2019 was a year in which a number of legendary bands celebrated their 50th anniversary. For example Yes, Jethro Tull and King Crimson were among the jubilees. The British symphonic rock group Renaissance also celebrated the occasion of five decades…
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“Every melody I come up with automatically pops up while cycling/walking.” – Gert van Engelenburg Treehouse is the sixth studio album by Dutch symphonic rock band Leap Day, a band that seems to improve time and again with each new…
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We know him mainly as the violinist, singer and frontman of the legendary American progressive rock band Kansas, with whom he recorded ten studio albums, good for gold, platinum and double platinum status. And now there is a solo album,…
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I am in the car with my daughter, a mother of two. “Dad, what kind of music are we listening to? Is that something from Robin Hood?”. To my surprise she got it right first time; it is indeed Chris…
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Under the name Legacy Pilots, Hamburg-based multi-instrumentalist and producer Frank Us has been making a name for himself for a number of years. After debut album Con Brio in 2018 and the well-received Aviation in 2020, The Penrose Triangle has…
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In 2018, Finally George (a.k.a. Hamburg studio technician George Hahn) astonished the (prog)world with his debut album, Life Is A Killer. I was therefore pleasantly surprised to learn of the release of a sophomore album that proves to be equally…
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John Miles (23rd April 1949 – 5th December 2021) The singer of my personal anthem has passed away. John Miles died of cancer at the age of 72 after a short illness. Miles will forever go down in history as…
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Just a few weeks before their heroes and role-models introduced their new album to the public, former Yes tribute band Fragile released a sophomore attempt, entitled Beyond. A brief reminder: the band, formed in 1999, has spent the first two…
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Cultuurpodium Boerderij, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands Thursday, 21st October 2021 The announcement was short and not so sweet: John Marshall (now 80 years old) and Roy Babbington (81) are both ill and therefore cannot participate in the performances of their beloved…
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Cultuurpodium Boerderij, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands Friday, 15th October 2021 The fact that a band plans a tour relatively shortly after the release of a new album is not an exception, more the rule. But if the same band only plays…
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