Gentle Giant – ‘Civilian’ (1980; 2022 reissue)
Gentle Giant said a too-early goodbye with ‘Civilian,’ a tightly wound album which tried to acclimatize their sound to the new wave of British rock.
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How Rush Finished at the Top of Their Game With ‘Clockwork Angels’
Sadly, ‘Clockwork Angels’ arrived 10 years ago as their final studio effort. But this was no mere shelf-filler: This was pure Rush.
Robert Berry’s 3.2 – ‘Alive at ProgStock’ (2022)
Robert Berry’s 3.2 performance at ProgStock finds a comfortable home among the concept albums, side-long songs and quirky time signatures of old.
Aristocrats, David Binney, Ben Craven + Others: Five For the Road
Aristocrats, David Binney and Ben Craven are part of the latest edition of Five for the Road, an occasional look at music that’s been in my car lately.
How Rush’s Misunderstood ‘Snakes and Arrows’ Offered Hope Amid Tragedy
Rush shared a unified, deeply uplifting message 15 years ago this week to tie an album of loose ends together.
Ben Craven Goes Inside ‘Monsters From the Id’: Something Else! Interview
Ben Craven stopped in for a Something Else! Sitdown with Preston Frazier to discuss constructing his new album ‘Monsters From the Id.’
Yes’ ‘Close to the Edge’: The Coda Key Change
Mike Tiano explores how a subsequent update on the title track of Yes’ masterpiece ‘Close to the Edge’ happened – and why it matters.
Spencer Elliott – ‘SE3’ (2022)
Spencer Elliott’s ‘SE3’ journeys into different genres, mixes things up then transforms into music that sounds familiar yet has new vibes.
Jimmy Haslip, jazz bassist: The Albums That Shaped My Career
Jimmy Haslip’s taste runs the gamut, from jazz to rock and even to long-ago pop stars. So getting him to narrow things down was quite a challenge.
Ben Craven – ‘Monsters From the Id’ (2022)
Ben Craven has created a great big progressive-rock epic, smack dab in the midst of our very modern, rather silly ‘Masked Singer’ world.
