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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After the huge success of their US tour in 2019, Yes has just released The Royal Affair Tour: Live From Las Vegas. The album comes in three formats: a CD digi-pack with a 12-page booklet, as a double LP with…
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OK, quite a few Supertramp live albums have already been released in recent years. And yes, Paris from 1980, with the legendary 1979 concert recorded at Pavillion de Paris, will never be surpassed, in my opinion. It may even be…
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Golden Fragments is Fragile’s first original album. Fragile was the original European Yes Tribute band formed in the late 1990s. The group now works as an original band that pays tribute to Yes in its own unique way. This album…
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Finally, it’s been a long time coming: the new live Blu-Ray/DVD/double audio CD from Camel saw the light of day earlier this year. Being present on the night, I noticed the presence of an extensive crew of cameramen to record…
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A few years ago I was on holiday in Italy with my girlfriend, our base was the old port of Genoa on the Mediterranean Sea. On one of our trips we found ourselves in the provincial town of La Spezia,…
View More In Memoriam: Astrid Kirchherr, 1938-2020