Album Reviews – Page 275

Dean Pascarella – Running With Scissors

With a talent for producing catchy melodies, Dean Pascarella, from Long Island, New York, is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist and he has a penchant for unusual instruments. Despite having a background in guitar, Dean uses the Chapman Stick as the foundation…

Simon Godfrey – Black Bag Archive (Volume 1)

British musician Simon Godfrey is responsible for a lot of things. But there simply isn’t enough evidence. He also does quite a lot of music. He lives in Philadelphia, in the United States. When resident in the UK he was…

Dave Sturt – Dreams and Absurdities

“Listen to the album a few times, form your own thoughts, then, if you want to know where my head’s at, read this…..” Not my words, but the opening line from the booklet accompanying Dave Sturt’s first solo album. As…

Steve Hughes – Tales from the Silent Ocean

Tales from the Silent Ocean is the first solo album by Steve Hughes, former drummer of Big Big Train, who has crafted a remarkably complex and diverse album. This work is also marked by the significant lyrical and inimitable vocal…

Procol Harum – Home (Deluxe Edition)

Having reviewed the Deluxe Edition reissue of Procol Harum’s previous album, A Salty Dog, I could not turn down the chance to review the follow up, Home. This album, like its predecessor, has been given the re-master treatment from the…

Bruce Soord – Bruce Soord

The Pineapple Thief’s main man, Bruce Soord, has released an eponymous and personal album of delicately crafted songs, suffused with memories and feelings. Soord has been stretching his musical envelope in recent years, recording with Jonas Renske in the remarkable…