All Secrets Known is a highly enjoyable debut album of melodic progressive rock from The Mighty Ra. This new band of consummate and experienced musicians from South Wales show a vibrancy and synergy between them that has allowed them to…
View More The Mighty Ra – All Secrets KnownAuthor: David Edwards
Nick Fletcher – The Cloud Of Unknowing
Wonderfully vibrant and expressive second solo album from virtuoso prog rock and jazz fusion guitarist, Nick Fletcher – setting the bar even higher on this release. When Steve Hackett, no less, states that “Nick Fletcher is probably the best jazz…
View More Nick Fletcher – The Cloud Of UnknowingJourneyman’s Progress – Journeyman’s Progress Part One [plus interview with Steve Anderson]
Enjoyable and diverse instrumental debut solo album from guitarist and songwriter Steve Anderson of The Room. A journeyman is the term given to a craftsman who is between an apprentice and a master craftsman. It is therefore a suitably modest…
View More Journeyman’s Progress – Journeyman’s Progress Part One [plus interview with Steve Anderson]Malcolm Galloway – Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate
In the run-up to the official release of The Confidence Trick by UK progressive rock band Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate, TPA’s David Edwards had the opportunity for an extended chat with the band’s Malcolm Galloway. Speaking remotely from his…
View More Malcolm Galloway – Hats Off Gentlemen It’s AdequateArt Griffin’s Sound Chaser – The Seven Ages of Starlight
If vibrant and expressive jazz fusion mixed with intricate instrumental prog rock is your thing, then the latest album from Art Griffin’s Sound Chaser, entitled The Seven Ages of Starlight, is not to be missed. The Canadian band, led by…
View More Art Griffin’s Sound Chaser – The Seven Ages of StarlightHats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate – The Confidence Trick
Impressive and thought-provoking sixth album release from the eloquent and eclectic UK prog rock band, Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate. Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate (HOGIA) are a London-based progressive rock band fronted by Malcolm Galloway (on vocals, lead guitar,…
View More Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate – The Confidence TrickJPL – Sapiens, Chapitre 3/3: Actum
French singer/guitarist Jean Pierre Louveton has been producing quality, guitar-led prog rock under the JPL name since 2002. Along with albums from his now disbanded group Nemo, and the heavier output from Wolfspring, he has managed to release 22 studio…
View More JPL – Sapiens, Chapitre 3/3: ActumSpriggan Mist – Isambard the Mechanical Dragon
When Spriggan Mist arrived on stage on the Sunday afternoon of HRH Prog XI in Sheffield, with their ‘steampunk/folk’ clothing and their lead vocalist wearing an antler headdress like some pagan queen of the woods, you could almost hear the…
View More Spriggan Mist – Isambard the Mechanical DragonHRH Prog XI (Day Two)
O2 Academy, Sheffield Sunday 3rd April 2022 After two years of waiting, as well as venue and line-up changes, HRH Prog XI finally took place over the weekend of April 2nd and 3rd at the O2 Academy, Sheffield. It was…
View More HRH Prog XI (Day Two)HRH Prog XI (Day One)
O2 Academy, Sheffield Saturday 2nd April 2022 After two years of waiting, as well as venue and line-up changes, HRH Prog XI finally took place over the weekend of April 2nd and 3rd at the O2 Academy, Sheffield. It was…
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