The old saying that you should never judge a whatever by its cover is most definitely proved correct by this, the second album from a Norwegian band formed by ex-members of the unforgettably named burlesque rock band ‘Procosmian Fannyfiddlers’. The…
View More Mater Thallium – Abandoned By The SunAuthor: Brian McAllister
Minor Giant – On The Road
I’ve now spent quite a few weeks, on and off, trying to put together a comprehensive and well considered review of this album and I have to admit that what I’ve ended up with is neither, but that’s actually a…
View More Minor Giant – On The RoadDC Sound Collective – Rotation
I certainly didn’t make things easy for myself when I chose this album to review at random from the list of those submitted to the Progressive Aspect. The name of the artists was immediately intriguing, as to me it conjured…
View More DC Sound Collective – RotationFarpoint – Paint The Dark
This is the sixth studio album from a South Carolina five-piece who have been plying their trade since way back in 1997, but who have evaded my attention until now, and who state that their vision is “to create melodic…
View More Farpoint – Paint The DarkHeylel – Nebulae
This is the debut offering from a Portuguese four-piece described in their publicity material as an alternative prog rock band with a Gothic twist and is one of the most mystifying albums I’ve heard for a long time. It appears…
View More Heylel – NebulaeUmphrey’s McGee – Similar Skin
I picked this album to review because although I’ve never bought anything by Umphrey’s McGee I’ve heard a bit of their live stuff from various sources and been quite impressed. They are considered to be one of the top jam-bands…
View More Umphrey’s McGee – Similar SkinTim Bowness – Abandoned Dancehall Dreams
My enjoyment of this, the second solo offering from the voice and co-writer of No-man, began as soon as I first read of its imminent release. What a brilliantly evocative (and fitting) title for an album – my imagination had…
View More Tim Bowness – Abandoned Dancehall DreamsDelusion Squared – The Final Delusion
Do you read the sleeve notes before listening to an album? I never do before my first listen, which is just as well as far as this offering, the third from French trio Delusion Squared, is concerned because if I…
View More Delusion Squared – The Final DelusionResistor – To The Stars
Much to my regret, Resistor is a band which had completely evaded my musical radar until I heard a 14 minute epic track which their main man, Steve Unruh contributed to The Samurai Of Prog album The Stories Of H.P.…
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