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.
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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.
Derek Sherinian, Simon Phillips, Jamie Leonhart + Others: Five for the Road
Derek Sherinian, Simon Phillips and Jamie Leonhart are part of the latest edition of Five for the Road, an occasional look at music that’s been in my car lately.
How the Holocaust Shaped One of Rock’s Signature Bands
Rush legend Geddy Lee was born 70 years ago to a gutsy pair of World War II-era survivors: “Out of this horrible thing came – me!”
How Jon Anderson Faced Down Threat of Gunfire at a Yes Show in Argentina
Yes scored a No. 1 hit single 40 years ago, prompting a lengthy, hugely successful international tour. Then they reached Argentina.
