Tag Archives: prog rock

LINDA HOYLE – The Fetch

August 15, 2015

Angel Air 2015 Gain from afar: former AFFINITY singer delivers her second solo album, more than four decades after the first one. Fetch might be something one gets with an effort but the Roger Dean cover of this record suggests … Continue reading →

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BLIND RAVAGE – Blind Ravage

August 14, 2015

Crescent Streel 1971 / Out-Sider 2015 Obscure, if brilliant, and naive, if wild, heavy prog from Montreal that offers a roar and a rave. Quebec isn’t famous for its rough rock, but this quartet, who formed in 1969 and banged … Continue reading →

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DROPSHARD – Silk

August 12, 2015

Dropshard 2014 Italian prog journeymen’s second foray into the Great Unknown proves to bear fine goods. This band’s 2011’s debut was called “Anywhere But Home” which suggested a certain rambling, but its follow-up rams its message where their heart is. … Continue reading →

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M-OPUS – 1975 Triptych

August 10, 2015

Rude Chord 2015 Dublin trio’s debut on a journey through time and mental space that has no place for retro-vision. Tapping into one’s chosen genre’s glorious past often panders to those tired of progress while propelling a move forward. Such … Continue reading →

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DAVE GREENSLADE – Time To Make Hay

July 28, 2015

Angel Air 2015 “A Collection Of Original Recordings” opening a closet full of non-skeletal demos to be fleshed out with ensemble but beautiful in their embryonic realization. It’s easy to underestimate importance in the field of art rock: he might … Continue reading →

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