Whilst Camel were unable to tour for their 50th anniversary back in 2023, there was something for the fans to celebrate with Decca’s reissue of their entire back catalogue of Camel releases with various rare bonus tracks, demos and live…
View More Camel – Mirage (2CD/Blu-ray Boxset)Author: Magnus Moar
Jethro Tull – Curious Ruminant
Whilst many of the great prog acts of the Seventies have become increasingly less prolific in their studio output over time, Ian Anderson and his band (since once more raising the banner of ‘Jethro Tull’) have released three studio albums…
View More Jethro Tull – Curious RuminantMarillion – This Strange Engine (Deluxe Edition)
With Parlophone/Warner having completed their deluxe treatments of Marillion’s EMI back catalogue, the band have apparently decided to carry this process forward on their own with a brand-new remix of their ninth album (and fifth with Steve Hogarth), This Strange…
View More Marillion – This Strange Engine (Deluxe Edition)Sylvan – Back To Live
Following Leaving Backstage, Back To Live is Sylvan’s second full live set to make it onto a two-disc package. What prog fans take from this latest release will largely depend on their expectations, particularly from those of us who have…
View More Sylvan – Back To LiveMarco Glühmann – A Fragile Present
Following Sylvan’s tenth album, the excellent One To Zero, and a tour co-headlining with RPWL, the band have spent time working on other projects. First it was the turn of keyboardist Volker Sohl and guitarist Johnny Beck to release the…
View More Marco Glühmann – A Fragile PresentPallas – The Messenger
Quite a few years have passed since I gave up on the idea of ever hearing a new release from Pallas, yet here we are with The Messenger. Not only has a new album appeared – almost ten years since…
View More Pallas – The MessengerDownes Braide Association – Celestial Songs
Two-and-a-half years after DBA enthralled melodic rock fans with their tremendous fourth album, the bucolic Halcyon Hymns, they return to our CD players and turntables with their latest effort, Celestial Songs. Dave Bainbridge, Andy Hodge and Ash Soan are on…
View More Downes Braide Association – Celestial SongsTen – Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes is the second of a brace of albums written and recorded by Ten during the Covid-19 pandemic. The first of this brace was Here Be Monsters which was released at the start of 2022. Wisely,…
View More Ten – Something Wicked This Way ComesMarillion – Holidays In Eden [Deluxe Edition]
Parlophone/Warner have now almost completed their run of deluxe set reissues from Marillion’s original eight-album run with EMI; Holidays In Eden is the seventh and Season’s End will complete the series when it is released in 2023. Each of these…
View More Marillion – Holidays In Eden [Deluxe Edition]Porcupine Tree – Closure/Continuation
In an unusual move for TPA, here we offer a selection of views on the forthcoming and fervently anticipated (by many) new album from a reanimated Porcupine Tree, due in one month from… Now. Magnus Moar Porcupine Tree finally return…
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