Canada’s greatest Prog Rock export from the seventies and probably the biggest well known Canadian rock band name going, not including that kid from Stratford who shall not be mentioned in this blog due to the overwhelming embarrassment he’s brought to himself AND this country. So yes I am talking about Rush, three guys from…
Month: January 2016
Have a Cigar Whilst Raving and Drooling Cuz You Gotta Be Crazy (Pink Floyd, Vancouver Firsts in ’75)
Probably one of the first ’75 bootlegs I ever bought of the Floyd was Vancouver April 8th 1975, it was the first CD bootleg I bought I should say because I got in a trade the Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton, Ontario show from June 1975 first. Who’d have thought that they would have played there…
Floating Endlessly in Space with Argentina’s Prog Export, Bauer
From Argentina, Bauer brought us their debut album from 2004, Astronauta Olvidado (Forgotten Astronaut in English). Yeah I know it was twelve years ago but I had only discovered them not too long ago so it’s new to me and to you if you’ve never heard of them! Absolutely love this band because their music…
Losing My King Crimson V-Card to Larks Tongues in Aspic at 16
Unlike most people who’s first King Crimson record was their first, An Observation by King Crimson, In The Court of the Crimson King (1969), My auditory senses were slaughtered by their 1973 Lp, Larks Tongues in Aspic. At 16 years old I was hungry for anything Progressive Rock so having just gone through my overdose…
Gentle Giant; King Arthur’s House Band
Well, if King Arthur could have had a house band it definitely would have been these guys! Certainly one of the more quirky, crafty and complex Prog bands of their time and for today even. More than a thinking man’s band but a sophisticated collaboration of sound and lyrics and style that put them a…
King Gizzard, By Xristopher Bland
By permission from my friend Xris here’s a link to a blog posting below he wrote about an Australian Prog/Psychedelic band, King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard. Please follow the link to read this review. Thanks Xris for this opportunity for us to discover new bands in the world of Prog…
Steven Wilson, 4 1/2; Album Review
One of my favourite voices in Prog Rock, Steven Wilson. Having seen him for the first time live last March at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto I was blown away by his stage presence, humour, theatrics, music and his love for what he does. He returns to Toronto, Tuesday, March 1st at Massey Hall,…
In Anticipation Friday’s Release of 4 1/2 by Steven Wilson Release This Friday
As we look forward to the release of 4 1/2 by Steven Wilson I thought I would just add a couple of tie-me-over videos till then. Also on this album is another guest spot from Ninet Tayeb. She performs a duet with Steven on a version of the Porcupine Tree song, Don’t Hate…
U.K. Prog Band, WHITEWATER, at a glance
This is a great band from Tewkesbury, UK, Whitewater has now four releases under their belt and each one is a brilliant facet of their work and efforts in the world of Prog. The track above is from the Lp of the same name, “Obscured By The Sun“. Lengthy and PROGarific to the edge of…
Seven Second Circle — One Last Song from the Divide Ep
With great thanks to Thom and the band for sending me a copy of their Divide Ep which contains five songs but one of them is the treat here, a song called “Incomplete” that is not on their debut album. This song was from their days as the band, Henry’s Child in the 90’s but…
Anna Von Hausswolff — “Singing From The Grave” Album Review
My first encounter with this artist was in the January 2016 issue of Prog Rock Magazine and my attention was caught by her comment about The Pink Floyd and how she’s a Huge fan and been so since she was 16 and that their records live inside of her. So naturally I had to see…
Prog Rock Magazine’s Top 100 Artists of All Time, Selected Review
I have always been opposed to “lists” of the Top 100 this or Top 10 that, whatever it may be because every band has a different spin on what their Progginess exudes. It’s like comparing apples to tires and oranges to diamonds in a fish’s stomach. It just doesn’t make sense to me, never has,…
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