Tag Archives: Steve Hackett

Nick Magnus Stages Pirate Story On “A Strange Inheritance”

June 21, 2024

When it comes to , one can always expect art of high order, so there’s a little surprise in the keyboardist falling into a five-year groove with his latest releases. Magnus followed 2014’s by “Catharsis” in 2019, and now, on … Continue reading →

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DUNCAN PARSONS – I’m Here, All Weak

December 15, 2023

Duncan Parsons 2023 Sheffield polymath takes stock of his last decade’s meandering between styles to reveal a secret path to its flaming method. Being simultaneously self-effacing and assertive is an art that Duncan Parsons mastered well enough to add humor … Continue reading →

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The Hackett Brothers Join David Jackson’s Latest Project

October 11, 2023

Unlike many of his progressive rock peers, David Jackson has never lost a penchant for experimentation, and when Italian organist Marco Lo Muscio invited the legendary sax player to work on acoustic readings of the twentieth century classics spanning symphonic, … Continue reading →

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ALAN SIMON – Excalibur V: Move, Cry, Act, Clash!

January 6, 2022

Spirit Of Unicorn Music 2021 Producing aural imagery out of rage, stellar cast of ongoing rock opera deliver a lackluster tapestry. Having always felt more like franchise than a loose framework for songs that don’t fit Alan Simon’s stage-set projects … Continue reading →

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AMANDA LEHMANN – Innocence And Illusion

October 14, 2021

Amanda Lehmann 2021 Emerging from behind the mist of mystery, English mistress of art-rock dreamscape gets down to earth to rule the waves. This album arrives as quite a surprise: Lady Amanda seems to have been around almost forever, the … Continue reading →

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