Tag Archives: David Cross

KING CRIMSON – Red: 50th Anniversary Edition

December 26, 2024

Island 1974 / Panegyric 2024 If you know how turbulence can be: translated into music, the Eye of Sauron keeps on sending resonant terrors into the ether. The Omega to the Alpha that has been for five decades, “Red” hit … Continue reading →

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KING CRIMSON Celebrate Semicentennial Anniversary Of “Red”

August 8, 2024

Given the success that the 50th Anniversary Edition of found with KING CRIMSON aficionados, there’s been little doubt as to whether the band’s tremendous “Red” – their only album to match the punch of – would see a similar treatment … Continue reading →

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PROG COLLECTIVE – Dark Encounters

April 11, 2024

Purple Pyramid 2024 One-man’s tenebrous exploration of soundscapes that see rock stars refuse to shine. It may not have been so obvious previously, yet his current descent into the murk made it all too apparent: there’s nothing communal about this … Continue reading →

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DAVID CROSS BAND – Ice Blue, Silver Sky

January 30, 2024

Noisy 2023 With gold through their eyes and bow over the bridge, intrepid virtuoso leads his squadron to celestial delights. Illogical if often just, accusing progressive rock veterans of unwillingness to experiment as fiercely as they did in their prime … Continue reading →

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KING CRIMSON – Larks’ Tongues In Aspic: 50th Anniversary Edition

January 6, 2024

Island 1973 / Panegyric 2023 Entering the era of intrepid forays into the great unknown, British art institution embrace brute force of the alleyway infantry to banish the cavalry of despair into oblivion. For all this band’s grand stature, as … Continue reading →

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