3RDEGREE – FROM A TO XANADU – INDEPENDENT
There is no doubt in my mind that one of the most under-rated and under-appreciated progressive rock bands around is America’s 3RDegree. Over the years they have been incredibly consistent, and while I have not heard the debut album (so consequently have not reviewed...
BABAL – Who Will I Be When I Leave – Melodic Revolution Records
Babal are back with another album which refuses to conform to what anyone thinks progressive rock should be like, with a worldview which puts them in opposition to the majority and they are just fine with that. Although they have a guest who provides additional bass...
The Steve Bonino Project – Pandora – Melodic Revolution Records
When I was young, I was fascinated by myths and legends of ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt and I was given a book, 'The Story of Greece', which had belonged to my mum when she was a child herself. With lots of colour plates I was fascinated by the stories of Achilles,...
TODD RUNDGREN – A WIZARD, A TRUE STAR…LIVE – CLEOPATRA RECORDS
Recorded in 2009, this album is available in multiple different formats, including swirled vinyl and a CD/DVD set etc. As one may be able to work out from the album title, this is a live run through of one of his most controversial albums, at least when it was first...
CARY HEUCHART – HOURGLASS – RECORDs
It took seven years for Cary to follow-up on ‘Blue Rain’, but in 2021 he returned with ‘Hourglass’. As with the previous album this is primarily a solo affair, with Cary providing the vast majority of the instruments but he does have a couple of bassists on different...
ETERNAL RETURN – ONCE ONLY – NEWDOG RECORDS
Eternal Return is a quintet which brings together various duos/trios that have previously recorded and toured together. Within this ensemble we have Dogon, the duo of Venezuelan Miguel Noya (synthesisers) and American Paul Godwin (vocals, piano) who first met at...
ENVY OF NONE – ENVY OF NONE – KSCOPE
Many years ago, I reviewed an album by a famous rock star, and back then I said the only reason people were even talking about it was due to who was involved as opposed to the value of the music it contained, and now here I am saying exactly the same thing again....
JOE & TODD – STATE THEATER NEW JERSEY 2005 – CLEOPATRA RECORDS
What I have here is a recording of Joe Jackson, Todd Rundgren, and NY-based string quartet Ethel. I really was not sure what to expect from this, and I am sure the people there that night did not either, as while I thought all acts would be playing together onstage, I...
JAN SCHELHAAS – GHOSTS OF EDEN – ELEPHANT
To any fan of British progressive rock, keyboard player Jan Schelhaas needs little introduction given that he has played with both Caravan (twice, and with whom he is still playing) and Camel, as well as numerous other sessions. Here we have a remastered reissue of...
IONA – EDGE OF THE WORLD: LIVE IN EUROPE – SKY RECORDS
I am finding it hard to believe that here I am in 2022 writing about an album which was released in 2013, yet there is not a single review for it on ProgArchives. Recorded at different venues in the UK and Holland, here we have a double CD set capturing one of our...
