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Review – Pattern Seeking Animals – Friend Of All Creatures – by John Wenlock-Smith
Pattern Seeking Animals have recently released ‘Friend of All Creatures’, their fifth album in five years. They have also changed the label from InsideOut to G.E.P but, otherwise, it’s pretty much the same as earlier releases, i.e. this is a band that, in tandem with excellent writer John Boegehold, take the core of Spock’s Beard…
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Review – Transatlantic – Morsefest 2022 The Absolute Whirlwind – by John Wenlock-Smith
When this first came into my orbit I’ll admit that I was reluctant to review it, partly because I reviewed the ‘Final Flight’ set last year and I wondered what could be different this time and did we really need another outing for albums that have pretty much been done to death with multiple releases…
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Review – Pattern Seeking Animals – Spooky Action at a Distance – by John Wenlock-Smith
2023 has been a most excellent year for music, with many fine releases hitting the racks. They have been full of music of worth and value, not the unimaginative, tepid and vacuous drivel that dominates the airwaves, grabs the headlines and gets the promotional push and thrust of X, Snapchat or Tik Tok, the arena…
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Review – Transatlantic – ‘The Final Flight: Live at L’Olympia’ – by John Wenlock Smith
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TRANSATLANTIC launch live video for We All Need Some Light; taken from The Final Flight: Live at L?Olympia
TRANSATLANTIC – the Prog Supergroup of Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, Roine Stolt & Pete Trewavas – recently announced the release of a new concert set entitled The Final Flight: Live At L?Olympia for the 17th February 2023. It was recorded and filmed in France on the last stop of a tour to promote the band’s fifth and most…
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TRANSATLANTIC announce The Final Flight: Live at L?Olympia for release 17th February 2023
TRANSATLANTIC – the Prog Supergroup of Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, Roine Stolt & Pete Trewavas – are pleased to present a new concert set entitled The Final Flight: Live At L?Olympia. It was recorded and filmed in France on the last stop of a tour to promote the band’s fifth and most audacious album to date, The…
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Ryo Okumoto announces new solo album The Myth of the Mostrophus?
The album features guest appearances by current and former Spock’s Beard bandmates Nick D?Virgilio, Al Morse, Dave Meros, Ted Leonard, and Jimmy Keegan. Ryo Okumoto, long-time keyboardist for prog rock group Spock’s Beard, is pleased to announce his new solo album The Myth of the Mostrophus, due out on July 29th, 2022 on InsideOutMusic. The six…
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Review – Pattern Seeking Animals – Only Passing Through – by John Wenlock-Smith
‘Only Passing Through’, the third Pattern Seeking Animals album has landed and, yes, it is another goodie. A fine set of modern progressive rock tracks, inspired by the greats, but no mere copy or imitation, this set takes the genre and gives it a contemporary twist and shake. Let me explain the concept, John Boegehold,…
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Review – Pattern Seeking Animals – Prehensile Tales – by John Wenlock-Smith
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PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS set May 15th, 2020 as release date for new studio album Prehensile Tales?!
In 2019, PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS, the California-based band featuring Ted Leonard (lead vocals & guitars), Jimmy Keegan (drums & vocals), Dave Meros (bass) and John Boegehold (keyboards), presented its much-lauded eponymous debut. Just a year later, the group announces May 15th, 2020 as the release date for its newest opus, Prehensile Tales, which expands the stylistic…