Uriah Heep have enjoyed a long, fascinating, and remarkably productive career, and they remain active today under the steady guidance of original guitarist Mick Box. So why does this release focus so narrowly on the years 1973–1974, when their story…
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This was not an album that I was looking forward to reviewing. Out of all the solo albums that the members of Yes released during their 1974-77 hiatus, Ramshackled easily has the worst reputation. I mean, just look at it;…
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Former Giles, Giles & Fripp, Fairport Convention, and Trader Horne vocalist Judy Dyble was, to all intents and purposes retired from the music business, apart the odd one or two guest appearances at Fairport’s Cropredy convention, when in 2004, only…
View More Judy Dyble – Darkness To Light: The Recordings 2004-2006 (3CD Boxset)
You’ve probably read what follows before if you’re aware of my one-time obsession with everything Vertigo “swirl” and have come across my articles and reviews of albums on that most iconic of labels. However, a half-decent tale is worth repeating!…
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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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Having previously heard a few of the tracks from this album as part of their live sets, I had been impatiently awaiting the new album from EBB. What I had seen on stage could have been seen as musical amuse-bouches,…
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It is hard to believe that 50 years has passed since Tangerine Dream released Rubycon, which at the time was their second album for Virgin Records. Looking back it maybe difficult for some listeners to fully grasp the impact their…
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Seaorm is the name of the collaborative project uniting October Equus (Ángel Ontalva), and Vespero (brothers Ark and Ivan Fedotov). Atlan is their fourth album, and to my mind, their best so far. The experimental music on Atlan has been…
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Esthesis was formed and fronted by Aurélien Goude who provides music, lyrics, keyboards and vocals. The other band members are Arnaud Nicolau trembling the drum skins, Marc Anguill strumming fluidly on the bass guitar, with Rémi Geyer finger skating over…
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Concept albums taking mental health as their theme abound in progressive rock. The most well-known must be Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon, and there are many more. Albums such as Genesis’ The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway,…
View More Kindred Spirit Band – The Journey Within