Category: CD Reviews

Squackett A Life Within a Day (Esoteric Antenna EANTCD 1002, 2012) A Life Within a Day, the eagerly anticipated album by two of progressive rock’s…

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Acid Empire Acid Empire (2011) Acid Empire is the musical project of composer and multi-instrumentalist Mike Bridge. He is the bass player for a British…

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Lenny White Anomaly (Abstract Logix, 2011) Drummer Lenny White is a legendary name in jazz fusion. He has played with some of the best and…

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Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson TAAB2 (Chrysalis/EMI, 2012) The eagerly anticipated album by Ian Anderson, founder and leader of Jethro Tull is now available. TAAB2 or…

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IZZ My River Flows (Doone Records, 2005) IZZ’s fourth album, My River Flows, shows a mature, skilled and cohesive band. The album begins with ‘My…

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Secret Saucer Four on the Floor (Secret Saucer SFS004, 2011) For its most recent album, space rock band Secret Saucer decided to make more cohesive…

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Steve Hackett Beyond the Shrouded Horizon (Inside Out Music, 2011) Of all the former Genesis musicians, guitarist Steve Hackett is the one that has foremost…

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Lisa LaRue 2KX Fast And Blue (Fingerwoven/First People Media, 2011) Keyboardist and composer Lisa LaRue is one of the great revelations in recent months in…

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Beyond-O-Matic Time To Get Up (Trail Records, 2010) Beyond-O-Matic was a San Francisco-based space rock band that unfortunately is no longer active. This album is…

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Sebastian Hardie Blueprint (independent, 2012) Blueprint is the first studio recording by legendary Australian progressive rock band Sebastian Hardie since 1976’s Windchase. Blueprint brings the…

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