Concert Reviews
Union County Performing Arts Center, Irving Street, New Jersey, USA 5th to 7th October 2018 The Progressive Aspect were delighted to be able to attend the second Progstock Festival in New Jersey at the beginning of October. The quality line-up…
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Eventim Apollo, London 11th October 2018 There’s nothing quite like a discussion about tribute bands – a concept that to all intents is a very modern phenomenon – it can get very prickly. The original band can still be on…
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The Water Rats, Kings Cross, London 28th September 2018 A lovely autumn day greeted us we stepped out of the ugly modernist functionality of Euston Station once more into the capital, so we decided to mosey on down to Regent’s…
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The Globe, Cardiff Wednesday, 3rd October 2018 How long has it been since I saw a band that inhabits the more extreme end of the metal spectrum? Well, a loooong time, but in recent years I have realised how much…
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Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham Monday 1st October 2018 Review & Images Geoff Ford “We have a slightly bigger band than normal,” quipped Steve Hackett, “and we’re going to do it properly!” The bigger band included The Heart Of England Orchestra…
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O2 Academy, Islington, London Saturday, 13th September 2018 Back in the day, when prog was young, they used to have showcases. The most memorable of these was Genesis-Lindisfarne-Van der Graaf Generator, all for a couple bob, leaving change for a…
View More Resonate Festival 2018 – Jump / Verbal Delirium / Comedy of Errors / The Gift / Son of Man / Lifesigns
Bush Hall, London Friday, 24th August 2018 I must own over a dozen albums where the ivory tinkler is one Dave Stewart, a man who was synonymous with underground progressive music in the 1970s. Dave’s ubiquitous nature was briefly highlighted…
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The Forum, Bath Tuesday 11th September 2018 Let’s talk about guitarists for a moment. There are innumerable mindbogglingly talented players around, deploying all of the tricks and techniques that the human brain (and fingers) can conjure up, but how many…
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The Angel Gallery, Totnes, Devon Friday, 31st August 2018 The wonderfully named Angel Gallery seemed an apt place to witness ethereal music, shimmering with an almost translucent quality. Some gigs come out of the blue, almost totally unexpectedly to surprise…
View More Talitha Rise & The Abandoned Orchestra / Julu Irvine & Heg Brignall
The Anvil, Basingstoke Wednesday 11th July 2018 Big Big Train have become something of a phenomenon in the last few years, gradually developing a very committed following through a combination of high quality progressive rock music and astute marketing, alongside…
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