Monthly Archives: January 2018

Extremities – “Gaia”

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Ryan Good

People who share music with you are good people.  When Progman Rob sends me music to review, it’s like I have a personal Pandora-station making suggestions based on what he knows like.  It’s pretty cool.  [“awww, Ryan. -Rob] The email … Continue reading →

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Legend of The Seagullmen – “Legend of The Seagullmen”

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Rob

Legend of The Seagullmen are the latest “supergroup” in metal. Danny Carey of Tool and Brent Hinds of Mastodon are the big names present. The band also has director Jimmy Howard on guitar, and Pete Griffin of Zappa Plays Zappa … Continue reading →

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Magnum – “Lost On The Road To Eternity”

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Rob

Magnum has been around a long time. I actually always meant to listen to them over the years but just never did. I finally did when I reviewed their last album, “Sacred Blood ‘Divine’ Lies.” Rather than just accept the … Continue reading →

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Kino returns after 13 years with new album “Radio Voltaire”

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Rob

Kino’s first album “Picture” has been one of my favorite albums for a lot of years. Since then John Mitchell has joined the reformed It Bites and formed his own band Lonely Robot. But I always wanted another Kino album. … Continue reading →

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Nine Skies – “Return Home”

Posted on January 21, 2018 by madvinyl

If you are a music nerd such as I am, you tend to have a pretty open mind towards styles of music. That means there is a lot of music out there in the world to discover and listen to. … Continue reading →

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Rush “Officially” Calls it a Career

Posted on January 20, 2018 by Rob

The big news has been that Alex Lifeson was quoted in an interview with the Globe and Mail that Rush was done as a band. He said: “It’s been a little over two years since Rush last toured. We have … Continue reading →

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Between the Buried and Me Announce 2 Part Concept Album, “Automata”

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Rob

Between the Buried and Me have announced that they are once again releasing a two part concept album. Parallax was split between an EP and an album. Their new album is called Automata. Part I already has a March 9 … Continue reading →

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STEVE HACKETT – launches live clip of ‘El Niño’, Live in Birmingham

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Rob

Steve Hackett has released a clip from his upcoming live album/video “Wuthering Nights: Live in Birmingham.” Below is press release which has all the info on the release.   ——————————————————————————————————————————-   On Friday, January 26th 2018, Inside Out Music will … Continue reading →

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Perfect Beings – “Vier”

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Rob

It seems like it’s getting harder and harder for artists to be truly progressive. The genre has been around for so long that you would assume that it’s all been done by now. And then a band comes along that … Continue reading →

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Kayak – “Seventeen”

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Rob

When comes to actual progressive pop, two bands come to mind for me: Supertramp (one of my favorite bands) and Kayak. Each band embrace the melodies and hooks of good pop music while maintaining the high standard of progressive rock. … Continue reading →

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