A year on from the enigmatic and sonically diverse tour de force that was Tales from the Silent Ocean, Steve Hughes’ debut solo release, the imaginative album Once We Were (Part One) has been released by the former drummer with…
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In such strident and turbulent times it perhaps timely to consider this album of gentle pastoral and whimsical calm by one of the founding members of Genesis, Anthony Phillips. Wise After the Event, released in 1978, was Anthony Phillips’ second…
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There are some items that are grabbed enthusiastically from The Progressive Aspect ‘in box’ and there are some things that hang around waiting to be considered, and hopefully loved. Strangely, despite the long delay in reviewing, this epic release from…
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With his latest album, The Seasons Turn, recently reviewed at TPA, Lee Abraham is back. Leo Trimming took the opportunity to speak to Lee about the album, his career and future plans. Leo Trimming: Hi Lee, The Seasons Turn is…
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Real World Studios, Box, Wiltshire 22nd May 2016 Big Big Train are a band which does not follow the usual and mundane in any shape or form, whether it is in their finely crafted progressive rock albums or their commitment…
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“30 years down the line and we’re still hanging on!” is the opening line of Stuart Nicholson’s sleeve notes for this outstanding set encompassing Galahad’s career, summing up their tenacity, commitment and a sense of their own self-deprecating humour. However,…
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Nad Sylvan has come to more prominence in the Progressive rock world in recent years for his role as vocalist with Steve Hackett as they have recorded and extensively toured the Genesis Revisited II album around the world. It has…
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A chance meeting at a gig of Nottingham based instrumental Prog band Red Bazar with the prodigious talent of Peter Jones has resulted in the release of their first vocal album, Tales from the Bookcase, with the Tiger Moth Tales…
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Beta is a limited release E.P. which is simultaneously the last ever release by Synaesthesia whilst at the same time being the first ever release Kyros. An alternate title could be ‘Janus’ for the God with two faces – one…
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O2 Academy, Bristol 3rd December 2015 We now live in a post-Bataclan world in which airport security measures screen gig goers. Nevertheless, Bristol O2 Academy was sold out as Fish kicked off his latest U.K. tour, celebrating the 30th anniversary…
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