Tag Archives: prog rock

LUNATIC SOUL – Walking On A Flashlight Beam

January 9, 2015

Kscope 2014 Out of the monochrome zone, RIVERSIDE bassist goes out on a limb. Rocking the prog cradle with his main band, Mariusz Duda has been intimately sleepwalking since 2008, when he unveiled this project. Its opening cycle was the … Continue reading →

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RICK WAKEMAN – Softsword

January 8, 2015

President 1991 / Esoteric 2014 Previously subtitled “King John And The Magna Charter,” the only royal-themed album that doesn’t reign. There was no glory in the rule of John the Landless, Richard the Lionheart’s successor on the throne, but his … Continue reading →

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HAWKWIND – The Flicknife Years: 1981-1988

January 7, 2015

Flicknife 1981-1988 / Atomhenge 2014 Stray strands of space rockers’ labyrinthine DNA given a Schrodinger’s box treatment on five CDs. One may think the ’80s weren’t the greatest of times for HAWKS, yet leaving ‘s stable didn’t prevent the band … Continue reading →

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KEITH EMERSON & GREG LAKE – Live From Manticore Hall

January 3, 2015

Esoteric 2014 Two thirds of a mighty trio strip the bombast to come closer to home. 2010’s High Voltage Festival was the last time ELP arrived before the audience: the effort put into just one performance put Carl Palmer off … Continue reading →

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SPIROGYRA – Bells, Boots And Shambles

December 20, 2014

Polydor 1973 / Esoteric 2013 A final installment of a gloomy trilogy that perished under its own weight. It was the end for this band who never enjoyed the commercial success they deserved; more so, impressive sales could have contradicted Martin Cockerham’s socialist … Continue reading →

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