ANATHEMA – The Optimist (2017)
It’s been three years since Anathema’s Distant Satellites proved to be yet another critical success for this unique British band. Anathema’s sound has steadily evolved under the guidance of the […]
MICHAEL DILAURO – Spaghetti Western (2016)
A genre I never really covered on this blog is country — not even the “alternative” country enjoyed by people who are horrified by rednecks and would run screaming from […]
TWILIGHT FIELDS – Further Up, Further In! (2016)
Twilight Fields is another of my musical projects. There’s an explanation why this new one is out under yet another name. You may, if you read this blog, be familiar […]
10 More Essential British 1970s folk-rock albums
This is a follow-up to the very popular post on 12 Essential British 1970s Folk-Rock albums. The genre was not as big and popular as it should be, so with […]
The Tragically Hip and Canada’s Fraught Identity
INTRODUCTION A very interesting series of events that no one could have predicted took place in my country this year — a cultural phenomenon, tied to one man, that caused […]
10 more great post-2000 progressive rock albums
All of these are listed on prog sites as prog, so if it ain’t prog enough for you, prog off. OK, this is a sequel to my first post on […]
10 More Classic International Prog-Rock Albums
A follow-up to my first post on the plethora of great international prog-rock recordings available to the enthusiast. Read the first piece for the preamble. (NOTE: Since I remain on […]
KHAN TENGRI – Aeons (2016)
This album is actually a recent release by yours truly, outside of my usual Gateless Gate banner. The reasons are that there are actual songs to be found here, and […]
10 of the best albums of the late 1960s, Vol. 2
Here’s part II of what will be an ongoing series exploring the best recordings of certain musical eras — some pretty famous albums and some you might not have heard […]
COVER VERSIONS – Albums by Steven Wilson, Daniel Cavanagh, Ulver, The Church … and Def Leppard
Ah, the “cover version”. The staple of musicians needing to fill out an album for contractual reasons. Subject to vicious critiquing by fans of the covered artists. And now, in […]
