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Music Review: The Fool by esOterica

The Fool was released on April 08, 2008 on the Bieler Bros. label, and clocks in at 56 minutes, 39 seconds.

Music Review -- Building An Empire by Demians

Building An Empire was released on May 20, 2008 on the InsideOut label, and clocks in at 65 minutes, 31 seconds (including the bonus track).

Music Review -- Sleeping In Traffic, Part Two by Beardfish

Sleeping in Traffic, Part 2 was released in May of 2008, on the InsideOut label, and clocks in at 74 minutes and 24 seconds.

Music Review-- The Fading Ghosts of Twilight by Agents of Mercy

The Fading Ghosts of Twilight was released on the Foxtrot Music label in March of 2009. The album was released as a digipack featuring 77 minutes of music, and the first 100 CDs sold were signed by Roine Stolt (sadly, I missed out on one of those).

Music Review-- Nostalgia by Satellite

See my review of Satellite's earlier release, Into the Night. Nostalgia was released by Metal Mind Productions on 23rd February 2009 in Europe / 10th March 2009 in USA. The album is available in two formats: a standard CD and a digipak CD with two bonus tracks.

Greatest Rock Keyboardist

Welcome back, my friends ... continuing our ongoing survey about great rock musicians, we come now to the Masters of the Mellotron, the Ticklers of the Ivory, the Knights of the Order of Ebony and Ivory ... the keyboard players. Who do you rank as the greatest of all-time?

Greatest Bassist

As we continue our tour through rock history, conducting polls and engaging in splendid and lively conversation about the great players in the genre, we come to the Bassists ... the ones who provide the throbbing heartbeat that infuses music with the lifeblood of sonic thunder.

Greatest Rock Drummer

A raging debate has broken out in the midst of our conversation about the "Greatest Rock Vocalist" concerning this vital subject: Who is the Greatest Rock Drummer? Now, for those who want to continue the still-lively discussion/poll about Rock Vocalists, feel free to visit the …

Greatest Rock Vocalist

Welcome to another highly subjective Newsvine music poll! Our subject this time is the age-old question: who is the greatest rock vocalist ever? What I am looking for is your opinions on those hard rock or classic rock vocalists who - whether solo or as part of a group - offer …

Music Review -- A Place in the Queue by The Tangent

The Tangent is a band that I listened to on some throwaway advice given by someone who knew I liked prog-rock. "Oh, you like That sort of stuff? You ought to give a listen to The Tangent." That was it, no more, no less.

Music Review -- Happiness Is the Road by Marillion

Marillion are a British rock group formed in 1979, with 15 studio albums to their credit.

Music Review -- Into the Night by Satellite

Satellite is a band out of Warszawa, Poland, consisting of Robert Amirian (vocals), Sarhan Kubeisi (guitars), Krzysiek Palczewski (keyboards), Wojtek Szadkowski (drums), and Jarek Michalski (bass).

Music Review -- Dark Matter by IQ

IQ is a British band that formed in the early 80s, along with bands such as Marillion and Pallas. From 1982 to 1984, the line-up consisted of Peter Nicholls (vocals), Mike Holmes (guitar), Martin Orford (keyboards), Paul Cook (drums), and Tim Esau (bass).

The Mars Volta, Go See Them!

I am going to take a break from my usual ranting about politics to gush over my favorite band.

Never mind the Sex Pistols ... here's the harpsichord!

Here we examine the audacity of Yes. Wherein Tom Bombadil swims upstream once more ... Newsvine's own eternal salmon! Title: "Tormato" Artist: Yes Label: Rhino/WEA Year Released: 1978 Rating: 3.5 Stars out of 5

Music Worth Your Time 2/14/08

Title: Call to Arms Artist: Angels & Airwaves Album: I-Empire Year: 2007 Genre: Progressive Rock/ Experimental

Review: Kansas "Point of Know Return"

Album title: "Point of Know Return" Artist: Kansas Label: Sony Released: 1977/2002 Rating: 5 stars out of 5

Concert Review: Kansas Rocks Gulf Coast

Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of their landmark progressive rock masterpiece album, Point of Know Return, musical titans Kansas blew into the historic Gulf Coast port city of Mobile, Alabama, like a Category Five hurricane earlier this evening.

Review - Kansas: "Leftoverture"

Album title: "Leftoverture" Artist: Kansas Label: Sony Released: 1976/2001 Rating: 5 stars out of 5

Review - Yes: "Going for the One"

REVIEW Title: "Going for the One" Artist: Yes Label: Rhino/WEA (original released in 1976; re-mastered and re-released in 2003) 5 out of 5 stars

Great Lost Bands: Short-lived but long-remembered

This evening, I've been listening again to a band called New England, which recorded back in the late 1970s and early 1980s before breaking up.

REVIEW: "Close to the Edge" by Yes

Close to the Edge by Yes (Rhino/WEA, 2003/1972) 5 stars out of 5 A group as longlasting and as successful as Yes is bound to have a career filled with many lofty highlights and acheivements, and Yes has indeed scaled the heights often, both artistically and commercially.

REVIEW: ELO's "No Answer"

"NO ANSWER: ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA I" Electric Light Orchestra (Sony/Legacy, 1971/2006) 4 stars out of 5

REVIEW: "Tales from Topographic Oceans" by Yes

Title: "Tales From Topographic Oceans" Artist: Yes Label: Rhino/WEA (2003) Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5

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