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Barclay James Harvest: Everyone Is Everyone Else

Read "Everyone Is Everyone Else" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
December 13, 2016

During the advent of progressive rock in the late 1960s through the '70s, bands like ELP, King Crimson and Yes were snagging most of the headlines while others enjoyed limited success or traversed the proverbial roller coaster ride with fleeting moments of fame and recognition. Thus, Barclay James Harvest was a solid entity, tracing its origins ...

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Colosseum: Colosseum Live

Read "Colosseum Live" reviewed by Roger Farbey

by Roger Farbey
August 10, 2016

A remarkable feature of Colosseum Live was the inclusion of one of the more unusual numbers in the band's repertoire, namely Michael Gibbs's outstanding composition “Tanglewood '63." This was a brave piece for a six piece jazz rock band to tackle since the original version (aside from a version recorded by Gary Burton's quartet in 1982) ...

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Tony Banks: A Curious Feeling

Read "A Curious Feeling" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
July 16, 2016

UK-based Esoteric Recordings has compiled a treasure trove of prog rock gems from the past via top-notch remastering efforts, extensive liners, bonus tracks and / or DVDs that offer the same track list and film shorts processed in Surround Sound. Hence, an added benefit to this reissue by famed Genesis keyboard ace Tony Banks. Many consider ...

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Todd Rundgren & Utopia: Live 1978 at The Old Waldorf

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by Glenn Astarita
March 5, 2016

Live 1978 at The Old Waldorf San Francisco venue is a continuation of the Todd Rundgren archive series by UK- based Esoteric Recordings. Previously unreleased, the engineers' remastering effort seems to have paid off, as the overall sound is acceptable; although, the lower-end bass response is a bit weak. This concert was originally recorded for a ...

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Fuchsia: Fuchsia

Read "Fuchsia" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
January 15, 2016

In the late 1960s and beyond, British bands such as Fairport Convention and a few others made a splash by fusing folk and rock into a cohesive whole, and in many instances caught the attention of progressive rock acolytes, due to the artists' high-level of musicianship and multifarious song-forms. Even though Fuchsia released only one album, ...

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Out Of The Blue

By Rick Wakeman

Label: Esoteric Recordings
Released: 2015
Track listing: Excerpts from Journey to the Centre of the Earth; Buried Alive; Jane Seymour; No Earthly Connection/The Prisoner; Catherine Parr; The Visit; Return of the Phantom; Starship Trooper/Wurm.

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Rick Wakeman and The English Rock Ensemble: Out Of The Blue

Read "Out Of The Blue" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
March 7, 2015

Rick Wakeman (Yes, Strawbs) and Keith Emerson (The Nice, Emerson, Lake & Palmer) were among the primary catalysts of the infant 70s progressive rock scene and helped elevate the genre into a viable art-form, steeped in multifaceted electro-acoustic components with a concentrated focus on superior musicianship. With dazzling virtuosity and heavy use of Moog synths, complementing ...

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Deep Down Heavy

By Bob Downes

Label: Esoteric Recordings
Released: 2014
Track listing: Too Late; Day Dream; Walking On; The Wrong Bus; Poplar Cheam; Don't Let Tomorrow Get You Down; Jasmine; Got No Home; We All Enter In; Thebes Blues; Hollow Moment; Circus Rising.

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The Promise / Among The Stars

By Mike Pinder

Label: Esoteric Recordings
Released: 2014
Track listing: The Promise – Free As A Dove; You’ll Make It Through; I Only Want To Love You; Someone To Believe In; Carry On; Air; Message; The Seed; The Promise. Among The Stars – The Power Of Love (Can Survive); You Can’t Take Love Away; The Best Things In Life; Hurry On Home; When You’re Sleeping; Fantasy Flight; Among The Starts; Upside Down; Waters Beneath The Bridge; The World Today + new bonus tracks: If She Came Back; Waves Crash; Empty Streets. DVD - Exclusive extended interviews with Mike Pinder & solo performances.

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Jack Bruce: Silver Rails

By Jack Bruce

Label: Esoteric Recordings
Released: 2014
Track listing: Candlelight; Reach for the Night; Fields of Forever; Hidden Cities; Don't Look Now; Rusty Lady; Industrial Child; Drone, Keep It Down; No Surrender.