Tag Archives: prog rock

RENAISSANCE – Live At The Union Chapel

May 16, 2016

Renaissance Touring 2016 Back to Blighty: homecoming triumph of the brightly burning storytellers of yore. Michael Dunford’s passing in 2012 might have broken the last line linking this ensemble to British soil yet, since their “big dream was to bring … Continue reading →

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MARTIN TURNER – Written In The Stars

May 13, 2016

Cherry Red 2015 Cosmic romantic: ex-WISHBONE ASH bassist wishes upon a star but finds bliss on Earth. One may only wonder why Martin Turner is so obsessed with tethering himself to the group he left behind long ago, as the … Continue reading →

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OSIRIS – Osiris

May 12, 2016

Osiris 1982 / Pharaway Sounds 2015 Treasure island’s precious gems: prog rock from the Persian Gulf brings the thrill of an adventure. A notion of a rock group in an Islamic country may seem absurd, but this band from Bahrain … Continue reading →

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DAEVID ALLEN WEIRD QUARTET – Elevenses

May 8, 2016

Cleopatra 2016 On a short leave to eternity, GONG commander delivers his final message and has a last laugh at reality. It’s been a logical route from “Flying Teapot” to WEIRD BISCUIT TEATIME and to “Elevenses” now, the road that … Continue reading →

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CROSS & QUINN – Cold Sky Blue

May 5, 2016

Esoteric Antenna 2016 Testing the limit of mundane observations, Larks’ Tongues dreamer and a Magnetic Pet embrace poetry in motion. After a virtual construKCtion of stellar wind on that saw return to his erstwhile base with Robert Fripp, the violinist ventured … Continue reading →

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