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Concert Review: Between the Buried and Me, The Dear Hunter, Leprous – Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2-24-180 (0)
Concert: Between the Buried and Me, The Dear Hunter, LeprousVenue: Revolution, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 3-24-18 Rare is the night in South Florida where a prog band comes to town. Even more rare is a great bill with more than one band. When the tour was announced for prog metal stalwarts Between the Buried along with The Dear Hunter and Leprous, the immediate thought as someone who lives in Florida was ‘well, would’ve been nice to see that show.’ Luckily, a stop was already scheduled for Ft. Lauderdale at the rock club Revolution. In fact,...
Mark’s Quick Review: Red Morris’ – Time0 (0)
I was glad to receive this sophomore album from Italy's Red Morris as Italy has been on a real streak of great albums lately. This album never really "spoke" to me. Are the styles of each song varied or does it lack cohesiveness? Their playing is all wonderful but the song writing never engaged me. There are some nice passages on this album but the artist describes his music as rock from Italy's Brescia. I suggest that this album is a pass for Progressive Rock fans. If you have never read the key for my ratings below please do so...
Concert Review: Eric Johnson, St.Louis, 3-22-180 (0)
Concert: Eric JohnsonVenue: The Pageant, St. Louis, MO, 3-22-18Review and Pics by: Jon Fiala Eric Johnson has long been one of the most respected guitarist in music since the early 1990s. Guitar Player magazine did a lot of promoting of him before his first major album, Tones, was released, That brought him many accolades in the guitar world, and his fame grew from there. Riding the high praises from Guitar Player, Eric released his most successful album, Ah Via Musicom, in 1990, which solidified his rank in the guitar god world. In the world...
Mark’s Quick Review’s: Ostura – The Room0 (0)
I had never heard of this Lebanese band prior to listening to this Ostura album. According to their marketing, Ostura have changed their approach to writing songs between this album and the last. This became even more apparent to me as I took a look at the number of likes on Ostura's Facebook fan page. Of their 12,000 likes, only 6 were friends. I don't know what Ostura's first album sounds like, but if it's anything like this one, I have been missing out on an amazing band. This album includes a guest appearance by Arjen Lucassen, a...
Yes – Fly From Here: Return Trip (Album Review)0 (0)
By Craig Ellis Bacon In celebration of 50 years of Yes Music, the band have released a re-worked version of 2011’s Fly From Here, now featuring lead vocals and substantial remixing by Trevor Horn. He played a huge role in the original album as songwriter, producer, and performer—with the then-recent return of Geoff Downes to the band, it was an almost sort-of kind-of sequel to the Drama album. With the release of Fly From Here-Return Trip, we can drop the “almost”: this is definitely sort-of kind-of a sequel to Drama. You already know whether...
Ring of Gyges – Beyond the Night Sky (Album Review)0 (0)
Review by Prog Nick If you imagine that a young band from Iceland delivering its debut album is likely to be nothing but roaring metal and grinding guitars, you would be dead wrong. Ring of Gyges are full of surprises, and they are mighty good surprises for any fan of melodic, powerful Prog. Hailing from Reykjavik, this young band of independent proggers has delivered a debut album of such high quality and standard that it does, quite simply, defy any misperceptions that might be created by the relative youth of its members. Ring of Gyges’...