Hold your hands, I’ll play with your soul Wait till it’s over All you have lost, All you have found (Transparent Eyes, Track 8) It’s not often I describe an album as something to be endured, particularly when it is intended as a heartfelt compliment. ‘Play with your soul’ is exactly what this ferociously exquisite and utterly irresistible album will do to you. Listening to … [Read more...]
Top Picks of 2018
Another year comes to an end and what a year it has been for progressive rock music brimming with magic, creativity, insight, virtuosity and empathy. To all those who wrestle to make these wondrous creations happen - thank you. The world would be empty and impoverished without you. This is not definitive in any sense at all. As always, my selections are based on the albums … [Read more...]
Oak – Lighthouse
Progressive rock speaks to us directly, intensely, profoundly; it elicits all manner of feelings, evokes a gamut of passions and emotions and forces to the surface thoughts and ideas which startle and surprise. It takes hold of us, resonates and reverberates within us and becomes infused into the deepest levels of who we are and what we do. Progressive rock becomes a way of … [Read more...]