prog Archive
15 Nov 2013
Progtastic Capsule Reviews for November, Part 1
I am unashamed to admit it: I like progressive rock. I like it a lot. And yet I can’t trot out the boilerplate statement, “The fourteen-year-old boy in me loves […]
13 Nov 2013
What’s Old is New Again in November 2013, Part Two
Three more capsule reviews of new-to-you live albums, continuing from yesterday’s blog entry. The Modern Jazz Quartet – Lost Tapes: Germany 1956-1958 Where modern jazz is concerned, taste and restraint […]
02 Oct 2013
Fall Capsule Reviews, Part Three
I wasn’t kidding when I wrote of having a massive backlog; here are four more capsule reviews. Don’t infer that these releases are somehow lesser than those receiving more in-depth […]
25 Sep 2013
Directed Energy: The Joe Satriani Interview, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: You’ve used keyboards before, of course, but the new album (and the last couple) features Mike Keneally, as opposed to on some of the […]
24 Sep 2013
Directed Energy: The Joe Satriani Interview, Part One
Joe Satriani is that unique guitarist who is both revered by the crowd that digs technically amazing musicians, yet possesses a great deal of mainstream appeal. That success is a […]
23 Aug 2013
August Capsule Reviews
Here’s another in my occasional series of quick cuts. This time ’round I’m covering recent releases by names who’ve been around the block a few times. These are people whose […]
21 Aug 2013
Album Review: Caravan — Recorded Live in Concert at Metropolis Studios, London
Even when I was a kid, I’d read the liner notes of the LPs I’d buy. And I’d look at the printed inner sleeves when they were included. It was […]
19 Aug 2013
Album Review: Volto! — Incitare
In the related and sometimes overlapping fields of marketing and customer service, “bait and switch” is – quite rightly – considered a bad thing. Drawing a potential customer in with […]
12 Aug 2013
Album Review: Spock’s Beard – Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep
Less dedicated bands would have called it a day and gone home by now. But the guys in California-based progressive rock outfit Spock’s Beard seemingly have no intention of waving […]
08 Aug 2013
Stick Man for Stick Men: The Pat Mastelotto Interview, Part 2
Continued from Part One… BK: This is an oversimplification, but bear with me. In rock, the drums pretty much keep the beat. In jazz, the beat is often implied. In […]