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Glastonbury Interest Down On Previous Years

2008-03-15 12:45:52 by John Lane in Buzzin Music Blog
 
...previous years. He claims that the lack of big name headlining bands has hampered registrations for this years festival Talking to the BBC, Eavis admitted Theres not as many as last year because we havent got the super, big, big, big sort of headlining act anymore. Weve gone for something middle range although Jay-Z is huge in America. Its...
 
 
 
 
 
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OPETH - Watershed (2008)

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2008-09-06 05:22:58 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
...previous reviewer, a confessed Opeth fan disappointed with this album made the paradoxical comment that it was Opeth's most progressive album. I would have thought this was the point. This album is flawed; echoes of previous Opeth albums come to mind in some songs and there is a definite flashback to anthem rock with the discordant approach...
 
 
 
 
 
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ZAPPA, FRANK - Return Of The Son Of Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar (1981)

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2008-09-06 02:08:13 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
...previous records and there are recognizable bits from Inca Roads in there. The album varies a fair bit in feel, starting with the fairly good (although not completely amazing) Beat It With Your Fist, which already had me amused from the title. The seemingly random bass tapping placed throughout the track, whether it was intentionally amusing...
 
 
 
 
 
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FLOWER KINGS, THE - The Sum Of No Evil (2007)

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2008-09-06 11:02:00 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
...previous albums usually fall on their longer songs on the album. It just seems as though this song is not as well grounded as the other songs, never really establishing a foundation. This is almost 26 minuets of great and beautiful music, but structurally speaking, this isnt really such a good song. Luckily, it flows unnoticeably into its...
 
 
 
 
 
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TANGENT, THE - Not As Good As The Book (2008)

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2008-05-15 15:47:13 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
...previous albums is removed (though far from gone) may have something to do with this. However, it is the more unique songs on here that work best for me First off, the special edition comes with a novella, which is well worth getting if the idea of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy littered with copious prog references appeals to you. It is...
 
 
 
 
 
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KAYO DOT - Blue Lambency Downward (2008)

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2008-05-18 12:45:27 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
...previous albums, and yet it features two more songs than both of the other albums, which only featured five songs. This change immediately had anticipating fans wondering what kind of change they could expect from this new adventure by some of modern and avant-rocks most inventive bands. What exactly did the magician Toby Driver have up his...
 
 
 
 
 
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ANGE - Emile Jacotey (1975)

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2008-02-11 17:39:21 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
...previous albums. Turning the case around, I immediately noticed another change: Ange had hit the 10 song mark were they abdicating longer compositions in favour of more, smaller tracks? Would this have repercussions in their sound? I took the album home to find out So what do we have here? After the mystical medieval journey provided by...
 
 
 
 
 
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ORME, LE - Storia O Leggenda (1977)

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2008-02-28 16:45:39 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
...previous works, more refined in some points, others mixing rates of other musical horizons like reggae, but doubtlessly they begin to explore that it classist vein, a sound, more become attached to the forms of cultured music, and that will be a constant through the album, noticing the preeminence of a earthly sound but, unlike its classic...
 
 
 
 
 
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MARS VOLTA, THE - The Bedlam In Goliath (2008)

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2008-03-28 16:54:44 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
...previous releases there is a story behind the album and if you have a spare hour, and I do mean an hour, you can read the full thing on their website. Basically its all about a oogi (check spelling) board Omar bought in Israel. Bad things began to happen and they all thought the board was cursed and in order to get rid of the curse they had...