Nick Magnus returns with his fifth studio and the follow up to the excellent Children Of Another God (2010). He is joined once again by Steve Hackett and Pete Hicks who rekindle their musical partnership which began on Spectral Mornings (1979),…
View More Nick Magnus – n’monixAuthor: Bob Mulvey
Molly Bloom – All Pressure
It’s been a little over 10 years since I first sampled the delights of Molly Bloom’s music and to this day I am grateful to Owen Davies who suggested I might check them out. So back in 2004 following on from…
View More Molly Bloom – All PressureMan – All’s Well That Ends Well
This latest addition to the Esoteric Recordings’ Man reissues is this Deluxe 3CD Edition of their 1977 album, All’s Well That Ends Well, recorded at what was a regular haunt for the band, The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London. For these three…
View More Man – All’s Well That Ends WellJack Bruce – Monkjack
After the distinctly dark times towards the end of the 70s the beginning of 80s marked an up turn for Jack Bruce (JB) and kicked off by the splendid release of I’ve Always Wanted to Do This, under the name Jack Bruce & Friends…
View More Jack Bruce – MonkjackJack Bruce – Cities Of The Heart
John Symon Asher Bruce was born in Glasgow on 14th May 1943. So in 1993, Jack Bruce to you and me, reached the age of 50 and to mark the event two concerts were held, (thankfully recorded), on 2nd &…
View More Jack Bruce – Cities Of The HeartRPWL – Wanted
RPWL have been around for some seventeen years now, and have released six studio albums (including this one), three live albums, two of which were also available as DVDs and have two compilations to their name. So there is little,…
View More RPWL – WantedRPWL – A Show Beyond Man And Time
My first real introduction to the music of RPWL came this year with the release of the 2014 Wanted album (read why such a delay occurred HERE). So somewhat inspired by their latest studio release I backtracked to last year’s live…
View More RPWL – A Show Beyond Man And TimeThe Twenty Committee – A Lifeblood Psalm
With the numerous annual progressive rock polls, now finalised for 2013, a serious contender for best newcomer may well have been The Twenty Committee. Somewhat overlooked methinks were this five piece, New Jersey based band, who in just a couple…
View More The Twenty Committee – A Lifeblood PsalmAndy Summers – Synaesthesia
Although I’m sure the name will be familiar to all, Andy Summers’ inclusion in a progressive rock website may raise a few eyebrows. Granted his work with The Police earned him his household name, however Andy Summers has had many…
View More Andy Summers – SynaesthesiaReGenesis – In For A Penny
Arc, Stockton Saturday, 15th November 2013 It had been nearly 11 years to the month since I had last caught a ReGenesis show, so the opportunity to see them playing locally at the purpose built Stockton Arc was just too…
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