by rogue | Aug 3, 2025 | Reviews
Suzi James is a star in my books, proving once and for all, that age is just a number, nothing more, nothing less. Fluent with both guitars , bass and keyboards, as well as flute, violin oud, mandolin and occasional kitchen sinks, Suzi keeps both drummer Sharon...
by rogue | Aug 2, 2025 | Reviews
Being a resolute rebel since my pre-teen days, presumably because of some weird DNA from Siberia, there is absolutely nothing that impresses me more than cleverness, whether in culture, art, sports, literature, cuisine, love and most of all, music. I landed on this by...
by rogue | Aug 2, 2025 | Reviews
RANDOM OPTION (UK) One Another début foray from veteran British proggers Brian Hulse (Plenty, Tim Bowness) on various guitars and keyboards, bassist David K. Jones (Bowness, solo) as well vocalist John Wilkinson (Ellesmere, The Swan Chorus, Bill Bressler, The Samurai...
by rogue | Jul 31, 2025 | Reviews
Mathew Parmenter is back, after a long undisciplined hiatus, with a spanking new release on the ProgRock.com Essentials label. I have a particular fondness for ‘Unfolded the Staircase’, their now mythical masterpiece album, as it arrived in the early years of the prog...
by rogue | Jul 30, 2025 | Reviews
This talented Brazilian band released their debut and while the ratings given by others were not as lofty as mine, I simply adored what I hear, a softer more seductive form of jazz-rock prog. What particularly caught my fine-tuned attention was the stellar bass work...
by rogue | Jul 30, 2025 | Reviews
The debut album was enchanting and enjoyed it a lot. However, there is quite the buzz about this second effort going around the world on numerous sites, always a good sign, especially when it is scheduled for release in mid-August ! (I know the feeling and am living...