Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson’s partnership began as a business relationship with Woolfson managing Parsons’ career as an engineer/producer off the back of his impressive work with the Beatles and Pink Floyd in the late sixties and early seventies. Their…
View More The Alan Parsons Project – The Eye In The Sky (Expanded Edition)
Popular music never ceases to amaze. For those that stick with me, you are about to read a rapturous, glowing review for an excellent forthcoming album by a band that released their first album in 1984. A band that, despite…
View More The Long Ryders – High Noon Hymns
Mountain’s imposing, statuesque lead guitarist Leslie West is often mentioned as a key early influencer by musicians, many of whom went on to have much more commercial success, longevity, and ultimately left more of a musical legacy than Leslie himself.…
View More Mountain – Don’t Look Around: The Recordings 1969-1974 (7CD Boxset)
I have to start with the context for this compilation, given that Strawberry / Cherry Red Records have already built up a collection of releases covering this period of American music history. This set, a 94-track companion volume being a…
View More Various Artists – Steppin’ Out: The Roots Of Garage Rock 1963-1965
It all started with Tommy Vance and the Friday Rock Show in the late 70’s, and its theme tune Take it off the Top by The Dixie Dregs. It was pretty much the only ‘rock’ music show on UK’s Radio…
View More Steve Morse Band – Triangulation
Moron Police have been around long enough for Pachinko to be their fourth album release although they are new to me, possibly because the music that the Norwegian-based band creates doesn’t fit into any of the usual pigeon-holes and, it…
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Beat Live was recorded from the band’s performance at the United Theater on Broadway in Los Angeles, CA., during the 2024 tour. It is now available as a deluxe edition from Inside Out Music featuring a Blu-ray, 2-CDs, a bonus…
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If, like me, you missed this recording of a live studio performance of Aqualung when it was originally released in 2005, then you are in for a treat with this re-mastered version soon to be re-released in CD, digital, and…
View More Jethro Tull – Aqualung Live (2025 Remaster)
I first encountered Philipp Nespital, aka smalltape, in October 2023 supporting Bruce Soord. It was also the first time I had seen the use of looping machines that allow solo performers like Philipp to create a performance filled with multi-layered,…
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Wataru Sato, aka Gecko, is a Japanese pianist and has created a vast repertoire of works based on electronica and modern-classic music since his recording debut in 2010. Augmenting his solo work and various commercial offshoots for TV and film,…
View More Gecko & Tokage Parade – Rawment