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Oct 20 2012
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
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 …
Sep 05 2012
Big Big Train’s latest and much spoken about album “English Electric” found it’s way to Progmeister HQ last week to initially mixed feelings. Please don’t read too much into that as like many we have been waiting in great anticipation for it’s release and found that on it’s maiden voyage in the wrong environment …
Aug 26 2012
Thirty years ago Asia was a dirty word to me preferring instead the pomp, excesses and eccentricities of the bands that i then believed had been betrayed and abandoned by the four elements of Asia. I thought then that Asia had sold out. It wasn’t until a few years ago that Riversea keys man …
Jul 23 2012
Very bizarre how things happen sometimes. I was listening to ARFM Soundscapes one rainy Sunday afternoon when on came a beautiful piece of music by and artist thus far was unknown to me, Rob Gould. Only two days later i was contacted by Rob who asked if we would review his new album “The …
Jul 11 2012
We recently received a copy of of “A Life Within A Day” for review courtesy of Vicky Powell at Esoteric Arts to whom we send our thanks. The collaboration between messrs Yes bass ace Chris Squire and Guitar legend Steve Hackett (Squackett) has recently been well documented in the press and social media so …
Jul 02 2012
It brought it home to me recently just how important a live performance is to communicating new material. Having recently recieved a copy of Stolen Earth’s new album “A Far Cry From Home” i had only one chance to give the album a spin before catching the band live a few days later. As …
Jun 18 2012
We recently received two cd’s for review from Orbital Productions. Coalition – In Search Of Forever The disc we are paying most attention to here is “In Search Of Forever. Not to be mistaken with Chick Corea’s “Return to Forever. To all intense and purpose, Coalition is the musical vehicle of Steve Gresswell (writer, …
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