Tag Archives: Herbie Flowers

Farewell, Herbie Flowers

September 7, 2024

The amazing Herbie Flowers passed away on September 5th at the age of 86, an immaculate musician and unique character. There wasn’t and there won’t be another artist like him. Not because nobody else started out playing tuba in a … Continue reading

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SKY – Five Live

June 13, 2015

Ariola 1983 / Esoteric 2015 Half-homecoming celebration of classical spirit on the rocks with Down Under surprises abound. SKY emerged in England, but the band’s magical guitar front had come from Oz, and that’s where the quintet recorded their only … Continue reading

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SKY – Sky 4: Forthcoming

June 11, 2015

Ariola 1982 / Esoteric 2015 Full-on classical extravaganza in a pop-rock setting – long overdue but still surprising. That was a SKY thing from the off, to include a few symphonic pieces on each LP, and that’s what the band’s … Continue reading

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SKY – Sky 3

June 9, 2015

Ariola 1981 / Esoteric 2014 Further adventures of pop-symphonists – subtler and sunnier and certainly funnier. After a chart-topping triumph of their , SKY seemed to have a winning formula in their lap, but this band never were about repetition. … Continue reading

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SKY – Sky 2

May 20, 2015

Arista 1980 / Esoteric 2014 Popular classics give strength in numbers: number two album that reached number one spot. If any serious calculation shared space with creativity in the making of SKY’s , its commercial success still was somewhat unexpected. … Continue reading

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