Tag Archives: prog rock

GRAVY TRAIN – Second Birth

March 13, 2017

Dawn 1973 / Esoteric 2016 Lancashire lads landing a new lease of life and gloriously failing to elevate it. By 1973 most of classic prog rock bands had delivered their defining statements, but the GT locomotive, as good as the … Continue reading →

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BURNT BELIEF – Emergent

March 10, 2017

Alchemy 2016 Final chapter in a tremendous trilogy of progressive ambience designed to lure the listener away from gloom. A finale of sorts, this album finds guitarist Jon Durant and PORCUPINE TREE’s bassist Colin Edwin further exploring experimental riches of … Continue reading →

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GORDON GILTRAP & PAUL WARD – The Last Of England

March 9, 2017

Angel Air 2017 From masters of the majestic: a paean to painted life to provide peace for this period of plague and pain. 2016 marked a major health scare for Gordon Giltrap, but if lesser mortals could accept such a … Continue reading →

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TILTED AXES – Music For Mobile Electric Guitars

February 27, 2017

Peppergreen Media 2016 Well-tempered six-string extravaganza tapping at the heart of The Big Apple and captivating to the core. Eleven guitarists walking in the streets of NYC and playing their instruments through portable amps must be a sight to behold, … Continue reading →

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MASHEEN MESSIAH – For The Light Unseen

February 17, 2017

Masheen Messiah 2016 Looking through pop lens, Japanese proggers rise and shine. Inspired by YES as their name suggests but sonically modern, and featuring BRAND X associate Mark Murdock on drums, this band may harbor grand ideas yet, as epic … Continue reading →

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