Bridgewater Hall, Manchester Friday, 5th May 2017 By John Wenlock-Smith A concert of two sets. In the first part of the show, Steve played tracks from his latest album, The Night Siren, which he informed us had been well received…
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Whilst having an ever active schedule, Steve Hackett, the former Genesis guitarist, graciously took time out to talk to TPA’s John Wenlock-Smith about his latest album, The Night Siren and his current U.K. tour (which started tonight in Cardiff), also…
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This was an album that I liked the sound of and took a chance on, and I am rather glad that I did as it is a rather wonderful double CD with some epic and majestic music running through its…
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Steve Hackett is not a man to rest on his laurels or use his illustrious past as a member of Genesis in an exploitative manner, thankfully that is because on this, his 25th solo album, The Night Siren, he has…
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This album is a real throwback to the late 1960s. Eclection made their first public appearance supporting Tom Paxton at the Royal Festival Hall in 1967. Their debut album was originally released on the Elektra Records label in 1968, amidst…
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This is another of Esoteric’s marvellous revisitations of a lost classic album, which they seem to be finding and reissuing on a regular basis nowadays. In my opinion, this is not a bad thing, especially when they find a real…
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Vangelis should be no stranger to you, dear readers, as he has been responsible for some of the major milestones in the history of making electronic music accessible to the masses and he has a clutch of legendary albums to…
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Steve Hackett recently announced a major tour for next year which will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Genesis’s Wind and Wuthering album. TPA’s John Wenlock-Smith caught up with Steve to get the low-down on this tour and other projects that…
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Bloom is the third album from Caligula’s Horse and it is the first that I have heard in full. Caligula’s Horse are primarily a Prog metal band who hail from Australia’s Gold Coast, Brisbane to be precise, but unlike many…
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Barclay James Harvest will be undertaking a short U.K. tour in November, their first since headlining the acoustic stage at Glastonbury this year. 2016 also marks the 50th Anniversary of the inception of the band and The Progressive Aspect’s John…
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