Billy Sherwood,”Living in the Now” from Living in the Now (2011): One Track Mind
On an album boasting a number of dark ruminations on this digital age, Billy Sherwood takes a second on “Living in the Now” to contemplate the answers.
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Half Notes: Robert Fripp and Brian Eno – Beyond Even (1992-2006) (2006)
by Tom Johnson 2004’s Equatorial Stars seemed like a reunion after 12 years apart for these two ambient giants. After all, the last we’d heard from them was on Eno’s 1992 album Nerve Net, but little did we know that they’d been working together the entire time. This album pullsRead More
On Second Thought: Brian Eno – Drums Between the Bells (2011)
I initially dismissed this, almost out of hand: There’s a reason people haven’t been rocking Robert Frost all this time. You May Also Like: How Brian Eno Made a Triumphant Return to Rock With ‘Nerve Net’
Uriah Heep, “Easy Livin'” from Live in Armenia (2011): One Track Mind
Credit Uriah Heep as the co-inventors of hard rock, along with Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin. It doesn’t mean they couldn’t craft a crunchy little hit single, too. You May Also Like: On Paul McCartney’s ‘Egypt Station,’ Uriah Heep’s ‘Living the Dream’ + other new releases Doobie BrothersRead More
Tony Levin, David Torn and Alan White – Levin Torn White (2011)
Something keeps pulling guitarist David Torn and bassist Tony Levin together.
Tony Levin, legendary bassist: Something Else! Interview
The latest incarnation for bassist Tony Levin, best known for his work with King Crimson and Peter Gabriel, is as part of a fearless new trio album with guitarist David Torn and Yes drummer Alan White. Part prog, part free-form improvisational music, part noise rock, Levin Torn White brings inRead More
Jeff Green – Jessica (2009)
Not long ago, Neal Morse issued a very personal album that explained his abrupt change from a frontman in a neo-prog band on an upward incline to a solo artist in the even more obscure arena of Christian prog rock. You May Also Like: Jovian Tea, “Strange World” / “RedRead More
Circa with Billy Sherwood + Tony Kaye, “And So On” (2011): One Track Mind
Circa has every right to sound like Yes, considering that its two principal creative forces are former members of the band, and this is the tune that makes the most of that prog-rock promise. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Tangerine Dream – Live in America 1992 (2011)
Tangerine Dream — or as they were known, back when I was in school: The guys who did the weird music for the “Risky Business” soundtrack — had gotten significantly less weird by this point. Founding member Edgar Froese is the lone hold over from Tangerine Dream’s 1971-77 whoa-man synthesizer-soundscapeRead More
One Track Mind: Carl Palmer, “Fanfare/Drum Solo” (2004; 2011 reissue)
This tune begins, in its familiar way, with a soaring keyboard signature we’ve all come to associate so fully with Keith Emerson’s opening of Aaron Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man,” as interpreted in 1977 by Emerson, Lake and Palmer. You May Also Like: No related posts.
