Joe Bailey and ‘Splinters’: Exclusive Something Else! Interview
Progressive rocker Joe Bailey joins Preston Frazier for a detailed look inside his latest album, ‘Splinters.’
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Joe Bailey – ‘Splinters’ (2023)
The dynamic one-man band Joe Bailey returns with nine songs offering a variety of hard-charging, powerfully constructed prog-metal.
Why Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi Was Only in Jethro Tull For Two Weeks
Jethro Tull took the stage 55 years ago this month with a guitarist wearing a floppy, decidedly un-metal white hat. Turns out, that was Tony Iommi.
Madlen Keys – ‘Event Horizon’ (2023)
Madlen Keys’ ‘Event Horizon’ is a very modern French progressive (for want of a better term) rock album, infused with pop sensitivities.
How Emerson Lake and Palmer Found That Amazing ‘Brain Salad Surgery’ Artist
Released 50 years ago this week, Emerson Lake and Palmer’s ‘Brain Salad Surgery’ featured a cover image by the then largely unknown H.R. Giger.
Kevin Coyne – ‘Live Rough and More’; ‘Shangri-La: Live in Bremen’ (2023)
Two brilliant live LPs from Kevin Coyne, an idiosyncratic artist who defied the ’70s ethos of prog fantasy, hard-rock machoism, and folky sentimentalism.
The David Cross Band – ‘Ice Blue, Silver Sky’ (2023)
King Crimson’s David Cross returns with ‘Ice Blue, Silver Sky,’ a modern prog-rock album of turbulence and minute intensity.
Trevor Rabin – ‘Rio’ (2023)
Former Yes hitmaker Trevor Rabin is back with his first vocal album since 1989, confirming that years of soundtrack work didn’t dull his rock sensibilities.
Why Emerson Lake and Palmer Almost Ran Aground on ‘Love Beach’
Released 45 years ago this week, Emerson Lake and Palmer’s ‘Love Beach’ was the lowest-charting LP of an otherwise celebrated era.
How Yes Backed Themselves Into a Sleek New Platinum-Selling Era With ‘90125’
Released 40 years ago this week, ‘90125’ reshaped Yes as a modernized best-selling ’80s band. That wasn’t a bad thing.
