Prog Reviews, Prog Music Reviews
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, …
Jun 04 2012
Some of you may recall an album that we reviewed some time back by The Samurai Of Prog? Instigator of the project was Kimmo Porsti, drummer and multi instrumentalist. I was very impressed with the quality of all who played on that album not least Kimmo himself. However, it was an album that was …
May 08 2012
Every once in a while amidst the melange of mediocrity that lands at Progmeister towers, a pearl in a shell arrives. A jewel, hand crafted with great thought given to every nuance and minutiae, something judged from the outset to be something special. This happened recently when we took delivery of the debut album …
Apr 03 2012
From the outset i both enjoyed and despised this splendid publication as it is the book that i would love have written myself. The book is well researched, presented and concise. It is very pleasing to read fact and opinion without the usual high brow references to the pomposity and eccentricities of Prog. This …
Mar 08 2012
Matt Stevens remains an enigma in musical terms. His debut album “Ghosts” represented a welcome change in the crop of albums released at the time. I don’t think Matt would mind me saying that his music is prog on a very small scale and really is a contrast to the the big boys of …
Jan 05 2012
I was sent the new album Earthlight-Music For Documentary & Film by the multi-talented Tony Patterson a few weeks ago with a list of instructions for its consumption. Many of Tony’s fans and followers know him as the front man for Re-Genes…
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