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ALAN PARSONS - Full tube with choir

25. May 2016

Alan Parsons The Alan Parsons Live Project

The music of only a few rock acts is so predestined for a symphonic realization as that of the Alan Parsons Project. Here rock sounds, electronic components and orchestral music merge to form an art rock jewel. Andrew Powell, who has worked with avant-garde composers such as Karlheinz Stockhausen and György Ligeti, took on the role of arranger and conductor on the albums. His work comes fully to bear in the live implementation. Alan Parsons (67) reports how it came to "Live In Colombia".

PENDRAGON - liberating from the sulking angle

25. May 2016

Pendragon

Neoprog experienced its heyday in the middle of the eighties. The reference works of the genre, which resumed the melodic prog of the seventies and poured into a new, more modern (with some bands also: more kitschy) form, originate from this time. Some few acts like Pallas or Marillion grabbed Majordeals, the latter even filled the big halls. But this high didn't last long: Only ten years later the MTV stars were Oasis, Spice Girls and Jamiroquai, on the radio they played "Killing Me Softly" by the Fugees and Alanis Morissettes "Ironic".

KATATONIA - Comfort comes before a fall

25. May 2016

Katatonia

There is nothing left of the death metal roots and the growl singing that could still be heard on their 1993 debut "Dance Of December Souls". One can compare the evolution of Katatonia with that of her compatriots Opeth. In 2003 they had their commercial breakthrough with "Viva Emptiness". Creative stagnation has always been a foreign word for the band from Stockholm, which is why they don't shy away from experiments like on the last recording "Dethroned & Uncrowned". On the current album "Fall Of Hearts" a warmer sound has surprisingly crept in.

SANTANA - Hippies always come back

23. May 2016

Santana

For Latin rock fans, it's a surprise that the original Santana band has reunited for the album entitled "IV". In addition to Carlos Santana, 2016 keyboarder Gregg Rolie, drummer Michael Shrieve and percussionist Mike Carabello as well as guitarist Neal Schon are also in the game. Only drummer José "Chepito" Areas is not included, just like bass player David Brown, who died in 2000 at the age of 50. Instead, "IV" was joined by some interesting younger spitballs, whose elan rubbed off on the older colleagues.

BOB DYLAN - The Anniversary of a Monument

23. May 2016

Bob Dylan

From Minnesota, he moved out into the world at the beginning of the sixties to reshape the music scene to his liking - which he did impressively. He will influence people who are not even born today with his work and his life just as he influenced his contemporaries with it. Bob Dylan celebrates his 75th birthday on May 25th. eclipsed celebrates and summarizes 75 magical moments of an unprecedented career.

BURG HERZBERG FESTIVAL - Only the tender come into the garden

23. May 2016

Burg Herzberg Festival

At the end of July it's time again: "The mountain calls!" Then the "Burg Herzberg Festival" in Breitenbach in eastern Hesse opens its doors to thousands of old and young hippies. This time under the motto "Back To The Garden", based on a line of text from Joni Mitchell's anthem "Woodstock".

NIGHT OF THE PROG - A unique live reunion, a big tribute show and a lot of quality at all

23. May 2016

Night Of The Prog Festival

Last year the "Night Of The Prog" festival, idyllically situated in the middle of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site, celebrated its tenth anniversary. But after the festival is before the festival, and so the organizer had his hands full during the last months to present another impressive line-up. After all, there should be something for every friend of progressive music.

Goldseelchen - BLUES PILLS are much more soulful on "Lady In Gold

23. May 2016

Blues Pills

On Sunday, 16 April, the Donz village near the Swabian Alb is visited by journalists. The idyllic spot in Lautertal is the home of Nuclear Blast. Since its foundation in 1987, the record company has become a global player in the metal business. In the meantime, however, the label makers have also turned to the less metallic rock sector.

Second Life - Members of well-known British bands have joined forces to form MINOR VICTORIES

23. May 2016

Minor Victories

The concept of the Supergroup is over one hundred years old. In jazz it was still called Allstar Band and made an institution that either big bands battle each other or the winners of the big polls are called Poll Winners Band. In rock Cream united to form the first supergroup, the Beatles mutated into the supergroup of their own members by 1968 at the latest, and countless examples followed, from Emerson, Lake & Palmer to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and the Traveling Wilburys to Them Crooked Vultures.

Master and master student - RIVAL SONS Retro-Recken tour with rock legends and are praised by them

23. May 2016

Rival Sons

On their new album "Hollow Bones", the four Californians once again inspire with impetuous energy, wild blues rock and a hint of 70s nostalgia. As with the predecessor, the comparison with Led Zeppelin is obvious. "We all actually hear a lot of Led Zeppelin and are often compared to them," says bassist Dave Beste, who has been with the Rival Sons since 2013. "Personally, I don't think the new album in particular sounds like this. We weren't influenced by other bands either, only by ourselves."

ALAN PARSONS - Full tube with choir

PENDRAGON - liberating from the sulking angle

KATATONIA - Comfort comes before a fall

SANTANA - Hippies always come back

BOB DYLAN - The Anniversary of a Monument

BURG HERZBERG FESTIVAL - Only the tender come into the garden

NIGHT OF THE PROG - A unique live reunion, a big tribute show and a lot of quality at all

Goldseelchen - BLUES PILLS are much more soulful on "Lady In Gold

Second Life - Members of well-known British bands have joined forces to form MINOR VICTORIES

Master and master student - RIVAL SONS Retro-Recken tour with rock legends and are praised by them

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