During the interview I had with Needlepoint founder/composer/singer/guitarist Bjørn Klakegg in 2018, around the release of The Diary Of Robert Reverie, Klakegg indicated that he had only heard of Caravan and the Canterbury Scene at a late stage. He also…
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Crack the Sky is an American progressive rock band formed in Weirton, West Virginia in the early 1970s. In 1975, Rolling Stone named their first album ‘Debut Album of the Year’, and the 1978 Rolling Stone Record Guide even compared…
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The band Perfect Storm, hailing from the north of Holland, has just released an excellent debut album, entitled No Air. TPA’s Alex Driessen chats with some of the band members about this surprising new album – founder/guitarist Gert-Jan Schurer, keyboardist…
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When I was asked to write the review of the debut album by Dutch band Perfect Storm, I had to scratch my head: I had never heard of this group before. But the weblink to the collective’s first single quickly…
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In 2017, the long-awaited autobiography of singer/bassist/composer/producer Greg Lake was finally released. Unfortunately, too late for the protagonist to experience himself: “Gregory Stuart Lake died of cancer on Wednesday December 7, 2016 at the age of 69, a few months…
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Anthology literally means ‘selection’, the best an artist has to offer. Usually a tribute to the artist and, more often, after his/her death. Unfortunately, that is also the case with Greg Lake’s The Anthology: A Musical Journey. It is the…
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Martin Lancelot Barre (now 74) has been known for years as the guitarist and trustworthy companion of founder/singer/flutist Ian Anderson with the English folk/prog rock band Jethro Tull. It came like a bolt from the blue for the loyal right…
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The whole world is turned upside down and the pandemic has had a huge impact on the world of entertainment as well. Much has changed since I last spoke to Greg Spawton, founder, composer and bassist of Big Big Train,…
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Hackney Empire, London Saturday 2nd November 2019 The last leg of the Grand Tour For the third consecutive time I could count myself among the small group of fortunate people who were about to experience a live performance by British…
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Big Big Train have recently added a new chapter to their ever increasing arsenal of video releases. The title of the new live album is Empire. Surely no coincidence: of course the title refers to the location of the recording,…
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