There are so many classic prog artists from the 70s still making a living from making music that I hardly get surprised anymore when a new one pops up. However, I must admit, I was pretty shocked to see the…
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Category: Album Reviews
Nick Fletcher – The Mask Of Insanity
As is often the case with many guitarists they can impress with the clever use of gimmicks like fuzz boxes and tweaks to their instruments that make fun sounds. But, once the song is over have had no impact on…
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Atomic Rooster – Circle The Sun
Back in 2018, Cherry Red Records released the expansive four-disc box set Sleeping For Years: The Studio Recordings 1970–1974, which gave me the perfect excuse to plug the gaps in my Atomic Rooster collection. Until then, my listening had mostly…
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Genesis – The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (50th Anniversary Boxset)
Well it’s taken a long time to finally be released, including an additional 15-week delay, but at long last it’s here, the 50th Anniversary edition of Genesis’ legendary concept double album, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. Bizarrely, it’s not…
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The Emerald Dawn – The Land, The Sea, The Air (Volume 1)
One of the most original and refreshing prog bands to have come along in recent years, The Emerald Dawn have released 5 highly acclaimed albums so far, each one advancing and building on the bands sound, without losing any of…
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Arjen Anthony Lucassen – Songs No One Will Hear
Songs No One Will Hear is officially Arjen Anthony Lucassen’s fourth solo album, his first since 2012’s Lost In The New Real. Not that he’s been idle in the meantime. The workaholic musician has released projects under several band names,…
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Raphael Weinroth-Browne – Lifeblood
Some albums insist on being felt as much as heard. Raphael Weinroth-Browne’s gorgeous cello-driven album Lifeblood lovingly nuzzles its way under your skin and whispers warmly to your soul, moving between passages of exquisite serenity and moments of startling intensity.…
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Be-Bop Deluxe – The Albums 1974-1976 (3CD Boxset)
Cherry Red Records are the present curators/distributors for the Be-Bop Deluxe back catalogue, which compromises of 5 studio albums and 1 live release. The band had a relatively short life-span, with a recording career only covering across a 5 year…
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Undoubting Thomas – In The Process Of…
Undoubting Tomas is the brainchild of multi-hyphenate musician/vocalist/producer Thomas McKeown. Known to prog fans as the multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter with 1980’s Chicago-based Christian prog band Damascus, McKeown has also been one half of indie-Americana duo Shadowfields with vocalist Heather Humphrey. Looking…
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Big Big Train – Are We Nearly There Yet?
Releasing a live album after each new concert series has become standard practice for some bands: Steve Hackett, Yes, Marillion, and Transatlantic, to name just a few, have been guilty of this phenomenon for a number of years. But are…
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