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Album review: SUBSIGNAL – A Poetry Of Rain

Posted on October 13, 2023 by alanjones
SUBSIGNAL

Gentle Art Of Music [Release date: 22.09.23] My fellow GRTR! reviewer Pete Whalley gave a four-star review to Subsignal’s previous album ‘La Muerta’ in 2018 – opining at the time that the band had “waved goodbye” to their metal tendencies … Continue reading →

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Album review: RPWL – Crime Scene

Posted on March 10, 2023 by alanjones
RPWL

Gentle Art Of Music  [Release date: 17.03.23] It is now more than twenty years since RPWL’s debut album ‘God Has Failed’ was released to an unknowing world – to a muted response. But, muted response or not, it laid down … Continue reading →

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Album review: SYLVAN – One To Zero

Posted on October 20, 2021 by alanjones
SYLVAN

 Gentle Art Of Music   [Release date: 28.05.21] Sylvan are one of Europe’s finest progressive rock bands whose stock has been rising for some time, but particularly since they signed up to the Gentle Art Of Music label run by fellow … Continue reading →

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Album review: RPWL: God Has Failed – Live And Personal

Posted on May 28, 2021 by alanjones
RPWL - God Has Failed: Live And Personal

Gentle Art Of Music [Release date: 30.04.21] RPWL started life way back as a Pink Floyd tribute band, and, rather like Marillion and their relentless (and wrong) “Genesis Clones” soubriquet, struggled early on to free themselves of the PF comparisons. … Continue reading →

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Album review: BLIND EGO – Preaching To The Choir

Posted on January 17, 2020 by alanjones
BLIND EGO - Preaching To The Choir

Gentle Art Of Music  -  [Release date: 14.02.20] German progressive rock titans RPWL have been ridiculously busy lately, both collectively and individually. Their ‘Tales From Outer Space’ album from early 2019 was deservedly five starred, as was their double live … Continue reading →

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Album review: YOGI LANG – A Way Out Of Here

Posted on October 9, 2019 by alanjones
Yogi Lang - A Way Out Of Here

Gentle Art Of Music  [Release date: 08.11.19] Although probably a new name to those not in the know, Yogi Lang’s day job is as vocalist and front-man for exceptional German progressive rock luminaries RPWL (he’s the ‘L’). He’s flown solo … Continue reading →

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Album review: RPWL – Live From Outer Space

Posted on October 7, 2019 by alanjones
RPWL - Live From Outer Space

Gentle Art Of Music  [Release date: 15 .11.19] Back in the day, bands such as Pearl Jam recorded all their gigs, pressed the CDs at the venue and flogged them to fans on their way out as a souvenir. A … Continue reading →

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News: Albums of the Month (January 2019 – March 2019)

Posted on June 10, 2019 by GRTR! HQ
Steve Hackett - At The Edge Of Light

April-June 2019 July-September 2019 October-December 2019 STEVE HACKETT At The Edge Of Light (Inside Out) [Release date 25.01.19] In his long and distinguished career at the forefront of everything that’s good about progressive rock, Steve Hackett has consistently delivered albums … Continue reading →

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Album review: RPWL – Tales From Outer Space

Posted on February 8, 2019 by alanjones
RPWL - Tales From Outer Space

Gentle Art Of Music  [Release date: 22.03.19] You know what it’s like. You go to a gig and there’s a couple of support bands and you’re thinking to yourself “these are quite good” – then the main band comes on … Continue reading →

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Album review: RPWL – A New Dawn

Posted on August 1, 2017 by alanjones
RPWL - A New Dawn

Gentle Art Of Music [Release date: 14.07.17] RPWL are one of the finest purveyors of intelligent, meaningful progressive rock currently plying their trade in Europe and seem to be making a habit of releasing a superb album and following it … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: MY FAIR FIEND, ARI AND THE ALIBIS, LOCUST HONEY STRING BAND, EUREKA

Posted on December 10, 2015 by GRTR! HQ
MY FAIR FIEND Making Monsters

MY FAIR FIEND  Making Monsters ‘Quirky’ is an oft used description in the singer songwriter world, but it does describe the sophomore release from Utah-based My Fair Fiend  a vehicle for the talents of singer songwriter Callie Crofts. Musically, the … Continue reading →

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Album review: PHI – The Waves Of Sound Remain

Posted on October 7, 2014 by alanjones
PHI - The Waves Of Sound Remain

Gentle Art Of Music   [Release Date 03.11.14] Despite being described by Phi themselves as ‘art rock’ this Austrian 3-piece’s musical debut screams progressive rock all day long – although, it has to be said, the prog metal template of … Continue reading →

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Album Review: RPWL – Wanted

Posted on January 30, 2014 by alanjones
RPWL - Wanted

Gentle Art Of Music – [Release Date: 17.03.14] There are times, aren’t there, when something is musically so good, so in tune with your own ideas and philosophy, that somehow words don’t really do it justice. I could leave this … Continue reading →

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Album Review: FREQUENCY DRIFT – Over

Posted on January 14, 2014 by alanjones
Frequency Drift

Gentle Art Of Music  [Release Date: 14.02.14] Frequency Drift have been at the zenith of Europe’s purveyors of melancholic progressive rock for a few years now – their previous two releases, ‘Ghosts’ (2011) and ‘Laid To Rest’ (2012) were both … Continue reading →

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Album Review: RPWL – A Show Beyond Man And Time

Posted on October 16, 2013 by alanjones
RPWL - A Show Beyond Man And Time

Metal Mind [Release Date: 07.10.13] My review of German neo-progressive RPWL’s 2012 album ‘Beyond Man And Time’ earned itself a five star review for its stellar musicianship and outstanding instrumental composition and songwriting – although I did cast doubt on … Continue reading →

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Album Review: CRYSTAL PALACE – The System Of Events

Posted on September 5, 2013 by alanjones
Crystal Palace

Gentle Art Of Music   [Release Date: 04.10.13] The history of rock music is peppered with great albums – but the ones that truly sit in the Pantheon of iconic albums are those which have that one defining track, that … Continue reading →

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News: RAY WILSON announces live DVD recording

Posted on February 12, 2013 by jason

We are very happy to announce that Ray Wilson, named by Classic Rock Magazine one of the greatest British vocalists of all time, will record his first official live DVD in February. The event will take place on February, 22nd … Continue reading →

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