Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble: A Gallery Of The Imagination
Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble A Gallery Of The Imagination (MADFISH) As comfortable in a cape as a concept, master keyboardist Rick Wakeman gives us all A Gallery Of The Imagination, to walk down with his new album. Beginning with piano, the only way this ivory-tickler is able to play it, on first song âHidden Depths,â More...
Seneko: The Girls from Cedarhurst
Seneko The Girls from Cedarhurst (Torrez Music Group) Opening with a noisy guitar and heavy beat off the title track, Seneko releases his 5th EP The Girls from Cedarhurst. Itâs a great rockinâ opener, with More...
Paul Lewis and Romeo Rage: Skyâs Rust
Paul Lewis and Romeo Rage Skyâs Rust (Realize Records) On the opening track, âRips,â the band offers its proto-punk style but the band really gets inventive with their production on the second More...
Globus: CinematicaÂ
Globus Cinematica (Imperativa Records) Some background noise and the hint of a band taking the stage opens us here as we slide into some arpeggio of the first real tune, âPeace In Our Time,â featuring a More...
The Real J Israel: For the Sake of R&B
The Real J Israel For the Sake of R&B (J.Israel Family Entertainment Inc.) A super sexy âWhen You Need Love,â with an expert acoustic guitar backing and the fantastic voice of The Real J Israel, certainly More...
Populuxe:Â Uneasy Listening
PopuluxeUneasy Listening(Volume & Tone) A slow swirl of keys gets us into the funky beat of âLearning The Alphabet,â the first tune of Populuxeâs new album Uneasy Listening. Noisy guitar power chords More...
What Strange Beasts: Starlightâs Castaways
Starlightâs CastawaysWhat Strange Beasts(Starlightâs Castaways) As the kids say, there is âa lot to unpackâ on What Strange Beastsâ new 26-song Starlightâs Castaways album. But itâs worth taking More...
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Singles
Emerson, Lake & PalmerSingles(BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd) Ah, sweet, missed, all but dead, Emerson, Lake, and Palmer. There is no band I love more. And while not a fan of their singles (most prog More...
Aries Marquis:Â Experience
Aries Marquis Experience (Aries Marquis) Bass, flute, and a heavy groove make the first song, âDove Across The Ocean,â a solid opener of R&B/POP on singer/multi-instrumentalist Aries Marquisâ new album Experience. âDaydream,â More...
Various Artists-The Big Cover-Up
Various Artists The Big Cover-Up (Big Curve Music) A big, heavy, breathing synth with snapping metallic cuts of a backbeat inform the cover of Billy Idolâs âEyes Without A Face,â from 51 Pegs that begins More...
