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YES: Flashing Back to Relayer
Imagine you are somewhere, whereupon you meet two beautiful women. From the onset, it’s clear they are sisters; both of them are alike in their...
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YES’ Fragile: Everything But Not Fragile
A crescendo draws steadily out of my set of speakers. As I prepare for a rocking riff to open up the album, the crescendo deceptively...
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THE YES ALBUM Is 43 Today
Yes‘ third album was released on this day 43 years ago, and is the first record to feature guitarist Steve Howe, and the last with keyboardist...
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YES: Close to the Edge, Down by a River
For the longest time, I couldn’t understand why people raved over Yes‘ fifth album. There was no doubt Close to the Edge enjoyed sophistication and...
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Revisiting STEVE SMITH’s Vital Information
In 1983 while playing with the enormously successful arena rock band Journey drummer Steve Smith received a green light from the corridors of power that...
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Revisiting JAN AKKERMAN’s Pleasure Point
Jan Akkerman was a bit taken aback when he was declared “the best guitar player in the world” by the readers of Melody Maker magazine...
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NOVA ROCK 2014: Spotify Playlist
As we previously reported, the upcoming Nova Rock 2014 is the 10th edition of the festival, taking place from June 13 to June 15 at...
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Eloy – Visionary
In celebration of the group’s 40th anniversary in 2009, Eloy mastermind Frank Bornemann invites previous band members to participate on this celebratory recording, the first...
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Hillmen – The Whiskey Mountain Sessions
The CD notes for this highly experimental and audacious endeavour declare that the 4 extended tracks were laid down spontaneously without any prior regard for...
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7for4 – Time
Manic, Melodic Futuristic Fusion Released in 2004 Time is the second album by fusion band 7for 4 from Munich, Germany and consolidated their design of...
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