Category Archives: Reissues

SWEET – New York Connection / New York Groove Plus

April 11, 2015

Sweet 2012 / Angel Air 2015 Working up a covers paradox, the English faction of glam splinters go Transatlantic. Block-busting it ain’t. Nowadays, there are two versions of SWEET: the UK one fronted by guitarist Andy Scott and the US … Continue reading →

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SKY – Sky

April 9, 2015

Artista 1979 / Esoteric 2014 Heavenly marriage of classical and pop music finds its initial, innocent manifestation. An unlikely and most unpretentious combination of players who didn’t have such high notions as many a progger – mostly non-classically trained and … Continue reading →

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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – The United States Of America

April 6, 2015

Columbia 1968 / Esoteric 2014 Post-Summer of Love cynical observations from a non-rock rock band. There have been musical collectives named after continents, cities and countries, but this one was the first to zoom on a certain territory in order … Continue reading →

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DAVID SANCIOUS – Forest Of Feelings

April 2, 2015

Epic 1975 / Esoteric 2014 Rainbow rising: an emotional jazz-rock masterpiece from the woods of time. It speaks volumes of David Sancious’ talent that, on the strength of his barely heard homemade demos and contribution to the first three Bruce … Continue reading →

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KEVIN JOHNSON – Rock & Roll I Gave You Songs

March 27, 2015

Angel Air 2015 Song wizard of Oz lays his Trans-Pacific wonders out for observation. Starting out as a writer, not performer, in the mid-’60s, it took Kevin Johnson some time before he found a voice of his own and for … Continue reading →

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