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TDW – The Days The Clock Stopped – Album Review
Artist: TDW Album Title: The Days The Clock Stopped Label: Layered Reality Productions Date of Release: 15 January 2021 Once again, I am faced with that thorny issue, reviewing the album of a friend. I have known Tom De Wit for several years through our mutual love of progressive music and our attendance at ProgPower Continue Reading »
Need – Norchestrion: A Song For The End – Album Review
Artist: Need Album Title: Norchestrion: A Song For The End Label: Ikaros Records Date of Release: 12 January 2021 Starting the year as I mean to go on, I’m tackling a band that I’d heard things about, but had never had the time to delve I to their music. Well, the fact that they have Continue Reading »
Anticipated Album Releases in 2021 – Part 1
Now that I have completed my round-up of 2020 from a musical perspective, I want to focus 100% on 2021. We all hope that this new year will bring new hope; a return to gigs? A return to seeing people in 3D? A return to hugs and much-needed human contact? Let’s hope so. But can Continue Reading »
2020 – Honourable Mentions & The Ones That Got Away
2020 was a rubbish year, but a killer one in terms of new music. Unperturbed by events around the world, many artists brought their ‘A’ game to the studio to record excellent new music, music we all hope we’ll hear from a stage at some point in 2021. Fingers crossed. To underline my point about Continue Reading »
Top 10 Songs Of 2020
Having now completed my Album of the Year 2020 Top 30 Countdown, I thought I’d briefly turn my attention to the best individual songs of the year. As with the Top 30 series, this is a list of my personal favourite songs. They might not be the most technical, clever, or complicated songs of the Continue Reading »
Album Of The Year 2020 – Number 1
Welcome to the final instalment of my 2020 ‘Album of the Year Top 30 countdown’. That means that I’m about to reveal the winning album in this year’s list. 2020 has been a bad year. Yes, there have been some bright moments, a few silver linings. But, as I sit here alone on Christmas Eve, Continue Reading »
Album Of The Year 2020 – Number 3
Welcome to instalment number twenty-eight of my 2020 ‘Album of the Year Top 30 countdown’. That means we’ve reached the final three places for 2020. I hope you’re as excited as I am about this? Thank you again to you all for sticking with me and joining me on this rather epic annual tradition. It Continue Reading »
Album Of The Year 2020 – Number 4
Welcome to instalment number twenty-seven of my 2020 ‘Album of the Year Top 30 countdown’. No big intros from me today, except the usual reminder to anyone new to this series, to check out the links at the bottom of the post to find out who made the cut, from 30 down to 5, as Continue Reading »
Album Of The Year 2020 – Number 5
Welcome to instalment number twenty-six of my 2020 ‘Album of the Year Top 30 countdown’. That means we have reached the Top 5. The five best albums that, in my opinion, were released during a turbulent, hideous 2020. Thank goodness for music is all I can say. Thank you for sticking with me all this Continue Reading »
Album Of The Year 2020 – Number 6
Welcome to instalment number twenty-five of my 2020 ‘Album of the Year Top 30 countdown’. The last pick before I enter the final five for the year. Getting excited? I know that I am. I’m also a little worried that I won’t get this countdown complete before Christmas Day as promised. My family don’t need Continue Reading »
