Michael Chapman – The Resurrection And Revenge Of The Clayton Peacock Who says that an artist needs to slow down as he ages? For Yorkshire, England’s Michael Chapman, the golden years have been his busiest years. Although he began his musical career in 1969 with an album entitled Rainmaker, released on the Harvest label, [...]
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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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What does my lovely and long-suffering girlfriend buy me for Christmas? Me, with my dissonant rants about the “genius” of various prog rock guitar legends; she with her love of the music from a time, decades past, when popular music was embracing new and exciting experiments brought to teenagers through the wonders of early MTV; [...]
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There are Deadheads and then there are “Crimheads,” those fans who collect the live recordings of King Crimson and the activities and offshoots of members past and present. Fortunately, Crimheads – a moniker I proudly wear myself – have a sizable catalog of live performances to access via DGM’s online archives. Whether you’re interested in [...]
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Fans of German touch guitarist/composer/producer Markus Reuter will be happy to know that he has yet another project available for consumption. This time he’s collaborating with multi-instrumentalist Ric Byer (who also calls himself 05ric) under the name Blld. Their first EP, Materia Prima, is out on the tiny Squatter Madras label, distributed through Reuter’s company [...]
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“The King Crimson in 1973-74 was not a balanced group, or perhaps it was balanced in disarray. It was sometimes frightening and not a comfortable place to be. Increasingly it needed improvisation to stay alive. But that didn’t show much in studio albums. In concerts, it stepped sideways and jumped. This team looked into the [...]
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So many bands these days are challenged to present a sound that encompasses their diverse influences yet sets them far apart from all that has gone before. Raleigh, North Carolina’s, Between The Buried And Me are a band that has been able to move forward by discarding labels and paying absolute attention to their muses. [...]
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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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Pat Mastelotto. Perhaps you aren’t familiar with his name, but trust me you’ve heard him play drums at least 100 times so far in your life. Even if you weren’t aware that he was the other percussionist alongside Bill Bruford in the “double trio” lineup of King Crimson and onward, you’ve still heard him. Maybe [...]
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Former Japan/Rain Tree Crow and current Porcupine Tree keyboardist Richard Barbieri steps out with his second proper solo album Stranger Inside on K Scope Records. Although this is primarily Barbieri’s show, he is joined by Japan cohort, percussionist Steve Jansen with additional programming and arrangements as well as mixing duties. Porcupine Tree front man Steven [...]
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