PROGROCK.COM REVIEWS
Mark’s Quick Review: Able Ganz’s – Able Ganz0 (0)
So here we are with another band I probably should have heard of before but this was my introduction to this band. This was the album was the album that got them RoSfest and Terra Incognita gigs. So this album as you might suspect is quite good. From the first note of Delusions Of Grander is captivating. The second song Obsolescence which is in five movements and according to Denis of the band that song and Thank You. are two must play songs in their set which leaves time for very little else. This album does two things i thought were...
Mark’s Quick Reviews: The Tangents – The Slow Rust Of Forgotten Machinery0 (0)
The Tangent seem to just get better and better. Andy is one of the best prog poets of our era and I consider him a friend. His RosFest, Summers End and Terra Incognita shows were all wonderful to see. I must say that the early Tangent was not really in my niche. It has some jazzier moments that are not really my thing, but either my tastes have been growing or the songs are more on the rock side and less on the jazzy side of prog. This album is very political without taking a side. The music is epic is size four songs over 12 minutes long....
Mark’s Quick Review: Amaran’s Plight – Voice of the Light0 (0)
Well I love Shadow Gallery and DC Cooper so I figured that I would love Amaran's Plight. Unfortunately that's quite how it worked out. I this albums is mostly average quality except for Incident at Haldeman's Lake which is one of the strongest songs I have heard come from the wonderfully talented Gary Wehrkamp. I just don't think this album received the same love that the Shadow Gallery albums get. Maybe I don't like the song writing of John W Crawford as much as the composers of Shadow Gallery. Other fans of GW seem to like this...
Mark’s Quick Review’s: Public Service Broadcasting’s – The Race for Space0 (0)
This album is a little bit techno a little bit prog and a whole lot of fun. All tracks include mission control or other such samples that surround the space programs of the soviet Union and the US. I think ever since I heard Porcupine Tree's Last Chance to Evacuate the Planet Before it is Recycled it has reignited my love for including samples of historic events. Something I only really seem to got in the past from Pink Floyd. Now maybe you hear it too much but I always liked it any way. Especially on this album where the music is...
Mark’s Quick Review’s: Project Creations’s – Floating World0 (0)
So quite honestly I found out about this album due to a little blurb on Classic Rock presents prog where it got a 3 star review. I bought it because I like SciFi concept albums which this is. I was hoping for a Portuguese Ayreon and that is exactly what I got. The imagery is great from the first notes of the opening track I can picture the engines going on line for the floating world right to the end of the album where like Scenes from a Memory ends with two amazing back to back climatic songs. ALBUM HIGHLIGHTS: The Floating World, Cheops,...
Mark’s Quick Review: Bent Knee – Land Animal0 (0)
So we had the pleasure of seeing this band at RoSfest and two months ago at Schuba's in chicago. To see them live with the college crowed at a small venue is really the best way to see them. The albums could never capture the magic of their live show. Their lead singer Courtney is just flat out amazing full of timber and range. Their performances and albums are sewn together with the love of all six members. I understand that maybe some people may not like a distinct voice as her's but this album is really worth a few listens....