Following on from their re-incarnation just prior to the new millennium, Rick Wakeman And The English Rock Ensemble undertook a touring schedule in 2000 which took them to South America, a process they continued into 2001 and resulted in the splendid…
View More Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble – Out ThereAuthor: Bob Mulvey
Steve Rothery Band – Live In Rome
This much cited guitarist has waited a long time to release his first solo album, over thirty years in fact. Although there had been previous offers initially at the time of Misplaced Childhood (85) and later around the time of…
View More Steve Rothery Band – Live In RomeSanguine Hum – Live In America
Prior to their ROSfest performance in 2012, Sanguine Hum had recently signed to the Esoteric Antenna label, (a division of Esoteric Recordings/Cherry Red Records), for the release of the Diving Bell (12) album and it therefore seems appropriate that the…
View More Sanguine Hum – Live In AmericaDavid Sancious (& Tone) – Forest Of Feelings & Transformation (The Speed Of Love)
David Sancious seems to be one of those musicians that you’ve heard of, but perhaps not explored in any great depth. His early career saw him as the keyboard player for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band and he appeared on…
View More David Sancious (& Tone) – Forest Of Feelings & Transformation (The Speed Of Love)Grus Paridae – Passes By
Hailing from Finland, experimental, progressive art-rock duo Grus Paridae offer a brief glimpse of what we might expect from a full length album from them. Passes By is an independent single, released towards the end of May, and clocks in…
View More Grus Paridae – Passes ByEllis – Riding On The Crest Of A Slump & Why Not?
Ellis were a fairly short lived band running from 1972 to circa 1974 and formed by Steve Ellis, previously vocalist for Love Affair who had several chart hits towards the end of the late 60s. The most notable being their…
View More Ellis – Riding On The Crest Of A Slump & Why Not?Gordon Giltrap – The Peacock Party & Airwaves
Gordon Giltrap began his recording career some 44 years ago with the release of the 1968 self titled album. With a mixture of instrumental tracks and songs his debut set the bar high and it was evident, even from those…
View More Gordon Giltrap – The Peacock Party & AirwavesNeil’s Heavy Concept Album
As Neil’s Heavy Concept Album had been unavailable for many years the Esoteric Recordings (Cherry Red Records) team took it upon themselves to restore this missing whimsical oddment and along with the customary re-mastering this reissue reprises the cassette version…
View More Neil’s Heavy Concept AlbumAlex Carpani – 4 Destinies
A name that has regularly cropped up in recent years, is Swiss-born Italian keyboardist and composer Alex Carpani. I’ve heard a couple of pieces by him previously, but for whatever reason he seems to have always remained on my to…
View More Alex Carpani – 4 DestiniesRick Wakeman – Softsword
As with previous Rick Wakeman’s works, Softsword takes its concept from medieval English history and here the inspiration is drawn from the life of King John and the events surrounding the signing of the Magna Carta. The album title is derived from John…
View More Rick Wakeman – Softsword