Writing on the Wall, from Edinburgh, Scotland is the epitome of an underground rock band. Their one and only album was entitled The Power of the Picts, released in 1969 on a label called Middle Earth (the band also happened to perform at the Middle Earth Club as well). The label only had something like […] Continue reading →

While many people most familiar with the German scene are familiar with bands such as Can, Faust, Neu, Amon Düül II, Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel, and the likes, the country had quite a few more or less conventional symphonic prog acts out there. Like Eloy, Novalis, Grobschnitt, Ramses, many of these bands of course, […] Continue reading →

1971’s Galactic Zoo Dossier, Arthur Brown’s first album with his new band Kingdom Come proved that he still had more great material to give us. So a year later, he decided to record a second album, called Kingdom Come. By this point VCS-3 synthesizer player Julian Paul Brown and bassist Desmond Fisher left, replaced by […] Continue reading →

I have already reviewed a bunch of Ozric Tentacles albums already, but what I hadn’t done is reviewed one of their live albums, so here goes. Live at the Pongmasters Ball is the band’s most recent live album, recorded March 29th (Friday), 2002 at the Shepherds Bush Empire in London. This was also their first […] Continue reading →

In 1969, Jack S. Margolis wrote a book called A Child’s Garden of Grass. Two years later, an album based on that book surfaced on Elektra Records. If you’re looking for a silly comedy album in which the entire theme is on marijuana, and its affects, then you should go get a copy. I am […] Continue reading →

Ireland is well known for artists such as U2, Thin Lizzy, Boomtown Rats, Clannad, Enya, and The Cranberries. One Irish band often ignored is Horslips. They were one of the pioneers of Celtic rock by combining rock with the Celtic music of their homeland, and gave us some rather successful results in the process. They […] Continue reading →

Many of you already know The Mother Earth News. You probably see it sold at your local supermarket. Heck, you probably have a few issues lying about in your home. If you’ve given a chance to read the magazine, you’ll notice the magazine is all about living in the country, how to survive, grow your […] Continue reading →

Power and the Passion, Eloy’s fourth album, was the album where the band wanted to move away from the guitar and Hammond organ format and to a more spacy, synthesizer dominated sound. It was also their first concept album, this album was about a teenaged boy named Jamie who accidentally swallowed some time eroding drugs […] Continue reading →

I’m sure a few of you know who Arthur Brown is. He had a hit in 1968 with “Fire”. While he might be thought of as a one-hit wonder, all the albums he’s done up to 1973 are well worth having. 1971’s Galactic Zoo Dossier is that prime example. By this time, The Crazy World […] Continue reading →

Focus followed their wonderful Moving Waves with Focus 3, this time being a double album. The band at this point featured guitarist Jan Akkerman, organist/flutist Thijs van Leer, and drummer Pierre van der Linden with new bassist Bert Ruiter (later a member of Earth & Fire). Although this album still has some fine material, it […] Continue reading →