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...]
Interview: Richard West and Glynn Morgan; Threshold
With Threshold‘s eleventh album and first in three years, Legends of the Shires, appearing next month, I took the opportunity to talk to keyboardist Richard West and returning singer Glynn Morgan about the new album, the band’s illustrious history and future developments. You have a new album coming out: Legends of the Shires. It has so many resonances with your past … [Read more...]
Threshold – Legends of the Shires
There is an exhilarating moment of revelation, approximately 3:30 into Stars and Satellites (Track 5), where the building crescendo in the wall of sound abruptly halts, leaving just an isolated keyboard and echoed vocal accompanied by a simple bass line, perfectly framed and accentuated by the silence. Fifteen seconds later the most glorious guitar solo penetrates and swells to … [Read more...]