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Emily White blends an expressive and earnest vocal quality with evocative and colorful lyrics.

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Peter Banks Empire is a lost treasure from a time when prog badly needed something to restore its creative momentum.

Nearly every musician gets slotted into a genre by writers, magazines, listeners and readers. Why must we do that?

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Carmine Appice attacks from the right, while Vinny sets up on the left for ‘Drum Wars Live!,’ creating a gloriously thunderous racket.

Though a myriad of musical fashions pepper Jamie Hoover’s ‘Two Ever,’ a potent pop feel is engraved within the grooves.