This is the new album from German outfit Cyrcus Flyght and it’s a mixture of genres, Power Metal and Classic Rock with Progressive leanings. It actually comes over as a good listen with some memorable songs across its running time.…
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This is the debut album from Dave Kerzner Band member Fernando Perdomo, guitarist and bassist, who pretty much does everything on this album, barring one drum track. This is a totally instrumental tour de force from Fernando, and one which…
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This is the fourth release from Dutch based Fractal Mirror, their first for Bad Elephant Music – it’s actually the first that I’ve had the pleasure to listen to, and I have to say it’s a good one. I acknowledge…
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Australian born, but American raised, Rick Springfield – yes, he of Jessie’s Girl (General Hospital) fame – has gone back to his blues roots on this his latest album, successfully fusing his pop sensibilities with traditional blues stylings, and all…
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In this update we feature: > Plastic Noose – Enmity > Louis de Mieulle & Matt Garstka – Dual > Toto – 40 Trips Around The Sun > King Buffalo – Repeater > Moop – Moop > Widowmaker – Running…
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John Wenlock-Smith A new live 2CD/DVD set from Steve Hackett, recorded at Birmingham Symphony Hall in May 2017, Steve and his band celebrating 40 years since the release of Genesis’ Wind And Wuthering album, alongside solo material taken from his…
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What initially attracted me to this CD was the fabulously evocative sleeve. It caught my attention and intrigued me enough to investigate it further. Nine Skies are a French Progressive Rock band from the Southern city of Nice comprising two…
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It’s been rather a few years since I last listened to Magnum, a band pretty familiar to me from my youth in Birmingham, where they were a steady fixture and a perennial support, but gradually after many years built their…
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An immediate precursor of Yes in the 1960s, Mabel Greer’s Toyshop returned after a long hiatus to release their debut album, New Way of Life, in 2015. A second, The Secret, has recently appeared and TPA’s John Wenlock-Smith had a…
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This is an odd but somewhat intriguing album in many respects as this is the latest album from the band that evolved in 1968 to become Yes. They have since reconvened and started to record again, using certain ex-Yes members,…
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