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Tag Archives: Jan Akkerman
VARIOUS ARTISTS – Animals Reimagined
November 29, 2021
Cleopatra 2021 Rock legends assess a lesser classic anew to color it brightly. Least loved, albeit bleakly brilliant, of the classic PINK FLOYD albums, “Animals” has always seemed destined, unlike those records, for a various-artists treatment thanks to its inherent … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Di Meola, Albert Lee, Arthur Brown, Billy Cobham, Billy Sherwood, Carmine Appice, Graham Bonnet, James LaBrie, Jan Akkerman, Joe Bouchard, Jon Davison, Jordan Rudess, Kasim Sulton, Martin Barre, Pat Mastelotto, Patrick Moraz, Pink Floyd, Rick Wakeman, Various Artists, Vinnie Moore
PINK FLOYD’s “Animals” Gets A Tribute
October 2, 2021
The reissue of PINK FLOYD’s “Animals” may have been stuck in the band’s inner-conflict limbo but, since the void just has to be filled, regular suspects belonging to rock elite have been roped up to record a tribute to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Di Meola, Albert Lee, Arthur Brown, Billy Cobham, Billy Sherwood, Carmine Appice, Graham Bonnet, James LaBrie, Jan Akkerman, Joe Bouchard, Jon Davison, Jordan Rudess, Kasim Sulton, Martin Barre, Pat Mastelotto, Patrick Moraz, Pink Floyd, Rick Wakeman, Various Artists, Vinnie Moore
THE PROG COLLECTIVE – Worlds On Hold
March 30, 2021
Purple Pyramid 2021 Stop-gap grandiosity sees the host of veterans flock in to stand against all things mundane. Most interesting fact about this ensemble is that it’s not a collective per se, but rather the ultimate prog rock project run … Continue reading
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Tagged Arjen Anthony Lucassen, Billy Sherwood, David Clayton-Thomas, Geoff Downes, Geoff Tate, Graham Bonnet, Jan Akkerman, Joe Lynn Turner, Jon Davison, L. Shankar, Martin Barre, Patrick Moraz, prog rock, Sonja Kristina, Steve Hackett, Steve Hillage, The Prog Collective, Todd Rundgren
FOCUS – 50 Years Anthology 1970-1976
February 1, 2021
Red Bullet 2020 A nigh on definitive package from the rock period of Dutch dreamers that boxes their classic oeuvre to examine it in aural and visual detail. Forget about GOLDEN EARRING and SHOCKING BLUE, for it’s FOCUS that, this … Continue reading
Posted in Reissues
Tagged art rock, box set, Colin Allen, Focus, Jan Akkerman, Pierre van der Linden, prog rock, Thijs Van Leer
FOCUS Mark Their Anniversary With A Box Set
October 9, 2020
Perhaps, this release is a tad too late to the party, yet in times like ours there’s no reason to complain that Dutch premier proggers FOCUS were formed in 1969 but they celebrate the band’s half-century anniversary in 2020. No … Continue reading
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Tagged Focus, Jan Akkerman, Pierre van der Linden, Thijs Van Leer
