Author Archives: Alex Driessen

Concert Reviews

Soft Machine_Boerderij

Soft Machine

12th December 2019 | by Alex Driessen

Cultuurpodium Boerderij, Zoetermeer Saturday, 30th November 2019 Still going strong/Not dead yet On a cold November evening in 2019, Zoetermeer’s... Read More →

Interviews

Greg Spawton

Greg Spawton – Big Big Train

10th December 2019 | by Alex Driessen

Sometimes, size is everything… By sheer coincidence, I came into contact with founder/bassist/composer Greg Spawton of Big Big Train. I... Read More →

Concert Reviews

Jadis

Jadis / Mangrove

20th November 2019 | by Alex Driessen

Boerderij, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands Friday, 9th November 2019 On a cold Friday night in November, Jadis and Mangrove perform at... Read More →

Album Reviews

Adventure – New Horizon

Adventure – New Horizon

15th November 2019 | by Alex Driessen

Adventure, a prog band from Trondheim, Norway, recently released their fourth album, New Horizon, on Apollon Records and sub-label Artemis... Read More →

Featured

Roger Waters US+THEM

Roger Waters – Us + Them (Cinema Screening)

2nd November 2019 | by Alex Driessen

Roger Waters, co-founder and songwriter of Pink Floyd and the creative brain behind the band, presents his long-awaited film Us... Read More →

Concert Reviews

The Watch at Progdreams VIII

Progdreams VIII (Day 3)

17th October 2019 | by Alex Driessen

De Boerderij, Zoetermeer, NL Sunday, 22nd September 2019 It’s safe to say that De Boerderij in Zoetermeer is the number... Read More →

Concert Reviews

Tubular Tribute

26th September 2019 | by Alex Driessen

De Boerderij, Zoetermeer Saturday 14th September 2019 In 1979 I witnessed for the first (and last) time a performance by... Read More →

Album Reviews

Toto - 40 Tours Around The Sun

Toto – 40 Tours Around The Sun

15th September 2019 | by Alex Driessen

Toto is a band that divides music fans into two camps, pro or con, and there is no middle ground.... Read More →

Album Reviews

Quantum Pig - Songs Of Industry And Sunshine

Quantum Pig – Songs Of Industry And Sunshine

3rd September 2019 | by Alex Driessen

Quantum Pig claim that they are, at the same time, ‘a prog band and not a prog band’ and mention... Read More →

Album Reviews

Mike + the Mechanics - Out of the Blue

Mike + the Mechanics – Out of the Blue

8th August 2019 | by Alex Driessen

Although as reviewers at The Progressive Aspect we are quite free when it comes to form and content of our... Read More →

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