MY PROG
HANS RUTTEN (THE GATHERING)
The great and good of progressive music give us a glimpse into their prog worlds. As told to Grant Moon
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Where’s home?
I live where I was born – Nijmegen [The Netherlands], which is near the German border.
Earliest prog memory?
I saw a video clip of Rush around the Power Windows period, I was something like 16 years old, and they were great. I borrowed Caress Of Steel from the local library, then went through their catalogue from there.
The first prog album you bought?
Voivod’s Dimension Hatröss [1988]. I was always into metal, but the progressive side of metal, and Voivod are incredible.