Carl Palmer on why Emerson Lake and Palmer didn’t have a guitarist: ‘They weren’t that clever then’
ELP Legacy prominently features the guitar, unlike Carl Palmer’s trio work with Emerson Lake and Palmer. He says there’s a reason for that.
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The Friday Morning Listen: McPhee/ Brotzmann/ Kessler/ Zerang – The Damage is Done (2009)
It’s that time of year again. Time for the Monadnock region’s fantastic music/arts festival that goes by the name The Thing in the Spring. You May Also Like: Flow Trio with Joe McPhee – ‘Winter Garden’ (2021)
As a new tour begins, Justin Hayward hails 2013’s Moody Blues: ‘This is the best version’
Justin Hayward and the Moody Blues kicked off another series of concert dates last night, and he’s making the case for their current lineup as the best ever. That’s saying something for a band that started in 1964. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Forgotten series: The Hi-Fi’s – Snakes And HiFis (2008)
It’s amazing to me that, after all these decades, there are still unknown bands putting out great music. England’s Hi-Fi’s rest firmly in that category. You May Also Like: The Everly Brothers – Two Yanks in England (1966): Forgotten Series The Left Banke – ‘Walk Away Renee / Pretty Ballerina’Read More
Exclusive stream: Journey’s Gregg Rolie, “Look Into the Future” from Live at the Iridium (2013)
“I haven’t heard this in 35 years,” Gregg Rolie allows, as he and guitarist Alan Haynes launch into a searching version of the title track from Journey’s 1976 album Look Into the Future. It’s never sounded better. You May Also Like: No related posts.
‘We still have a good rapport’: Geoff Downes is friendly with Steve Howe, despite exit from Asia
When Steve Howe quit Asia, he was only leaving one of the two band lineups that he shares with Geoff Downes. The pair continues forward in the current edition of Yes — and Downes says there’ve been no hard feelings. You May Also Like: Steve Howe Made a Colorful, QuiteRead More
Aerophonic Records Two-fer: The Rempis Percussion Quartet – Phalanx; and Wheelhouse – Boss of the Plains (2013)
Earlier this year Chicago saxophonist Dave Rempis launched his own record label Aerophonic to serve as the main home for his various projects and the first two of these recordings are hittin’ the streets You May Also Like: Kuzu (Dave Rempis, Tahi Dorji, Tyler Damon) – ‘Hiljaisuus’ (2019) Kuzu –Read More
‘My prayers had to be altered’: Gregg Bissonette never played with Van Halen, but he got close
For drummer Gregg Bissonette, as a youngster, Van Halen was the pinnacle. There was one problem, of course. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Paul McCartney and Wings – Rockshow (1980; 2013 reissue)
Paul McCartney, in his green metal suit, prepares once again to shoot up the city. And the ring at the end of his nose (oh, yes it does) makes him look rather pretty. And just like that, Rockshow — this once lost artifact — is underway. You May Also Like:Read More
Something Else! sneak peek: Hawkwind’s Nik Turner, “Fallen Angel STS-51-L” (2013)
Beginning with an anthematic countdown to liftoff, the lead song from Nik Turner’s forthcoming Cleopatra Records studio effort couldn’t sound less like its name. “Fallen Angel STS-51-L,” quite simply, begins with all engines firing. You May Also Like: Archon Angel – ‘Fallen’ (2020) ‘Bachman and Turner’ Resurrected the Spirit ofRead More
