Move over, Rolling Stone!: Here are Mark Saleski’s Top 10 Guitarists
There’s a problem with any list that attempts to rank players as if one is ‘better’ than another.
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Jon Anderson/Rick Wakeman – ‘The Living Tree In Concert, Part One’ (2011)
Anyone expecting the cosmic prog-rock journeys of Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman’s work as members of Yes must have been a little disappointed.
Genesis – Box Set 3; 1970-1975 (2008)
1970-1975 was one of the most creative, if not weird, periods of musical history, and that goes for Genesis as well. The most artistically exciting material of the band’s career, which is all covered on Box Set 3 (1970-1975), was produced during these years. You May Also Like: No relatedRead More
Raoul Björkenheim, Bill Laswell and Morgan Agren – Blixt (2011)
The music of Raoul Bjorkenheim, Bill Laswell and Morgan Agren is just as interesting for what it does as what it doesn’t do
Best of November 2011: Reader picks include Jethro Tull, Paul Motian and Rush
Here’s a look back at the Top 10 stories from last month on SomethingElseReviews.com, based on page views from our readers. For the first time, two items from last month’s poll return for a second run — Transatlantic (which was the top reader pick from October 2011 at SER) andRead More
Yes – In The Present: Live From Lyon (2011)
There was at least one benefit to the departure of Jon Anderson from Yes in 2008.
Half Notes: Dream Theater – Octavarium (2005)
For Dream Theater, album No. 8 was their fourth with a lineup including Jordan Rudess on keyboards (the keyboard slot being the weak seat in the band). The band apparently listened to fan’s comments about the last two extremely hectic, overly chaotic albums and scaled back their penchant for excessive,Read More
Morgan Agren/ Trey Gunn/ Henry Kaiser – Invisible Rays (2011)
If there is any musician today who embodies the musical spirit of Robert Fripp, it must be his former King Crimson bandmate, Warr Guitarist Trey Gunn. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Agents of Mercy – The Black Forest (2011)
The Black Forest, perhaps unsurprisingly, features a walk through twilit, spooky woodlands. Thankfully, however, Swedish prog-rockers Agents of Mercy manage to sidestep the typical genre nemesis like, say, a dragon. You May Also Like: Hal Galper, feat. John Scofield – ‘Ivory Forest Redux’ (1979; 2022 reissue) Why Black Sabbath’s TonyRead More
Quodia, featuring Trey Gunn – The Arrow (2007)
When he left King Crimson in late 2003, the first question on most fan’s minds was, “What is next for Trey Gunn?” It took more than three years to get a definitive answer You May Also Like: No related posts.
