Josh Berro's Prog Rock Playground

Music is a gargantuan part of my past, present, future, and identity. The songs I play on my show reflect my passion for music and my love for progressive music; specifically progressive rock. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy all types of sounds including straightforward, kick-ass rock and roll, metal, hip-hop, pop, jazz, and classical music, but it's the combination of those styles and elements that really excites me.

My love for songs that deviate from the norm started back in Elementary and Middle School when I discovered Rush. From there, I began to obsess over bands like Yes, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Genesis.

Like a true addict, the older I got, the more immersed I became in the world of music. My obsession with and around the self-discovery of different Progressive acts grew at a frenetic pace. I couldn’t get enough!

It’s from this musical philosophy and upbringing which gave birth to the name of my show, “The ProgRock Playground.” In my mind’s eye, I picture all of the genres listed above playing together in a sandbox; exchanging musical ideas, and trading techniques, thoughts and stories.

I don’t proclaim to be a master or some all-knowing prog authoritarian, rather, I just enjoy sharing my love for music that, well, sings to me.

There’s rarely rhyme or reason to the songs I select for each show. There’s often not a theme or a master plan involved (although I do try and pay attention to what song might sound good coming out of the previous song and so on).

I create each show by developing a playlist over the course of a two-week period. I’m constantly adding and removing songs from a deep reservoir of songs that live in my ever-growing library. Each playlist is subject to my mood, feelings, and attitudes at any given moment.

I’m also in a few progressive music Facebook groups which provide inspiration (along with a lot of opinionated, fellow nerds). Finally, I do rely on requests and recommendations from friends, family, and the like.

Here’s the listening/streaming info:

KDNK Listen live every other Wednesday at 9:00 MST.

You can also find shows that you missed HERE. They live on the website up to two weeks after each show. Then they disappear… However, all is not lost! Thanks to my Uncle Mike (webmaster) my playlists will live here on this website for eternity.

Thank you for reading, and listening, and feel free to email a comment or something. jberro2112@gmail.com

Yours in Prog - Josh

Playlists

May 11, 2022

Brighton Rock by Queen
Intermission by TOOL
Jimmy by TOOL
Topaz by Journey
Decline and Fall by Atomic Rooster
Beneath, Between & Behind by Rush
The Camera Eye by Rush
The Vanilla Queen by Golden Earring
Daybreaker by Electric Light Orchestra
Mangko by Mats/Morgan
The Dog, The Dog, He's At It Again by Caravan
Lucy Will by Anthony Phillips
Nightingale by Haken
Ectogenesis by Animals As Leaders
Really Don't Mind / See There a Son is Born by Jethro Tull
The Poet and the Painter by Jethro Tull
Take a Pebble by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

April 27, 2022

Nightcall by Kavinsky
Roses Are Free by Ween
Dialing For Dharma by FM
I'm a Cadillac / El Camino Dolo Roso by Mott The Hoople
Star by David Bowie
Sick Again by Led Zeppelin
The Twilight Zone by Rush
Black Cat by Gentle Giant
I Cheat the Hangman by The Doobie Brothers
Night By Night by Steely Dan
Dave's Gone Skiing by TOTO
Paperhouse by CAN
Left Handed Theory by Premiata Forneria Marconi
Rifferama by Hatfield & The North
Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson
The Seven by Primus
What You Are Listening To by Porcupine Tree
Wheels of Confusion / The Straightener by Black Sabbath
Lunar Sea - Live At Coston Hall by Camel

April 13, 2022

Clear by Haken
The Good Doctor by Haken
Bad Asteroid by The Aristocrats
One Brown Mouse by Jethro Tull
Harem Scarem by Focus
5:15 by The Who
Flor de Canela by Santana
Promise of a Fisherman by Santana
Los Endos by Genesis
Even In the Quietest Moments by Supertramp
Il quinto mare by Happy the man
If by Pink Floyd
Western Sunset by Envy of None
Battles by Peter Banks, Phil Collins
Knights (reprise) by Peter Banks, John Wetton, Phil Collins
Father of Day, Father of Night by Mannfred Mann's Earth Band
Kid Gloves by Rush
Silent Talking by Yes
I Am the Sunm Pt. 1 by The Flower Kings
Repent Walpurgis by Procol Harem

March 23, 2022

Superstars by Styx
For What It's Worth by Rush
Short and Curlies by The Rolling Stones
Bonzo's Montreux by Led Zeppelin
Apostrophe' by Frank Zappa
Phasors on Stun by FM
Hydra by Toto
Gypsy by Fleetwood Mac
Bouree by Jethro Tull
Are You Receiving Me by Golden Earring
Chocolate Chip Trip by TOOL
Billabong Valley by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Theme (From Crocodile Dundee) by Sel Balamir
Shaving Is Boring by Hatfield & The North
Knife-Edge by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Poor Man's Moody Blues by Barclay James Harvest
Some Other Time by The Alan Parsons Project
Starless by King Crimson

March 2, 2022

Nearly Lost You by Screaming Trees
Into the Void by Black Sabbath
Sha La La by Thin Lizzy
Between the Wheels by Rush
Entropy by Voyager
Planet of Insects by Amplifier
Simple As That by The Pineapple Thief
Classic Girl by Jane's Addiction
Us and Them by Pink Floyd
Any Colour You Like by Pink Floyd
Brain Damage by Pink Floyd
Eclipse by Pink Floyd
Lucky Seven by Chris Squire
Gong by Cathedral
Routine by Steven Wilson, Ninet Tayeb
Ravine by Genesis
The Light Lies Down on Broadway by Genesis
Riding the Scree by Genesis
In the Rapids by Genesis
It by Genesis
Stay Forever by Ween
Luna by The Smashing Pumpkins

February 16, 2022

Stinkfist by TOOL
The Witching Hour (Electric Witch) by Crown Lands
Beneath, Between & Behind by Rush
People and Places by Journey
Precious Time by Journey
I Talk to the Wind by King Crimson
Om Nama Shivaya by Steve Hillage
Limbo by Richard Henshall
Dogs by Pink Floyd
Night Shift by Bob Marley & the Wailers
Eastern Market by Yusef Lateef
Questions of my Childhood by Kansas
A Cry For Everyone by Gentle Giant
Knots by Gentle Giant
The Lamia by Genesis
Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats by Genesis
The Colony of the Slippermen by Genesis
The Argus by Ween
Cold Brains by Beck

February 2, 2022

Exp by Jimi Hendrix
Up From the Skies by Jimi Hendrix
Exp by Jimi Hendrix
Wildlife by Tony Williams
Best I Can by Rush
Perpetual Change by Yes
Elliptical Seasons by Starcastle
The Melting Andalusian Skies by The Tangent
Bitches Crystal by Keith Emerson
Beautiful Boy by John Lennon
On the Turning Away by Pink Floyd
The Big Picture by King's X
Meeting of the Spirits by Mahavishnu Orchestra
Sad City Sisters by Jethro Tull
Oh Well (Pt. 1) by Fleetwood Mac
Oh Well (Pt. 2) by Fleetwood Mac
Lilywhite Lilith by Genesis
The Waiting Room by Genesis
Anyway by Genesis
Here Comes the Supernatural Anaesthetist by Genesis
The Octopus by Amplifier
She Wanted to Leave by Ween

January 19, 2022

Whiskey River by Budgie
The Bends by Radiohead
Freewill by Rush
Forty Six & 2 by TOOL
Tenement Funster by Queen
Flick of the Wrist by Queen
Lily of the Valley by Queen
All Skin and Bone by Colosseum II
Dialing for Dharma by FM
Deathwish by The Police
S.F. Sorrow is Born by The Pretty Things
Errors of My Way by Wishbone Ash
I Don't Know It's Name by Caravan
Worlds Beyond by Premiata Forneria Marconi
Transcending Time by Dream Theater
The Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging by Genesis
Back in N.Y.C. by Genesis
Hairless Heart by Genesis
Counting Out Time by Genesis
Carpet Crawlers by Genesis
The Chamber of 32 Doors by Genesis
Something About You by Boston
Rock 'n' Roll with Me by David Bowie
Emergency Exit by Mother Hips

January 5, 2022

To The Bone by Steven Wilson
Alien Shore by Rush
Mr. Blue Sky by Electric Light Orchestra
To Cry You Song by Jethro Tull
South Bound Saurez by Led Zeppelin
Jerusalem by Keith Emerson
A Faerie's Play by Wobbler
The Boys in the Band by Gentle Giant
Sailor's Tale by King Crimson
Beating the Odds by Liquid Tension Experiment
Eternity's Breath, Pt. 1 by Mahavishnu Orchestra
Eternity's Breath, Pt. 2 by Mahavishnu Orchestra
Echoes (Live at Pompeii) by Pink Floyd
Yours is No Disgrace by Yes
She's Your Baby by Ween

December 29, 2021

Circles by Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Share It by Hatfield & The North
Portals by Haken
Burnin' Sky by Bad Company
Lightning's Hand by Kansas
Fat Mama by Herbie Hancock
Moonshake by Can
Golden Dilemma by Gong
Il mio avviso by Il Doge
Revolution by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Wise Up by Aimee Mann
Free To Be ... You And Me by The New Seekers
Erpland by Ozric Tentacles
Excerpts from Brain Salad Surgery by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Toccata by Keith Emerson
The Trees by Rush
Sway by The Rolling Stones
Generale by Premiata Forneria Marconi
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (Live) by Genesis
Fly on a Windshield (Live) by Genesis
Cuckoo Cocoon (Live) by Genesis
In the Cage (Live) by Genesis
Hang on to Yourself by David Bowie

December 22, 2021

Frame by Frame by King Crimson
Signals by Super Florence Jam
You Never Give Me Your Number by The Beatles
Propulsion 1 by Kansas
Looking for Today by Black Sabbath
Intergalactic Strut by Colosseum II
Macrocosm by Brand X
Trouble by Yusuf (Cat) Stevens
Horizons by Genesis
Blue - Gish Sessions Demo by The Smashing Pumpkins
Banshee by Thin Lizzy
Sleepyhouse by Blind Melon
The Oracle by Crown Lands
Candy-O by The Cars
D.I.Y. by Peter Gabriel
To Be a Man by Boston
The Garden by Rush
A Spoonful of Bromide by Atomic Rooster
Vitamin C by Can
Ritual by Yes

December 8, 2021

War Paint by Rush
Trains by Porcupine Tree
Silent Lucidity by Queensryche
Take it Back by Pink Floyd
The God of Wind by Far East Family Band
The Unknown Soldier by The Doors
Rain by The Beatles
Machinations by Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster
One King by Glass Hammer
Shoot High, Aim Low by Yes
The Battle of Epping Forest by Genesis
Alucard by Gentle Giant
Wallbanger by Gryphon
Tarkus by Keith Emerson
Flutes of Chi by Ween

November 10, 2021

Harridan by Porcupine Tree
FM 145 by Fluid Druid
Exactly Where I'm At by Ween
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Part 2 by The Flaming Lips
Son and Daughter by Queen
Hots on for Nowhere by Led Zeppelin
Gates of Steel by DEVO
Country House Shuffle by Dixie Dregs
Remembering the Future by Finch
Awaken the Master by Dream Theater
The Advent of Panurge by Gentle Giant
Ace of Wands by Steve Hackett
Rhayader by Camel
Rhayader Goes to Town by Camel
The Post War Dream by Pink Floyd
One of the Few by Pink Floyd
The Fountain of Lamneth by Rush
Miss You by The Rolling Stones

October 27, 2021

Subdivisions by Rush
Dodo / Lurker by Genesis
No No No by Deep Purple
Master of the Universe by Hawkwind
Daydream by Journey
The Wizard by Uriah Heep
Fool's Overture by Supertramp
Oh I Wept by Free
Still...You Turn Me On by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Back-Door Angels by Jethro Tull
Peff by Soft Machine
Four Gongs Two Drums by Soft Machine
Starless and Bible Black by King Crimson
The Gates of Delirium by Yes

October 13, 2021

Sychronicity I by The Police
Our Song by Yes
Heart of Lothian by Marillion
Drifting in Space by Captain Beyond
Anthem by Rush
Inner Light by Crown Lands
Tell All the People by The Doors
Amazing Jurney by The Who
Sparks by The Who
Heartstrings by Frost*
Popscape by Ozric Tentacles
Silhouette by Leprous
Queen of Spades by Styx
One of a Kind Pt. 1 by Bruford
One of a Kind Pt. 2 by Bruford
Master of Sensation by Eloy
Theme One - Original Version by Van Der Graaf Generator
Poor Mr. Rain's Ordinary Guitar by The Flower Kings
Blind Faith by Dream Theater
Flight of the Snow Goose by Camel
Preparation by Camel
One for the Vine by Genesis

September 29, 2021

Devo Corporate Anthem by Devo
Clockout by Devo
Night Spots by The Cars
Five Years by David Bowie
Topeka by Jan Hammer
Scatterbrain by Jeff Beck
Cool the Engines by Boston
Death Walks Behind You by Atomic Rooster
17 by Jethro Tull
Wynona's Big Brown Beaver by Primus
Kosmos by Amplifier
Cadence and Cascade by King Crimson
Tried and True by Ween
Green Earrings by Steely Dan
Reflection by Tool
Master of Sensation by Eloy
La Villa Strangiato by Rush
Fill the Cup by Sel Balamir

September 15, 2021

Force Ten by Rush
We're Gonna Groove by Led Zeppelin
Sweet Lady by Queen
Running Gun Blues by David Bowie
Burning Airlines Give You So Much More by Brian Eno
Memory Lain, Hugh / Headloss by Caravan
Enigmatic Ocean, Part II by Jean-Luc Ponty
The Curse of Baba Yaga by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Nothing At All by Gentle Giant
Under the Sun / Every Day Comes and Goes by Black Sabbath
And You and I by Yes
The Mule by Deep Purple
First Light by Camel
Two Left Feet by Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs

August 18, 2021

Dancing Madly Backwards by Captain Beyond
Diary of an Empty Day by The Nice
Mobile by Gentle Giant
Reggatta De Blanc by The Police
Breakdown by The Alan Parsons Project
A Tear for Eddie by Chocolate & Cheese
I'm Freaking Out by Dixie Dregs
Contusion by Stevie Wonder
Metrognome by Camel
Drunkship of Lanterns by The Mars Volta
Hurdy Gurdy Glissando by Steve Hillage

August 4, 2021

Thick as a Brick (Part 1) by Jethro Tull
Sunburst Finish by Utopia
The Spider by Kansas
Portrait (He Knew) by Kansas
Xanadu by Rush
One of These Days by Pink Floyd
South Side of the Sky by Yes
Right Off (Edit) by John McLaughlin
Disco Suicide by Brand X
Apollo by Big Big Train
Entangled by Genesis
Broken Seams by Jon Murdock
Epitaph by King Crimson
Two Left Feet by Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs

July 7, 2021

The Grand Illusion by Styx
Night Flight by Led Zeppelin
Never Say Die by Black Sabbath
Tomorrow Never Knows by The Beatles
Skating Away (On the Thin Ice of the New Day) by Jethro Tull
Waiting For the Sun by The Doors
Waves Within by Santana
Ride My See-Saw by The Moody Blues
Sufficiently Breathless by Captain Beyond
The Four Horsemen by Aphrodite's Child
San Tropez by Pink Floyd
Trilogy by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Hidden Moods by Happy the Man
Madrigal by Yes
Fracture by King Crimson
In the End by Rush

June 9, 2021

Hometown by Wishbone Ash
I'm a Loser by No Heavy Petting
Losing It by Rush
Falling Back to Earth by Haken
The Incident by Porcupine Tree
Muddy Water by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Mutilated Lips by Ween
Terrapin Station Medley by Grateful Dead
Of Course by Jane's Addiction
Suffer by The Smashing Pumpkins
Rhythm of Life by The Flower Kings
Retropolis by The Flower Kings
Jourcney From Miriabronn by Kansas
Pieces of Eight by Styx
Aku-Aku by Styx
Aftaglid by Steve Hillage

May 26, 2021

all ways the same by Echolyn
as the world by Echolyn
Nice Day for It... by Frost
White Summer by The Yardbirds
Doing All Right by Queen
Make Us All Aware by Ambrosia
John McLaughlin by Miles Davis
Secret Journey by The Police
The Endless Enigma Pt. 1 by Emerson, Lake and Palmer
The Camera Eye by Rush
Symptom of the Universe by Black Sabbath
Parabol by TOOL
Parabola by TOOL
Awaken by Yes
Supper's Ready by Genesis
Three Friends by Gentle Giant
Facts of Life by The Who

May 12, 2021

Fear of a Blank Planet by Porcupine Tree
Pyre by Agent Fresco
O.N.E. by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Myriapod by Ozric Tentacles
Sleepless by King Crimson
Context: Fearless Pt. 1 by Crown Lands
Jacob's Ladder by Rush
We Used To Know by Jethro Tull
Chiefs and Indians by Caravan
Dark Side of the Moog by Colosseum II
Overture:Mountaintop and Sunrise by Utopia
Overture by Styx
Gone Gone Gone by Styx
The Last Refuge by Roger Waters
Mihalis by David Gilmore
Surrender to Reason by Dream Theater
Closure by Opeth
Master Builder by Gong
The Fountain of Salmacis by Genesis

Apr 28, 2021

The Barbarian by Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Country and Eastern Music by Jan Hammer
Opus Insert by Kansas
Eldsjäl by The Mommyheads
Red Barchetta by Rush
Down by the Seaside by Led Zeppelin
Starship Trooper by Yes
The Fez by Steely Dan
I Never Glid Before by Gong
Knee Bitten Nymphs in Limbo by Happy the Man
Carousel by Haken
Atlas Novus by Scale the Summit
Lunar Sea by Camel
Not Now John by Pink Floyd
Home Invasion by Steven Wilson
The Bottom Line by Spock's Beard
Ataypura by Yma Sumac

Apr 14, 2021

Circles by Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Freedom Fighters by Utopia
Tank by Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Song of the Wind by Santana
The Stretch by Liquid Tension Experiment
Dawn by Mahavishnu Orchestra
Thru Metamorphic Rocks by Tangerine Dream
Secrets by Van Halen
Pretty Woman by Van Halen
Cygnus X-1 by Rush
Veil by Haken
Unrock by Gabriel Rios
The Lost Song by The Cat Empire
High Up On the Hook by Alice Russell
Incident at Neshabur by Santana
The Orange Terrace by Bombay Dub Orchestra

Apr 7, 2021

Territories by Rush
Fat Man by Jethro Tull
Walking in Your Footsteps by The Police
No Quarter by Led Zeppelin
The Sleeper by Camel
What Deaner Was Talking About by Ween
First Light in the Garden at Chipping by Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
Grantchester Meadows by Pink Floyd
Throwing Mountains by Kansas
Easy Money by King Crimson
The Musical Box by Genesis
Generale by Premiata Forneria Marconi
Sound Chaser by Yes
Lakeside Park by Rush
Hazard Profile Part 1 by Soft Machine
Incident at Neshabur by Santana