Monthly Archives: January 2022

TRAGIK – Ultima Ratio

January 7, 2022

Rock Company 2021 Drawing the line through this divided world, hard rock veterans deliver a blow to boredom. This ensemble’s oeuvre may be uneven but no one can call any of Phil Vincent-fronted albums uneventful, and while some could say … Continue reading →

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ALAN SIMON – Excalibur V: Move, Cry, Act, Clash!

January 6, 2022

Spirit Of Unicorn Music 2021 Producing aural imagery out of rage, stellar cast of ongoing rock opera deliver a lackluster tapestry. Having always felt more like franchise than a loose framework for songs that don’t fit Alan Simon’s stage-set projects … Continue reading →

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ROBBY STEINHARDT – Not In Kansas Anymore

January 5, 2022

Solar Music 2021 On the edge of the rainbow bridge, KANSAS’ wayward son enters eternity on his own terms. Robby Steinhardt’s untimely passing on July 17th, 2021 robbed the world of one of the most distinctive performers. Uniquely colorful, the … Continue reading →

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SCOTT JEFFERS / TRAVELER – Shadows And Dust

January 4, 2022

Scott Jeffers 2002 Back on track, American folk-rock band take a heady trip around the globe. Issued around the same time as – Scott Jeffers’ collaboration with piano player Masami Asahina – this album couldn’t be more different from its … Continue reading →

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Peter Knight And John Spiers Reunite For A Second Album

January 3, 2022

The stalwarts of English folk-rock scene, Peter Knight and John Spiers may belong to different generations – the former coming into prominence in the early ’70s with STEELEYE SPAN, the latter hitting the stage in the late ’90s in a … Continue reading →

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