Eloy was a prog rock band that was actually fairly popular in their native Germany. In America, they’re almost completely unknown, with only two of their albums, Inside (1973) and Floating (1974) having American releases. 1977’s Ocean was their sixth album and is my favorite from these guys. By this time, the band had a […] Continue reading →

Back in the 1970s, there were a string of rather cheesy, but amusing low budget documentary movies that surfaced. Heck, even that style hit television with In Search Of… with Leonard Nimoy. Mysteries From Beyond Earth, from 1976, was one of these cheesy low-budget movie documentaries. The picture quality is grainy, and everything about the […] Continue reading →

In the 1980s, a new band playing progressive space rock music knew right away they’re never going to find a label to release their stuff. Hawkwind was able to get labels to release their new albums in the 1980s, but then they had the benefit of releasing many albums in the previous decade (their debut […] Continue reading →

When you think Tangerine Dream, you might think “New Age”, should be put in the same category as Yanni and John Tesh. Don’t, as their early material is just incredible and mindblowing, nothing like what they’ve been doing in the last 15 years or thereabout. Electronic Meditation is Tangerine Dream’s debut and is very unlike […] Continue reading →

Before Le Orme became one of the biggest prog rock bands to come out of Italy (aside from PFM), they were a psychedelic band. They released a handful of singles since 1967 before releasing their first full length LP, Ad Gloriam in 1969. If you’re familiar with their prog rock albums like Uomo di Pezza […] Continue reading →

If you’re familiar with progressive rock, chances are, you’re familiar with bands like Yes, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Genesis (before they turned to corporate crap), King Crimson, etc. But what isn’t too well known, is the progressive rock coming out of Italy. That country has a ton of great stuff, but the problem is the […] Continue reading →

Along with Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span was one of the biggest names of British folk rock. Comparisons to Fairport are pretty common. For example, their vocalist, Maddy Prior often gets compared with Sandy Denny. The band even featured ex-Fairport bassist Ashley Hutchings for their first three albums. But unlike Fairport, Steeleye Span never touched on […] Continue reading →

After the Ozrics released Curious Corn in 1997, the band faced some bullshit with their then new label, Snapper Records. A 1998 followup, Swirly Termination was shelved until 2000, and was basically not supported by the band (the band didn’t even want that album to be released). Apparently their relationship with Snapper had been since […] Continue reading →

This is it, the very beginnings of what would become simply one of the greatest of space rock bands. In 1984/85, major record labels showed no interest in this kind of music. They’d rather push the music made popular by MTV to the public. The band knew they wouldn’t stand a chance, so they took […] Continue reading →

Rainbow Dome Musick, released in 1979, is quite different from all of Hillage’s other solo efforts. For one thing, this is an all-instrumental work, with just him on guitar, glissando guitar and synthesizers, and Miquette Giraudy on synthesizers. Only two side length cuts. Apparently the music to this album was for an event held in […] Continue reading →