It can be somewhat of a cliché when reviewers claim a new album is an artist’s best release to date, especially after the previous ones have been heaped with praise, but I’m going to have to unashamedly trot out that…
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I have a love hate relationship with the term ‘A musician’s musician’ as, to me, it seems to imply either of two things. Firstly that they make music that is somehow too clever for the general public, making something that…
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Holy Trinity Church, Sheffield Saturday, 28th September 2024 I will start with a confession, which is that, long ago I took guitar lessons for two years and only learnt how to play the A chord and the A chord badly.…
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Cantley Park Berkshire Monday, 26th August 2024 It was a privilege to be asked by the organisers to review the final day of this family friendly festival situated in Cantley Park Berkshire. As well as established acts, the festival champions…
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It’s understandable that one could be sceptical of a release such as this. After all, Mr Wakeman has cashed in on his Yes connection as well as his own back catalogue more times than I can possibly count. Yessonata certainly…
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Eiger Studios, Leeds Saturday, 21st September 2024 After two years in Hull, Al Winter and This Winter Machine, moved their annual day festival to Leeds for a highly enjoyable full day of prog at the nicely filled, quirky and intimate…
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It’s been three years since the 35 Tapes album, Home. Back then, when I reviewed that album on these pages, I described their music as “happy memories of the symphonic, melodic, pastoral prog, peppered with 12-string guitars, mellotron, the beat…
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Playhouse Theatre, Whitley Bay Thursday, 19th September 2024 Big Big Train have a career that spans back over 34 years, since their formation in 1990. For a band with that kind of longevity, you would have expected them to have…
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I had already purchased my ticket for the Big Big Train show at Whitley Bay, yet through fellow TPA member Chris Simmons and his contacts, I managed to obtain permission to do an interview on the day of the gig.…
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One of the best things about working with TPA is the opportunity to explore new bands. Funhouse Mirrors is a young group out of my home state of New Jersey that I first ran into while they were previewing their…
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