Some musicians stand head and shoulders above the rest as legends of their chosen instrument, and John McLaughlin is undoubtedly in that category, the ‘legend’ tag fitting him like a glove. As the title of Matt Phillips’ enthralling unpackaging of…
View More Matt Phillips – John McLaughlin: From Miles and Mahavishnu to The 4th DimensionCategory: Books
John Wetton: An Extraordinary Life
Some years ago, browsing through CDs at a ROSFest between acts, I heard someone call my name. I turned around to see a colleague from the office who sat just a few desks away from me. Neither of us knew…
View More John Wetton: An Extraordinary LifeChris Welch – Keith Emerson: The Official Illustrated Story (Classic Edition)
Following on from last November’s publication of
View More Chris Welch – Keith Emerson: The Official Illustrated Story (Classic Edition)Geoffrey Feakes – 1973: A Year in Progressive Rock / Richard Rees Jones – Peter Hammill On Track: Every Album, Every Song
Sonicbond’s series of books by amateur music enthusiasts continues with these two volumes, and before I go any further, I would simply say that the many and mostly, if not all, amateur enthusiasts, are all far more disciplined than me.…
View More Geoffrey Feakes – 1973: A Year in Progressive Rock / Richard Rees Jones – Peter Hammill On Track: Every Album, Every SongAbel Fuentes – Tramp’s Footprints (The History of Supertramp)
For a band that have sold millions of records, books about Supertramp don’t seem to come around very often, certainly not compared to other ’70s rock giants such as Yes or Pink Floyd. That’s a shame because there are certainly…
View More Abel Fuentes – Tramp’s Footprints (The History of Supertramp)Stephen Lambe with David Watkinson – Yes in the 1980s
It’s a well known truth that the history of Yes is littered with strife and controversy. In fact, it’s probably the trauma that’s actually held the band together all this time, in some weird way, binding it all up like…
View More Stephen Lambe with David Watkinson – Yes in the 1980sEmerson, Lake and Palmer – Official Illustrated Book (Classic Edition)
Emerson, Lake and Palmer have released the first official illustrated book outlining the story of this unique and iconic progressive rock band. Created by Rocket 88 (the publishers behind recent books by Jethro Tull and Opeth) with the full co-operation…
View More Emerson, Lake and Palmer – Official Illustrated Book (Classic Edition)A Different Aspect #65 – Book Special
In this book-centric ADA update we feature: • Steve Davis & Kavus Torabi – Medical Grade Music • Hamish Kuzminski – Camel: Every Album, Every Song (On Track) • Kevan Furbank – Gong: Every Album, Every Song (On Track) Steve…
View More A Different Aspect #65 – Book SpecialPeter Braidis – Asia: Every Album, Every Song (On Track)
The On Track series now enjoys an impressively large catalogue. For anyone new to Sonicbond’s series, the titles focus on individual artists and provide biographical data of the band, their releases and a complete overview and analysis of every track…
View More Peter Braidis – Asia: Every Album, Every Song (On Track)Greg Lake – Lucky Man: The Autobiography
In 2017, the long-awaited autobiography of singer/bassist/composer/producer Greg Lake was finally released. Unfortunately, too late for the protagonist to experience himself: “Gregory Stuart Lake died of cancer on Wednesday December 7, 2016 at the age of 69, a few months…
View More Greg Lake – Lucky Man: The Autobiography