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Aug 23, 20231 min read
AROUND EUROPE IN 80 EUROPEAN PROGRESSIVE ROCK BOOKS LATEST
It is with great disappointment that we are not able to print paper copies of this proposed book. Samples of the book have been published...
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Aug 23, 20231 min read
THE CHRONICLES OF FATHER ROBIN – THE SONGS AND TALES OF AIROEA BOOK 1 (2023)
Due for release on 15th September, a full review has been sent to ACID DRAGON for the next issue. Suffice to say if you like a little...
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Aug 23, 20231 min read
MARILLION: HOLIDAYS IN EDEN (1991/ 2023) and SEASON’S END deluxe edition (1989- 2023)
The Stephen W Tayler remix of this classic album that includes enduring Marillion pieces like ‘Splintering Heart’, ‘Cover My Eyes’, ‘The...
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Aug 9, 20235 min read
FROM THE ARCHIVES: THE RICK RAY BAND: PSYCHEDELIC AND PROGRESSIVE HARD ROCK FUSION
I know Rick and co are working on a new album so, until then, I present an extract from a review and interview from 2022 originally...
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Jul 31, 20235 min read
ANOTHER EXCERPT FROM AROUND EUROPE IN 80 PROGRESSIVE BANDS
Please note that, while we have a few pre-orders we are still short of the number we would need to justify the production of a physical...
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Jul 31, 20232 min read
SPACE DEBRIS – Getting right inside the music of my favourite improvisational rock band – everything
“The early history started with a DEEP PURPLE covers band named Mandrake Root and Space Debris finally got going in earnest in 2005.” But...
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Jul 31, 20231 min read
ELEGANT SIMPLICITY – DON’T LOOK DOWN (AT THE END OF THE WORLD) (2023)
Guitarist/ keyboards player/ composer Steven McCabe and co have released their first vocal album for ages, and this is one of Elegant...
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Jul 31, 20231 min read
OVERHEAD – TELEPATHIC MINDS (2023)
It is necessary to alert readers of the latest album from Helsinki group OVERHEAD. It is creating quite a stir in prog circles with...
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Jun 27, 20231 min read
ZOPP - DOMINION (2023)
I put out an appeal on PROGRESSIVE EARS for new releases in 2023 that I should be listening to, and a lot of the respondents suggested...
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Jun 27, 20231 min read
HIGH TIDE: THE COMPLETE LIBERTY RECORDINGS to be released on 29th September, 2023
There are three CDs in a box with the usual high quality booklet and a reproduction poster: The albums SEA SHANTIES, HIGH TIDE and a...
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Jun 27, 20231 min read
COMEDY OF ERRORS – THRENODY FOR A DEAD QUEEN (2023)
Comedy of Errors is a long-established progressive rock band from Glasgow. I really enjoyed this album. But you must not expect a...
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Jun 21, 20231 min read
STEVEN WILSON PRESENTS PROG SOUNDS IN UK ALTERNATIVE MUSIC 1979-89 (2023)
Steven Wilson has been a busy boy with his work on the Hawkwind behemoth and re-issues of some of his own classic albums. Under the...
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Jun 21, 20231 min read
STEVE HILLAGE - L.A. FORUM 31.1.77 (2023)
Joy of joys! ‘The Salmon Song’ and ‘Lunar Musick Suite’ et al in a digipack and 16 page booklet on Madfish for around a tenner. And...
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Jun 21, 20231 min read
SEVEN IMPALE – SUMMIT (2023)
After a seven year hiatus finally we have the multi-talented Norwegian prog outfit’s third album. Reverting to the 40 minute mark (as...
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Jun 21, 20231 min read
GENESIS BBC BROADCASTS (2023)
Radio tracks are usually included as bonuses, but to have 5 CDs of them seems excessive, if not exploitative, especially when you...
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Jun 14, 20231 min read
JADE WARRIOR - THE ISLAND ALBUMS (1974-1978) (2023)
If you haven't already bought the albums this elegantly presented remastered ESOTERIC boxset is essential. It includes FLOATING WORLD,...
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Jun 14, 20231 min read
PINK FLOYD - DARK SIDE OF THE MOON (LIVE AT WEMBLEY) (2023)
Yes, it's back again: to many people's ears the best Pink Floyd album and the epitome of prog. Personally, I've never been one to...
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Jun 14, 20231 min read
YES – LIVE AT KNOXVILLE CIVIC AUDITORIUM (2023)
It’s interesting to note that the vast majority of prog releases in 2023 have been reissues or live sets. The date was 15th November,...
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Jun 7, 20231 min read
URIAH HEEP - CHAOS & COLOUR (2023)
I must admit I haven't listened to a Uriah Heep album since their heyday and have always considered 'Demons and Wizards' to be a classic...
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Jun 2, 20231 min read
YES - MIRROR TO THE SKY (2023)
Yes has, like Jethro Tull, been enjoying a renaissance. Following ‘The Quest’ which entered the UK chart in the top 20, but disappointed...
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