The Pineapple Thief have been beguiling listeners since its roots as a Bruce Soord solo project in 1999. Bruce is clearly a busy man; aside from his burgeoning career in producing and remixing, he also released the diaphanously fragile solo…
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The Prog Mill/TPA Steve Hackett Special, presented by Richard Swan of The Progressive Aspect, and first broadcast on The Prog Mill (Progzilla Radio) 21st January 2024, is now available to listen to anytime or download. Two hours of stunning music…
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Quoting myself from my review of Greg Lake’s Magical career retrospective box set: “I’ve never listened to the Emerson, Lake & Powell album for much the same reason I’ve never listened to any of Lake or Emerson’s solo stuff before,…
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TPA / The Prog Mill – The Psychedelic Seeds of Prog, presented by Leo Trimming of The Progressive Aspect and first broadcast on The Prog Mill (Progzilla Radio) on Sunday 14th January 2024 – available as TPA audio content in…
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Words to the Wise is a gorgeous album. Signalling the beginning of a new project from Peter Rand (keyboards), Kevin Hartnell (drums) and Stefanie Kisamore (vocals, guitar), this absorbing debut release offers us seven engaging musical vignettes rich with elegant…
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Here Comes the Rain is Magnum’s twenty-third studio album, released on 3rd January this year, just five days before the death of the band’s co-founder, guitarist, and songwriter Tony Clarkin. In these sad circumstances, this review will inevitably pay tribute…
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Norwegian prog metal outfit Leprous are an exceptional band, both on record and in a live setting. Frontman Einar Solberg, with his ridiculous vocal range, imposing stage presence, exemplary songwriting ability and brutally honest lyric writing is a big reason…
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Two Years ago, Clive Mitten released the first volume of Tales of Misspent Youth, and he has now followed that up with his latest reimagining of classic progressive rock songs from the ’70s and ’80s. It may be timely, for…
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Amare Theatre, The Hague, The Netherlands Thursday, 8th February 2024 I was somewhat surprised by the last-minute invitation from a good friend to witness a unique performance by legendary Dutch band Supersister together with the renowned Residentie Orchestra in their…
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When it comes to finding the artists that were the foundation of progressive rock – shifting experimental psychedelia to something more focused and sophisticated – one cannot overlook Colosseum, founded by seminal drummer Jon Hiseman after a trip to Rome.…
View More Colosseum – Elegy: The Recordings 1968-1971 [6CD Box Set]