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Review – Stuckfish – ‘IV’ – by John Wenlock-Smith
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Review – Ruby Dawn – Blood on Water – by John Wenlock-Smith
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Review – Tiger Moth Tales – Inside The Cocoon – by John Wenlock-Smith
This Review is for a CD/dDVD set that delves deep into the highly successful and highly acclaimed ‘Cocoon’ album by Tiger Moth Tales (TMT) and comprises of a seventy-four minute audio document containing a mixture of conversations with Peter Jones, five live tracks from either the first TMT concerts and more recent ones from The…
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Review – Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks – True – by John Wenlock-Smith
2024 has been a most interesting and agreeable year musically with some real top draw releases. This has been further accentuated by this spectacular release which arrived somewhat from left field. ‘True’ sees the triumphant return of icon and legendary original Yes singer Jon Anderson who, at 79 years of age, is proving there is…
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Review – Nick Fletcher – A Longing For Home – by John Wenlock-Smith
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Interview With Nick Fletcher – John Wenlock-Smith
John Wenlock-Smith: This latest album. ‘A Longing For Home’, completes a trilogy of albums, explain the themes behind these for me again please, if you will. Nick Fletcher: The three albums are kind of all linked together thematically, all to do with the connection I can see between Science,Religion & Spirituality. I just think all…
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Review – Frant1c – A Brand New World – by John Wenlock-Smith
This new album is a little unusual, it’s history is a complex one but it is ultimately something of a triumph. Coming, as it does, following a set of significant lifestyle changes for one of its key architects, Anne-Claire Rallo. In the wake of her partner Eric Bouillette’s sad death from Pancreatic Cancer in 2022,…
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Review Oddleaf – Where Ideal and Denial Collide – by David Edwards
If you enjoy classic-era symphonic prog rock, but with a modern touch, then the wonderful debut release from the French progressive rock project Oddleaf is highly recommended. Where Ideal and Denial Collide is a compelling album full of epic, richly layered, sumptuous and dream-like compositions that mix the timeless prog of Yes, Camel, Genesis, Renaissance…
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Review – Sloane Square Band – Thoughts – by John Wenlock-Smith
Recent times for me have seen a renaissance of worthwhile progressive music emerging from France and especially from the excellent promotional work of Bad Dog Promotions. We’ve already reviewed Pryzme and The Raging Project, now we have this Prog/AOR crossover from SSB – Sloane Square Band. Sloane Square Band hail from France and is the…