Published on 6th November 2019 | by Magnus Moar
One of the things I most admire about Marillion is their ability to take risks and try new things, both in terms of their sound and their approach to marketing the band itself. To the former,... Read More →
Published on 15th October 2019 | by John Wenlock-Smith
This review covers the recently released boxed set of three discs from Esoteric Recordings, comprising the sole album, recorded in 1974, for the Charisma label by Refugee, a trio of Patrick Moraz (keyboards), Lee Jackson (bass... Read More →
Published on 3rd October 2019 | by Basil Francis
Sometime in 2011, just before each of Fruupp’s albums reached their respective 40th birthdays, I happened upon two interesting looking CDs in an independent music shop in Leeds. They were the middle two albums from Fruupp’s... Read More →
Published on 20th September 2019 | by Roger Trenwith
Released as part of this alternative rock band and musical institution’s 50th anniversary, Universal/Virgin send us this large box of enticing shiny things from Planet Gong, approaching us in a descending orbit around our burning planet.... Read More →
Published on 19th September 2019 | by John Wenlock-Smith
Caravan are a legendary Prog band from Canterbury whose elegant and whimsically lyrical music has captivated many listeners over the years. They released a stunning selection of albums of consistently high quality in the mid-1970s and... Read More →
Published on 28th August 2019 | by John Wenlock-Smith
Tony Banks, a very familiar name to most, one of the founders and for over 50 years one of only two constant members, in every incarnation of Genesis. Banks’ elegant and grandiose keyboard playing and composition... Read More →
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Published on 24th August 2019 | by Andrew Halley
With a career that must have started playing baby rattle on his earliest recordings, Eddie Jobson started thinking about his first solo album when he was only twenty-four years old in 1980, having previously added considerable... Read More →
Published on 20th August 2019 | by Leo Trimming
Let’s not beat around the bush – when Hand. Cannot. Erase. was originally released in 2015, it immediately became one of the finest progressive rock albums released in the 21st Century, and must rank amongst the... Read More →
Published on 19th August 2019 | by John Wenlock-Smith
In my previous review (HERE), I covered the first three CDs of this six-CD box set of the complete works of Simon Phillips’ Protocol project. This review will conclude that set with my reviews of disc... Read More →
Published on 18th August 2019 | by John Wenlock-Smith
Simon Phillips is a legendary drummer in modern music, his résumé features a staggering list of greats, including Jeff Beck, Judas Priest, Michael Schenker and many others, but his 30-plus years as the drummer for Toto... Read More →
