I was fortunate to see Doris Brendel with Lee Dunham (and most of her band) at the Prog for Peart 3 a few months ago and was very impressed by their vibrant and expressively rocking performance. Progressive elements were there…
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After the delayed release of The Man in the Bowler Hat in 1974, Stackridge imploded from their lack of success, with most of the group either leaving or getting fired. It’s a miracle that any of the band remained and…
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According to the internet, Lucille Ball once said “I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done.” In 2018 Wobbler played The Night of the Prog Festival in Lorelei, Germany, alongside the likes of Big…
View More The Chronicles of Father Robin – The Songs & Tales of Airoea
District 97 is one of those bands I have always respected but never quite loved. With undeniable talent and a unique vision, they burst onto the scene in 2010 with Hybrid Child. Wearing their quirks on their collective sleeves set…
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Living & Alive is the stunning new album from the Beatrix Players and sees Amy Birks return to her original musical project after a 5-year hiatus. With a brand new eight-piece line-up replacing the trio line-up which released Magnified back…
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Another tour, another live album. This is actually number 8 in the ‘Genesis Revisited’ series that has been released over the last 10 years. For fans of classic ’70s era Genesis, these tours and albums have been an absolute godsend,…
View More Steve Hackett – Foxtrot At Fifty + Hackett Highlights: Live In Brighton
The Lexington, London Wednesday, 23rd August 2023 A rather fabulous day was commenced with an amble up Hampstead Heath on what for this soggy summer was a rare hot one, cooled at the end of our stroll by a couple…
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This is where I began my Stackridge journey. On the first listen, I didn’t think much and presumed that this was another bland AOR band, but how wrong I was. Certain tracks on this album were utter growers and I…
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It’s not unusual to discover that pop stars of the ’70s and ’80s were influenced over the course of their musical career by Progressive Rock and a few, such as Gary Kemp and Nick Beggs (who also happens to be…
View More Howard Jones – Celebrate It Together: The Very Best of Howard Jones