I’ve never been particularly fond of the term, “Krautrock.” Aside from the rather derogatory way of referring to something of German origin as “Kraut”-whatever, it also implies that somehow all rock music coming from Germany has a particular stylistic stamp. If we reverse-engineer this notion, we should be able to hear a piece of music [...]
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Think you know your prog rock? Do you remember the details of every Pink Floyd, Genesis, Jethro Tull, King Crimson, Yes, Marillion, ELP album? Well, play along with Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree and Mikael Akerfeldt of Opeth, as they do battle in this prog trivia shootout, and see how you fare.
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Jade Warrior are one of those bands that too few people have heard. Part of it stems from their compact discs coming into print for a short time only, eventually driving up prices on the secondary market beyond what most music fans were willing to pay. And they were never really part of the collective [...]
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Keyboardist Danny Brill’s story parallels so many other musicians’: He began playing piano as a child but would find his musical inspiration during his college days, catching the top bands of the day. Seeing one act particularly – Emerson, Lake & Palmer – greatly influenced the direction of Brill’s music then…and now. After playing in [...]
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