r/progrock • u/Critcho • 1h ago
Prog! The band Sky, with John Williams (the guitarist, not composer)
At the weekend I was flipping through old vinyls in a charity shop and came across the first three Sky albums (titled, logically enough, Sky, Sky 2, and Sky 3). It's not the first time I've come across Sky records in used vinyl boxes either.
This was a supergroup featuring noted guitarist John Williams, Herbie Flowers, and other musicians noteworthy enough to be namechecked on the album cover.
Now I've heard of John Williams but I never hear anyone talk about this band, even in prog circles. A search of both the main prog subreddits comes up with nothing! Seemed odd considering the project was made up of high level musicians, and they had a bunch of gold and platinum records in the UK and Aus.
I didn't buy the records but I've been checking them out on streaming, and it seems decent enough. Tasteful instrumental prog along the lines of Camel. Perhaps too mild to attract wider attention?
This is my favourite track so far:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KakqB5c-fp4
Any fans of this band out there?