For the last decade or so, Steve Hackett has been making a very nice living, thank you very much, by dusting off old Genesis classics in front of appreciative audiences across the world. And why not? He had a hand…
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Andy Tillison – The Tangent
We all know many people have suffered hardships during lockdown. They range from the trivial, such as the wide variety of home-made comedy haircuts, to the tragically serious – people who have lost their lives, their jobs and their mental…
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The Tangent have been going through a purple patch of late. Pretty much every album since 2013’s Le Sacre du Travail has hit the spot so far as critics and fans are concerned, with the most recent couple of releases…
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Marco Bernard and Kimmo Pörsti are, respectively, bass player and drummer of The Samurai of Prog, a band formed by Italian-born Marco in Finland as part of a musical project creating prog tribute box sets. Joined by American multi-instrumentalist Steve…
View More Marco Bernard & Kimmo Pörsti – GulliverFrank Wyatt & Friends – Zeitgeist
Sometimes great art can come out of adversity. Take the case of Happy The Man founder Frank Wyatt. Five years ago he was diagnosed with ‘the Big C’ and told that time was short. But he was determined to play…
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It’s about 150 miles from The Hague to Canterbury as the crow flies – although I recommend a plane, you’re less likely to slide off – but that didn’t stop Dutch band Supersister being compared to the likes of Caravan,…
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Nad Sylvan’s ‘vampirate’ trilogy (that’s half vampire and half pirate, although I’m not clear which halves) was a bit of an eye-opener. We all knew he could sing well enough to cope with the vocals demands of early Genesis (you…
View More Nad Sylvan – The Regal BastardSteve Hillage Band
The Junction, Cambridge, Thursday 6th June 2019 & O2 Ritz, Manchester, Friday 7th June 2019 Manchester by Leo Trimming Nine and a half hours… Nine and a Half BLOODY Hours to get there! Yep, such is my dedication to reviewing…
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Like many Snarky Puppy fans, I discovered the band through YouTube videos of their live studio recording sessions. I was blown away by the melodies, the musicianship and the sheer joy of playing. I mean, how many bands do you…
View More Snarky Puppy – ImmigranceFocus – Focus 11
Focus 11 is, of course, the celebrated Dutch band’s 14th album (or 15th, depending on how you count them) and focuses on what they do best: melodic, guitar-driven instrumentals, sometimes fast and frantic, sometimes stately and formal, mixing jazz fusion…
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