King for a Day is the latest impressive release from Norwegian Symphonic/Progressive Rock band Magic Pie following on from 2011’s well-received The Suffering Joy. This new album develops their usual style and themes with powerful flourishes, flamboyant passages and elements…
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Cross have been described as a ‘neo-prog’ band from Sweden, headed by multi-instrumentalist, Hansi Cross, which have been going since 1988, although this is the first time I have heard the band. The working title for their latest album was…
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[With many thanks to Josep Monrós for the use of his photos, please visit his Flickr stream] April 2015 – The Exchange, Bristol “Sel Balamir for Prime Minister!” When The Progressive Aspect were offered an opportunity to review a show…
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[With many thanks to Josep Monrós for the use of his photos, please visit his Flickr stream] The Exchange, Bristol 23rd April 2015 Charismatic and enigmatic Amplifier front man, Sel Balamir, amusingly described in a pre-gig interview (which you can…
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Holdfénykert, originally issued in 2006 and recently re-released by Seacrest Oy Records, is the first album by Yesterdays, a Romanian based but ethnically Hungarian progressive rock band. They started out playing Yes covers so it is no coincidence that their…
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Fish on Friday are an international band based in Belgium who recently released Godspeed, their third release and the first to feature bass maestro Nick Beggs as a full band member. Considering Beggs’ excellent progressive rock pedigree, playing with Steve…
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What can an artist do after having massive success going round the world reviving the music of the golden era of one of the greatest bands in Progressive Rock history? Well, what Steve Hackett chooses to do is what he…
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On October 4th, 1957, Sputnik was launched, and the Space Race commenced. This was a technological and ideological battle between the USA and the USSR at the height of the Cold War, and Public Service Broadcasting have skilfully utilised archive…
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Exeter Cathedral 5th March 2015 There has been a sacred building on the site of Exeter Cathedral since at least Roman times and this beautiful medieval cathedral was a perfect venue for the spiritually uplifting and emotionally drenched music of…
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Deep under London there are 40 underground railway stations that are no longer in use for various reasons, presumably with lines that used to have some purpose historically but no longer go anywhere. They remain a historical curiosity and reminder…
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