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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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Review – Neal Morse & The Resonance – No Hill For A Climber – by John Wenlock-Smith
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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
