PROCOL HARUM’s underrated musical blend
As I frequently note in articles, there are many bands that started up during the musical explosion of the late sixties still making music today, or that had lengthy and […]
Category Archives: Rock
HAMMOCK Reaches for the Heavens…and Takes Us Along
I started writing this site in 2012, but I actually didn’t listen to Hammock until…hmm, late 2016 maybe — around the time I stopped writing the blog. So, naturally, I […]
Fairport Convention’s “Liege and Lief”
This article is actually the first chapter of an unwritten book, so it may feel introductory rather than informative. A few years ago, a well-known music book imprint put a […]
CONCERT REVIEW: ANATHEMA in Toronto, August 21, 2017
You know that famous part in Godfather III where Michael Corleone laments that every time he tries to get out, they pull him back in? That’s kind of like this […]
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 […]
Make Your Own Taste 