehow there was an aching finality to the feeling … [Read more...]

Steven Wilson – The Royal Albert Hall, London, March 2018

31/03/2018 By Dr Rob Fisher Leave a Comment

Steven Wilson is in a playful mood. As the lights go down, he ambles to the front of the stage and gazes out over the audience. After the ‘consummate professionalism’ of the previous evening’s show, he announces, tonight will be ‘very different’. He conducts a survey of the audience to find out how many people attended last night, how many were attending tomorrow night, nods … [Read more...]

Marillion – The Palladium, London, November 2017

29/11/2017 By Dr Rob Fisher Leave a Comment

When Marillion are in this kind of mood, few bands are able to scale the heights of their sheer energy, presence and captivating virtuosity. Fresh from a triumphant evening at the Royal Albert Hall and a short two date tour of Japan, tonight they grace the stage of the refined and beautiful London Palladium, built in 1910 and which quickly became the legendary cradle of musical … [Read more...]

Pendragon – 229 The Venue, London, November 2017

20/11/2017 By Dr Rob Fisher Leave a Comment

Alongside Andrew Latimer and Camel, Pendragon are perhaps one of the UK’s most important and seminal progressive rock bands still actively recording and touring today. It is not just or simply a matter of longevity: Pendragon will celebrate an impressive 40 years together in 2018 - only 6 years behind Camel and without the interlude. What has always been so impressive about … [Read more...]

Iamthemorning – Bush Hall, London, October 2017

20/10/2017 By Dr Rob Fisher Leave a Comment

It’s my first visit to Bush Hall, a charming and exceedingly elegant music and dance hall originally built in 1904. Put to a diverse variety of uses throughout its history from WWII soup kitchen to bingo hall to snooker and social club, it was purchased by the present owners in 2001 and restored to an acoustically refined and beautifully understated venue which serves as the … [Read more...]

Damian Wilson – The Bear, Oxford, September 2017

14/10/2017 By Dr Rob Fisher Leave a Comment

The Acoustic Sessions Damian Wilson The Bear, Oxford. Wednesday 27th September 2017 What a fabulous evening. A week ago Damian Wilson was singing and body surfing to an audience of 3000 people in Tilberg as part of The Ayreon Universe series of concerts. On this wet Wednesday night he finds himself at The Bear in Alfred Street, built in 1242 and known as Oxford’s smallest … [Read more...]

Pink Floyd – Their Mortal Remains (Exhibition)

17/07/2017 By Dr Rob Fisher Leave a Comment

A healthy queue greets my arrival at the magnificent Victoria and Albert Museum. Having played around with the online booking system, it was pleasing – and a little surprising - to discover that booking for most days during the week appeared to be down to a final few tickets. Three years after the release of their final album The Endless River in 2014, Pink Floyd remain one of … [Read more...]

Beatrix Players, Hoxton Hall, London, May 2017

19/05/2017 By Dr Rob Fisher Leave a Comment

You would never know it was there. The automatic sliding doors give no hint of the majestic secret hidden within. Originally built in 1863, Hoxton Hall is a wonderful example of a good old fashioned saloon-style music hall, the modest central stage fronting a spacious ground floor, with impressive cast iron columns supporting two levels of galleries on all three sides. The … [Read more...]

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Phil Collins: Not Dead Yet

17/04/2017 By Dr Rob Fisher Leave a Comment

Time and public perception have been neither kind nor entirely fair to Phil Collins. A hugely impressive song-writer, musician, performer and (to a … Continue Reading

Justin Cronin: The Passage

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I am normally dismissive of 'long' books. My general rule of thumb is anyone who needs more than 400 pages to tell a story probably isn't a good … Continue Reading

Alastair Reynolds: Revelation Space

26/11/2016 By Dr Rob Fisher Leave a Comment

For someone who claims to be a lover of science fiction writing it seems mighty strange that it has taken me this long to discover the literary … Continue Reading

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An Interdisciplinary Life

11/01/2017 By Dr Rob Fisher 2 Comments

21st century life is fundamentally interdisciplinary. From the moment we wake up to the time we go to bed, we live interdisciplinary lives. In all our … Continue Reading

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Hawaii’s Secret Getaway Spots

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Progressive Discoveries explores the worlds of progressive (rock) music, wine, education and travel, providing information, articles, reviews and opinion pieces written by Dr Rob Fisher and invited guest writers.

"Welcome to an interdisciplinary life. I care about things which have inherent meaning, value and purpose in a discordant and fractured world and passionately believe that interdisciplinarity is a way of living in the world which is capable of transforming people's lives. Being interdisciplinary gives you the tools you need to live your life more effectively and to cope a little better with making sense of the experiences we all wrestle with on a daily basis." Rob Fisher

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