David Minasian‘s Random Acts Of Beauty is another reminder that when you least expect it, the cosmos will conspire to open your ears to music as if for the very first time. Yogi Berra might describe this disc of sensuous and melodic prog-rock as “deja vu all over again”; me, I couldn’t keep it out [...]
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So what happened to all the prog rock reviews, Mark? Patience, my children! Both Classic Rock Music Blog publisher, Todd, and I are huge prog rock fans, so you’ll see more mention of releases by artists both old and new in that genre in the weeks and months to come. Getting back to the varying [...]
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Norwegian art-rock group White Willow takes its name from the tree whose bark contains salicin, from which may be derived the chemical salicylic acid, or aspirin. While White Willow may not produce the perfect cure for a headache, they are responsible for some of the most original, progressive music that I’ve recently encountered. My discovery [...]
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In May 2009, I was privileged to review The Pineapple Thief’s newest studio album, Tightly Unwound for ClassicRockMusicBlog.com. At that time, I emphasized that the group was well on their way to expanding their fan base by signing to the British record label Kscope, a division of Snapper Records. Now, in preparation for The Pineapple [...]
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For many progressive rock fans, the German band Nektar hit their grand slam with the 1973 concept album Remember The Future – essentially one song spread across two album sides. The band’s 1974 follow-up, Down To Earth, takes a wacked-out circus as its theme; Nektar tighten the song structures and create another prog-rock classic. The [...]
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Hugo Flores is a multi-instrumentalist based in Lisbon, Portugal. He’s a multi-instrumentalist by necessity, that is. You see, Hugo’s head is filled with many very detailed dreams of distant solar systems, automated replacement of the functions of humanity, and failing experiments related to social engineering. Hugo has been trying to bring life to these dreams [...]
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I have a great love for the band Ozric Tentacles and have followed their exploits for close to 20 years. Forming in 1984 in Somerset, England, and naming themselves after a fictitious breakfast cereal, the Ozrics have also been closely followed by the British neo-hippie Crusty movement. Champions of the U.K. festival circuit, the Ozrics [...]
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Shadow Border is the second record from Dutch progressive rock band The Aurora Project. Fronted by vocalist Dennis Binnekade, whose vocals at times bear a striking resemblance to those of Live’s Ed Kowalczyk or Marillion’s Steve Hogarth, the band set out to make a straightforward prog record devoid of choirs or narrators. Their success is [...]
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With recent news that Yorkshire, England’s, unintentionally incognito prog-rock ensemble, Parallel Or Ninety Degrees have reformed for live gigs and studio skullduggery, it’s appropriate that we examine their 2008 collection, A Can Of Worms. Released on the conveniently named Progrock Records, this double-CD serves as a compilation of highlights from PO90’s five studio albums with [...]
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Time Must Have A Stop is the debut CD from Polish prog-rock band Votum released through Progrock/SPV Records. Although the band has received some notice from various American and European metal publications, it’s very difficult to think of Votum’s music as purely metal. True, guitarists Alek Salamonik and Adam Kaczmarek have a tendency to veer [...]
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