Tag Archives: Geoff Downes

JERUSALEM – Cooler Than Antarctica

August 10, 2016

Angel Air 2016 British hard rock veterans look back on better times to get a clearer picture of what’s to come. For all their intents and purposes, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to take JERUSALEM seriously, with titles like this, even … Continue reading →

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ASIA – Phoenix – Special Edition

June 10, 2016

Frontiers 2008 / Asia Music 2016 Rising again: four horsemen of “A” reunite to resume their ascent and ascendance. It took this quartet a quarter of a century to pick up where they left off on record, yet the ensemble … Continue reading →

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Metal Writer Delivers A YES Saga

February 11, 2016

Traditionally associated with all things hard ‘n’ heavy, on which he authored four dozens tomes, this time Martin Popoff is delivering something completely different, revealing – to those who don’t know it – a wider scope of his musical expertise. “Time And … Continue reading →

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DBA (DOWNES BRAIDE ASSOCIATION) – Suburban Ghosts

February 1, 2016

X2X 2015 Socially conscious pop duo reveal their progressive colors on an album number two – in a retro kind of way. It’s all about memories. They start to flow with the “I came across a photograph” line that anxiously … Continue reading →

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GREG LAKE & GEOFF DOWNES – Ride The Tiger

December 6, 2015

Cherry Red 2015 Not afraid to dismount: prog rock giants’ doomed collaboration of a pop stripe finally sees the light of day in full. Back in 1983, ASIA’s Japanese jaunt had proved that couldn’t front a band that he wasn’t … Continue reading →

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