YES – «The Quest» (2021)
It has not been easy being Yes in recent years. The once world-conquering prog behemoth has struggled with loss of key members, a lacklustre album […]
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THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Shoot High, Aim Low» by Yes
When Yes released their twelfth studio album Big Generator on 21 September 1987, it started a debate amongst fans that is still going on to […]
STYX – «Crash of the Crown» (2021)
After 2017’s phenomenal return to form with their concept album The Mission, Styx actually had some serious living up to do. The bar had been […]
LAKE OF TEARS – «Ominous» (2021)
Things had been quiet around Lake of Tears for a long time, but in 2020 the news broke that a new album was on the […]
CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «The Division Bell» by Pink Floyd
The Division Bell is the fourteenth studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. Or, if you will, the second one by the […]
Strawbs – «Settlement» (2021)
Strawbs is an English institution. Ever since the band’s humble beginnings as The Strawberry Hill Boys in 1964, David Cousins has been there, guiding the […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Golf Girl» by Caravan
Caravan is an English band from the Canterbury area formed in 1968. They never achieved widespread commercial success, only racking up a total of two […]
AYREON – «Transitus» (2020)
Ayreon is the band project and alter ego of Dutchman Arjen Anthony Lucassen. He has many of those – there’s also Star One, The Gentle […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Changes» by Yes
I know I am not alone in first discovering Yes when they released the now classic 90125 album on 7 November 1983. They had managed […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Poor Man’s Moody Blues» by Barclay James Harvest
Barclay James Harvest are an English progressive rock band, founded in Oldham in 1966. “I don’t think people realise how far back Barclay James Harvest […]
FISH – «Weltschmerz» (2020)
Fish, a.k.a. Derek William Dick, is best known as the vocalist for Marillion in the 1980s. After leaving the band in 1988 he has had […]
MAGENTA – «Masters of Illusion» (2020)
Magenta is a Welsh progressive rock band. They have been active since 1999, with Masters of Illusion being their 10th studio release (although the number […]
Artist spotlight: Apple
When I hear the word Apple without context, I still usually think of the record label set up by the Beatles first, then that technology […]
HÄLLAS – «Conundrum» (2020)
Don’t you sometimes wish that new albums could still be released that sounds like they used to in your formative years? Personally, I miss is […]
KANSAS – «The Absence of Presence» (2020)
In 2020, Kansas returned with their second “new line-up”-album, and their first since 2016. The well-known faces of Steve Walsh, Robbie Steinhardt, Dave Hope and […]