progressive rock
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Avenged Sevenfold – Life is But a Dream… (2023)
Well, here is something quite incredible. Probably the best progressive rock record I’ve heard all year. Now, I know little about this band other than the occasional thing they have played on Planet Rock radio. Never really grabbed me, though: just seemed like typical modern day metal to me. But…
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The Progressive Underground, Vol 2
The Progressive Underground Volume 2 is out now and continues author Kevin Rowland’s deep delve into this marvellous genre. This volume covers demo and album reviews by artists from I to S. Here are the artists featured (often multiple times) : Icon, Igzit-Nine, Ilúvatar, Iluzjon, Imagin’Aria, Incandescent Sky, Ines Project,…
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KALEVALA – Review
[featured-img] Anyone remember the KALEVALA triple CD project we wrote a song for? Must be ten years ago now. Anyway, a detailed review was posted the other day at ProgArchives ….. Where we get a small (but nice!) mention! Check it out . . . By the way….. It’s a…
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Unforgiving Mirror (2013)
Conceptual Continuity, Euro Pop, fusion, Mahavishnu Orchestra, North Yorkshire, Pat Metheny, progressive rock, psychedelic, symphonicAfter 5 years – the longest gap in our history – comes the new album Unforgiving Mirror. Featuring 6 songs, this is our most diverse collection of tunes yet. And there is even a sax solo on the title track! Out of all our albums, this is perhaps the most fusion-like…
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Big Big Train: Make Some Noise EP (2013)
Big Big Train have re-released their previous two albums English Electric Part One and English Electric Part Part Two (both unmitigated works of genius) as one album called English Electric Full Power with 4 bonus tracks + 96 page booklet. So one doesn’t feel obliged to have to buy them all…
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Gordon Giltrap and Oliver Wakeman – Ravens & Lullabies (2013)
This is the first electric album from Giltrap in many years. On Ravens & Lullabies he has partnered with Oliver Wakeman and together they have concocted a delightful semi-prog rock record. By semi, I mean if you like Alan Parsons Project and Kayak, then this is right up your street.…
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PFM: Cook
Artist / Title: PFM: Cook Month Reviewed: December 2010 Format: 3CD Box Set Buy: When people talk of great live albums from the seventies, you never hear this one mentioned. Perhaps if it had been released in the form of the version I now have in my hands, things may…
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Magenta: Live at Real World
Artist / Title: Magenta: Live at Real World Month Reviewed: November 2010 Format: 2CD + DVD Buy: This is a live recording of this great Welsh band, recorded at Peter Gabriel‘s Real World Studios in Bath in front of around 60 specially invited audience members. Given the size of the…