I’ve never been a huge fan of compilation albums 😯 which may not be the greatest opening line for this new anthology. I’m Here, All Weak however is one that actually works, drawing attention and highlighting the solo albums of…
View More Duncan Parsons – I’m Here, All Weak
I’ve declared my love for the ’80s on these pages before, some kind of guilty pleasure. I’m mainly talking about Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Simple Minds, Level 42 and others. But of course, there was more to this decade: what…
View More Francis Dunnery’s It Bites – Live from The Black Country
I have reviewed two live albums by this entertaining Italian band, which inspired me to discover their back catalogue and left me hankering for a new studio release. Well, here it is, a lovely example of Ancient Veil’s pastoral prog…
View More Ancient Veil – Puer Aeternus
I’ve had a pretty spotty history with Nektar. My first brush with the group was with their sophomore album A Tab in the Ocean, which is their highest rated on ProgArchives. I was especially charmed with the first side, the…
View More Nektar – Remember the Future [50th Anniversary Box Set]
When you take a chance on new music, more often than not you are looking to be wowed. It’s a visceral thrill to hear something life-changing and life-affirming. As 2023 comes to a close, there have been plenty of those…
View More Pacha & Pörsti – Sea of Mirrors
In October 2015, Earthside released their debut album, A Dream in Static, featuring a plethora of international guests. I’m not sure who tipped me off regarding this release but I listened, and was immediately stricken by the fabulous sounds created.…
View More Earthside – Let the Truth Speak
“Eclectic” is a word beloved of music writers, but sometimes, like the superlative adjectives, it manages to escape the prison of overuse and actually apply to something in a totally appropriate and valid way. The Vermont collective Jack O’the Clock,…
View More Jack O’the Clock – The Warm, Dark Circus
When I get my classic prog fix, I don’t tend to venture as far back as the ’60s, simply because it was a nebulous time for the genre and progressive music hadn’t evolved into all of its trappings that I…
View More High Tide – The Complete Liberty Recordings
My first introduction to Jethro Tull was listening to my older brother playing his copy of Aqualung when I was about 10 years old. And in my mid teens I got to see 50 minutes worth of the band’s Madison…
View More Jethro Tull – War Child II (Vinyl Edition)
With a career covering four decades, this highly listenable outfit, formed in Michigan but now Washington based, is currently a duo featuring returning founder member Steve Kretzmer and James Strain, who joined in 2019. Over the years they have given…
View More Rascal Reporters – The Strainge Case of Steve