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Tag Archives: Guthrie Govan
Album review: DARWIN – Darwin 2: A Frozen War

Indie [Release date 06.11.20] A follow-up to 2018’s highly enjoyable ‘Origin Of Species’ and this latest album certainly proved challenging for the band, as they explain – “The writing for the album continued as we wrapped ‘Origin of Species’ in … Continue reading
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Tagged A Frozen War, album, Billy Sheenan, DarWin, Darwin 2, Greg Howe, Guthrie Govan, melodic, progressive, review, SF, Simon Phillips
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Album review: NAD SYLVAN – The Bride Said No

Inside Out [Release date 26.05.17] ‘Bride Said No’ is the second part of Nad Sylvan’s ‘vampirate’ trilogy and a follow-up to 2015′s ‘Courting The Widow’. Nad Sylvan is best known for fronting Steve Hackett’s band, who guests on this album, along with … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Guthrie Govan, Inside Out, interview, Jonas Reingold, melodic, Nad Sylvan, Nick D’Virgilio, prog rock, review, rock, Roine Stolt, Steve Hackett, The Bride Said No, Tony Levin
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Album review: THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA – Plays Prog Rock Classics

Purple Pyramid/Cleopatra [Release date 20.04.15] Classical rock is an often maligned genre, when done well it can bring new dimension to time-worn classics, done badly and it can fail to enhance the originals. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra have always done … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Smith, ELP, Focus, Genesis, Gentle Giant, Guthrie Govan, Ian Bairnson, Jethro Tull, Jimmy Greenspoon, King Crimson, Mark Feltham, Moody Blues, Patrick Moraz, Pink Floyd, Plays Prog Rock Classics, Richard Harvey, Rush, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Thijs van Leer, Yes
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Album Review: STEVEN WILSON – Drive Home

Kscope [Release Date: 21.10.13] What a busy boy Steven Wilson is these days. Fresh from the release earlier this year of his third solo album ‘The Raven That Refused To Sing’, the release of the fourth Blackfield album and his … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Drive Home, Guthrie Govan, Nick Beggs, Porcupine Tree, Progressive Rock, review, Steven Wilson
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