Album Reviews – Page 27

Colin Masson – The Visitor

Colin Masson may be a familiar name to many prog fans, but he is new to me. It seems he is an artist, designer, composer and musician, and probably possesses other talents too! The Visitor is his most recent album…

Hawkwind – Live At The Royal Albert Hall (3CD Boxset)

“Thank you all, let’s levitate together” says an obviously well-chuffed Dave Brock after the end of the scorching opening track Levitation, the curtain raiser to this fabulous set of songs at that wonderfully appointed, cavernous, and prestigious venue, The Royal…

Paul Sadler – The Irrational

A preoccupation with matters of life and death – and particularly the latter – has been a recurring theme throughout Paul Sadler’s output, inspiring highly original, dramatic and deeply felt music in a variety of genres. He first became known…

Steve Hackett – Live Magic At Trading Boundaries

Yet another Steve Hackett live album? A question you may be asking yourselves when reading about this latest release. And that would be a fair comment when for over the last decade or so, every new tour has had an…

Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe – An Evening Of Yes Music Plus (2CD/2DVD Boxset)

Towards the end of the Eighties the four above mentioned former members of Yes had reunited to record some new music and then undergo a tour to support it. Now as Yes fans will know this was a turbulent time…

Storm Corrosion – Storm Corrosion (2024 Re-issue)

In 2012, one of the most hotly anticipated collaboration projects in the progressive sphere came to fruition (no, I am not talking about Squackett). Steven Wilson and Mikael Åkerfeldt had been working together for a decade and Opeth had plunged…

Pattern-Seeking Animals – Friend Of All Creatures

Pattern-Seeking Animals have been a rather prolific band. Having released their debut album in 2019, these Spock’s Beard-aligned musicians have developed a sound that is all their own in the ensuing years. Friend Of All Creatures sets out to prove…

The War Yaks – Bifurcate

The War Yaks, an odd name for a band, but perhaps suits their idiosyncratic musical personality. They are headed by Nat Rusciani, who sings, plays keyboards and writes the songs, closely aided by saxophonist Anthony Warga. Much of the music…

Mahavishnu – Mahavishnu

I thought it might be nice to mark the 40th anniversary of John McLaughlin’s eponymous Mahavishnu album released in 1984, unfortunately time constraints during the latter part of 2024 means it is now in its 41st year. A Personal Intro…

Riverside – Live ID.

On June 1st 2024 the Polish melodic progressive rock maestros Riverside played a triumphant homecoming gig at COS Torwar in Warsaw, marking the pinnacle of touring for their ID. Entity album. Over the last 20-odd years Riverside have become a…

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