May 2014 – T P A

Jack Bruce – Silver Rails

Now over 70, Jack Bruce still plays live fairly regularly, and here presents us with his first solo record in over ten years. Anything but tired, these are ten cracking new songs that fans and newcomers alike will doubtless enjoy.…

Delusion Squared – The Final Delusion

Do you read the sleeve notes before listening to an album? I never do before my first listen, which is just as well as far as this offering, the third from French trio Delusion Squared, is concerned because if I…

Jon And Vangelis – Page Of Life

With the advent of compact discs, the generation of musicians used to the vinyl format were having a crisis of faith. First and foremost, artists were unsure how much to use the new space afforded to them; 80 minutes was…

New album from Umphrey’s McGee

We reported earlier this month that Umphrey’s McGee had announced three June UK shows, to be held at the Brooklyn Bowl based in London’s The O2. Also mentioned in the article was of the band’s latest studio album. Similar Skin…

IQ – The Road of Bones

The IQ cycle of 4 or 5 years between albums which has been their preferred mode for the last two decades continues with The Road of Bones, their first new music since 2009’s Frequency. That was an album I enjoyed…

Steve Hackett previews Carpet Crawlers

In April we revealed in the TPA News, details of the InsideOut Music release of the Steve Hackett ~ Genesis Revisited DVD, which was filmed at The Royal Albert Hall in October last year. This latest DVD from the Hackett…

New solo album from Neal Morse

Neal Morse has announced the release a new solo album entitled Songs From November – due for release on 18th August 2014 through InsideOut Music. “Songs From November sees Neal Morse in singer/songwriter mode much like his album ‘It’s Not…

Jeff Green

In February this year Jeff Green released his second solo album, although less of a solo album this time around, as Elder Creek was released under the moniker of the Jeff Green Project and includes a fantastic collection of musicians…

Jeff Green Project – Elder Creek

Like many, I first came across Jeff Green a few years back with the release of his debut solo album Jessica, his heartfelt musical tribute for the loss of his daughter. His second album Elder Creek sees him on another…

Jethro Tull’s ‘A Passion Play’ extended addition

Ian Anderson reveals that the extended version of Jethro Tull’s 1973 A Passion Play will be released on 30th June and will feature a newly mixed version of the original album by Steven Wilson. The 2CD/2DVD package also includes an…