Guitar, bass, drums and voice; it’s a format as old as the hills. Bands have been exploring the possibilities for decades, and you might think all bases had by now been covered. From Cream to Sabbath, Motorhead to ZZ Top,…
View More Ethiva – Beaten TrackYear: 2025
Night Of The Guitars
City Hall, Newcastle Tuesday, 22nd November 1988 Intro (skippable bit) By way of a distraction and something you ‘do’ when time is of a premium is decide to do something of no great urgency or importance, and, very time-consuming. 😉…
View More Night Of The GuitarsGösta Berlings Saga – Forever Now
Although I have known about this band for years and have reviewed their albums in the now worryingly distant past, I had no idea at the time that they were big Cardiacs fans, as this was before my own Cardiacs…
View More Gösta Berlings Saga – Forever NowDiscipline – Breadcrumbs
It’s been ten years since that memorable evening at the Summer’s End festival, when my greatly missed friend and TPA editor Jez Rowden and I first encountered the remarkable Discipline during their evening set. We were both amazed that such…
View More Discipline – BreadcrumbsDave Bainbridge – On The Edge (of what could be)
Multi-instrumentalist Dave Bainbridge has just released his 5th solo album, On The Edge (of what could be), and it could well be his most accomplished, ambitious and diverse release ever. A co-founder of the much-loved Christian, Celtic progressive rock band,…
View More Dave Bainbridge – On The Edge (of what could be)The Samurai Of Prog – Omnibus 4: The Bernard & Pörsti Sessions
As the core of The Samurai of Prog and innumerable offshoots, Marco Bernard (bass) and Kimmo Pörsti (drums) are responsible for an incredible amount of music. Much of the music has been unavailable as the years pass, hence the Omnibus…
View More The Samurai Of Prog – Omnibus 4: The Bernard & Pörsti SessionsRick Miller – Perspective
Rick Miller is a modern-day musical prophet and storyteller. With this, his 17th studio album, this prolific and brilliant Canadian musician turns a discerning eye to our current condition with grace, honesty, wisdom and a wicked wit! Miller has been…
View More Rick Miller – PerspectiveBlack Sabbath – Back To The Beginning
Villa Park, Birmingham Friday, 4th July 2025 Wednesday 23rd July 2025 18 days have passed since the last notes of Paranoid rang out and drifted away on the night time air over Birmingham, that final magical moment, and now, here…
View More Black Sabbath – Back To The BeginningGentle Giant – Playing The Fool: The Complete Live Experience
Gentle Giant is a band that needs no introduction, so I won’t give them one. Instead, I’ll commend them for slowly getting me interested in their latter-day releases, as the series of remasters has caused me to venture beyond my…
View More Gentle Giant – Playing The Fool: The Complete Live ExperienceProg For Peart: Day Two
Abingdon United Football Club, Oxfordshire Saturday, 19th July 2025 Mark Cunningham and his team put on another successful charity prog rock festival at the Northcourt Music Venue at the Abingdon United Football Club in Oxfordshire – all in aid of…
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