Jade Warrior – a name that has cropped up many times in my exploration of 70s prog, but a path I’ve not had the courage nor motivation to travel down until now. By reputation, they’re a more psychedelic, experimental group…
View More Jade Warrior – Borne On The Solar Wind: The Vertigo AlbumsAuthor: Basil Francis
Gentle Giant – The Missing Piece (2024 Steven Wilson Remix)
As I mentioned last year in my review of Interview, I had not delved into any Gentle Giant releases beyond their eighth album, given how sharply public opinion seemed to drop off after that. The appearance of this Steven Wilson…
View More Gentle Giant – The Missing Piece (2024 Steven Wilson Remix)Carmen
Carmen was one of the most unusual and original outfits to emerge from the original progressive movement in the early 1970s. Hailing from America but based in the UK while singing songs about Spain, Carmen concocted their own brand of…
View More CarmenEurosong – Najveći hitovi
Boogaloo Club, Zagreb, Croatia Saturday 8th June 2024 Eurovision 2024 was a stressful event for fans of the contest with Palestine protests happening in and around the venue, the disqualification of one of the most popular acts this year and…
View More Eurosong – Najveći hitoviBaker Gurvitz Army: Since Beginning: The Albums: 1974-1976 | Live 1975
Last year, I fell down a Baker Gurvitz Army rabbit hole with Esoteric’s excellent Neon Lights five-disc set. As I said at the time, I was convinced to purchase the collection of three studio albums that Esoteric put out in…
View More Baker Gurvitz Army: Since Beginning: The Albums: 1974-1976 | Live 1975Lionel Beltrami – Asia Minor
Prog has always been about the fusion of genres, but Middle Eastern influences are rarely represented. Enter Asia Minor, forming in Paris in the early 70s and releasing only two albums before splitting in 1982. The Turkish trio brought fresh…
View More Lionel Beltrami – Asia MinorSquackett – A Life Within A Day
Esoteric’s series of reissues keep bringing me opportunities to discover or reassess albums I’ve overlooked in the past; some are newer than others, it seems. As I found with Nektar’s Remember the Future, it was worth giving the album a…
View More Squackett – A Life Within A DayAnthony Phillips – The Golden Hour: Private Parts & Pieces XII
Didn’t I already review Private Parts & Pieces XII? Ah, I’m mistaken; turns out what I reviewed in the past was Twelve, the title of Private Parts & Pieces V. Confused yet? The music of Anthony Phillips has had a…
View More Anthony Phillips – The Golden Hour: Private Parts & Pieces XIICarmen – The Albums 1973-1975 [3CD Boxset]
A few months ago, I reviewed Patterns on the Window, a set that I hoped would introduce me to dozens of little-known progressive artists from the 70s – after all, it had ‘progressive’ in the subtitle. But as wave after…
View More Carmen – The Albums 1973-1975 [3CD Boxset]Nektar – Journey To The Other Side
After being unexpectedly floored by my first listen to Recycled, I seem to have precariously placed myself as the Nektar correspondent at TPA… at least for the time being. Jumping from the band’s heyday straight into the present was probably…
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