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What is the goal of ProgressiveWorld.net? To create the most comprehensive and user friendly website for progressive music fans, enabling you to find any link, band page, or general progressive music related information possible. Add in honest reviews of new and old recordings, and I think you'll find accurate information that is of benefit to all of us, considering the price of import CDs and blind-impulsive purchasing. We here at ProgressiveWorld.net will strive to inform you, the prog listener, about all new releases, concert and tour information, interviews, reviews and allow you opportunity to communicate your likes and dislikes in a forum designed to be the finest, and most comfortable internet environment available. We encourage your input and continuing feedback as we strive to supplement the ever-growing progressive rock community. The History: The genesis of ProgressiveWorld.net started in mid-to-late April 1999 with a crazy idea: what if there was a website that gave you everything you needed to know about progressive music, and even stuff you didn't know you needed to know? Parts of ProgressiveWorld.net were already in existence - Progressive Music Review and AudioVision - but alone they could only cover so much. Progressive Music Review, a quarterly ezine publishing reviews of both new and past releases, was born out of two ideas. When the time came for Stephanie to use her personal web space, the hunt was on for content other than another vanity page (Hi. This is me. This is my pet. - Who cares!). Well, she already was writing mini-reviews for a friend, hoping to guide her towards a more progressive music experience - why not write them for a larger audience? And so, Steph's Place In Cyberspace was born. It was going to be a portal to Stephanie created content, including Progressive Music Review. The other impetus was the desire to have a showcase for her web site design talents, again something other than a "vanity" page. But, it would have to be a site that allowed for more creativity than her employer's site did. After the first issue, the portal concept was changed, the whole site becoming just Progressive Music Review. After a rocky start, PMR was off and running. By April 1999, even some "celebrities" stopped by to say hi. It was with the April 1999 issue that a new idea was presented by John Gabbard (see our goal above). Thus, ProgressiveWorld.net was born. For two long months, they worked out the framework for the site you are now visiting...with some programming help (the original message boards) from Bob Grimm. The site officially debuted in August, and by November Larry "Larry D" Daglieri had come on "staff" as a frequent contributor. In late January 2000, John "Bo Bo" Bollenberg was added to the "staff," contributing reviews, features, and interviews. Over the course of the past 5 years, other voices have joined - David Cisco, Duncan Glenday, Davide Guidone, Keith "Muzikman" Hannaleck (a syndicated reviewer of prog and non-prog music), Igor Italiani (who also writes for Italy's Metal Force), Tom Karr, Eric Porter, Marcelo Silveyra (who might know from his own Progfreaks.com site), Joshua Turner, and Clayton Walnum (musician and author of various computer-related books), along with various guest contributors including Hess' Tom Hess and Lightspeed's Rod Chappell. It is by no means finished. ProgressiveWorld.net is a living, breathing entity. Its content will not only be shaped by us, but also by you, the progressive music fan community. Send us your reviews, your interesting links, your comments, practically whatever you want. This is your site. Tell us what you want to see. |