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Review – The Windmill – Mindscapes – by John Wenlock-Smith
If, like me, you enjoy symphonic prog, then you will find much to enjoy in this shorter album from Norway’s The Windmill. With definite touches and traces of Wish You Were Here in the long first track Fear, ‘Mindscapes’ has as good an opening segment as I’ve heard on many an album. This release also…
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Review – Rick Wakeman – Yessonata – by John Wenlock-Smith
Rick Wakeman will, I’m sure, be known to many of you as he was the keyboard player during the golden era of Yes in the 1970’s, where his talents added significant input to the albums ‘Fragile’, ‘Close To The Edge’ and ‘Tales From Topographic Oceans’ before leaving the group and rejoining for ‘Going For The…
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John Wenlock-Smith’s review of the 2024 musical year
2024 has been quite a year hasn’t it really? From the vagaries of politics and re-emergence of Donald Trump to again become US President again, the implosion of the Tory party and the triumphant Labour landslide, to the downfall of Assad in Syria, it has all been quite eventful, all in all. Thankfully, musically it…
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Interview With Bill Bruford – John Wenlock-Smith
John talks to legendary prog musician Bill Bruford about his days playing with progressive royalty such as Yes, King Crimson and Genesis and much much more: John Wenlock-Smith: Over your long and illustrious career you have worked with many of progressive rock’s major artists. Which made the biggest impression Bill Bruford: With Yes, at the…
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Review – John Wilkinson – Imposter Syndrome – by John Wenlock-Smith
John Wilkinson is the singer in the Genesis tribute group Mama that celebrates the Phil Collins era of that particular band and John has a voice very similar to Phil, as any who have seen Mama can attest. John is also the singer for Liverpool based The Swan Chorus and their last album ‘Achilles and…
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Review – Forgotten Gods – Memories – by John Wenlock-Smith
Well this one came completely out of the left field, as it were, proving itself to be a most worthwhile release. What a treasure it is too, a remarkably assured and intelligently written album of insightful songs that hold great meaning too. ‘Memories’ is, above all, an emotionally laden release that has significant memories for…
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CIRCU5 announce new studio album: Clockwork Tulpa
UK prog rockers, CIRCU5, have announced that their second album, Clockwork Tulpa, will be released on March 7, 2025. The album is now available to pre-order at https://www.circu5.com/. Pre-order supporters gain access to bonuses, including posters, early-access downloads and ‘The Vault’: a boxed flash-drive collection featuring behind-the-scenes demos, lyrics and concepts from the album’s creation.…
