I have always been of the opinion that John Young is one of the nicest guys in the music biz and followed his career avidly since meeting him whilst he was on tour with Greenslade many years ago. The John Young band are always a popular attraction and his style is instantly likable so …
Category: CD Reviews
Mar 13 2013
Steven Wilson | The Raven That Refused To Sing
Steven Wilson has without doubt become one of the most respected musicians and technician in todays present progressive music scene. Not without good reason. Steven’s ability to sprinkle fairy dust on all he touches. Long may it reign. Mr Wilson’s last presentation the excellent Grace For Drowning was a resounding success and Steven set …
Mar 07 2013
Big Big Train | English Electric Part II
I have to take my hat off to Big Big Train. It would be easy to commend them for their astute business acumen, though releasing English Electric parts one and two separately was i feel a little more than a matter of commerce. Instead it allowed the first half of such a musically intense …
Dec 30 2012
Lebowski | Cinematic
Just before Christmas a CD sized package was delivered to Progmeister towers with a Polish post mark. Having received an email just prior to delivery of said package from Radek Ratomski i had an inkling what was inside. It was the debut album Cinematic by Polish band Lebowski. Now, some of you already know …
Nov 12 2012
Nine Stones Close | One Eye On The Sunrise
Hot on the heels of Traces, Nine Stones Close have not let the grass grow. The bands third album One Eye On The sunrise see’s the band upping their game and finds them emerging from the their previous dark shades into semi-light. Building on his previous collaboration with Riversea duo Brendan Eyre (Keys) and …
Nov 06 2012
Alex Carpani | The Sanctuary
As you may imagine we recieve a lot of albums for review at Progmeister from all over the globe. It will not have gone un-noticed that Progmeister has been quiet of late and this is partly due to the fact that over the past couple of months few albums were either unsuitable or simply …
Oct 20 2012
Steve Hackett | Genesis Revisited II
This long awaited project from Steve Hackett is finally with us. And the guessing about which pieces would be included and the debate about which should and should not be included are now at an end. Genesis Revisited II is the sequel to 1996’s original revisited album. This offering has been a topic of …
Sep 13 2012
Fill | Harpsong EP
Those of you who attended the first Progmeister will hopefully recall Mog who played out their opera “Jack The Vicar”? damned good it was too. Mog front man Phil Swinburne has since been keeping himself busy with various drama and musical projects not least recording a new EP “Harpsong”. I received a call from …