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Garden Wall - The Seduction of Madness

I'm not certain if this band is named from the lyric of Genesis' "I Know What I Like," but that could begin to explain the myriad of styles the band employs. Garden Wall has a metalish rhythm section...  » Read more
(Posted by Jeff Melton 1996-08-01)

Genfuoco - Dentro l'Invisible

Genfuoco were one of the last "progressive" rock groups in the late 70s with Zauber and Locanda delle Fate. Genfuoco's music, very much like Zauber, was airy and serene with some very...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-08-01)

Germinale - Germinale & E il Suo Respiro Ancora Agila le Onde

One of the better of the new Italian progressive bands, their eponymous debut just escaped the second part of our "New Italian Progressive Rock Scene" overview back in issue #4. So with...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-08-01)

Gilgamesh - Another Fine Tune You Got Me Into

Gilgamesh's second album is a work of rediscovery for the original two lead voices of the band, Phil Lee (guitars) and Alan Gowen (keyboards). Gowen had just returned from a tour of the U.S....

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 1996-08-01)

Glass Hammer - Perelandra

If you're looking for a good keyboard album, then look no further. Glass Hammer has lots to offer in that department. There are some great keyboard parts on Perelandra and the...

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(Posted by Mike Grimes 1996-08-01)

Glass Hammer - Perelandra

My first impressions of the album were that the music is a trite retread of the same standard progressive ideas, just performed by a different set of enthusiastic fans using weakly written...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 1996-08-01)

Glass Hammer - Perelandra

It's terribly sad to me that many people's impression of "progressive rock" goes no farther than Yes, Genesis, or their countless soundalikes. I don't want to be too hard on...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-08-01)

Gong - Pre-Modernist Wireless: The Peel Sessions

Blah blah Gong blah Daevid Allen blah space rock blah seminal spiritual gnomepixiebanana. Ahem. OK, now the introductions are over, we now have the latest live Gong installment, three different...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-08-01)

Gothic Lunch - Gothic Lunch

Marco Cimino of Errata Corrige mixed this and it says on the back that he wrote the songs, however on the inside it says he didn't write anything and only played piano on one track. In reality,...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-08-01)

Grey Lady Down - Forces

This is the second album for this British five-piece with a dedicated lead vocalist, whose style is firmly in the neo-progressive camp of bands like IQ and others who drive their sound with brite...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-08-01)

Günter Schickert - Somnambul

This is one of Musique Intemporelle's Rainbow series, CDs released with a track of CD ROM on each one. I haven't seen the CD ROM portion of this so I can't comment, but the rest of the...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-08-01)

Guru Guru - Live

Guru Guru was one of the pioneering German psych rock groups, but by 1977 they had mellowed out with age leaving behind the Neumeier / Trepte / Genrich line up that procured classics such as...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-08-01)

Gwendal - Les Plus Belles Chansons de Gwendal

Gwendal are an amazing group and one of my favorites of the severely underrated French / Breton folk-rock scene. Unfortunately the distribution of any of their albums is uncommonly poor and it...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-08-01)

Hampton Grease Band - Music to Eat

The "Hampton," of course, refers to the venerable Bruce Hampton, best known for his 90s rock / jazz / funk outfit, the Aquarium Rescue Unit. But back in the early 70s, Hampton was the...

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(Posted by Steve Robey 1996-08-01)

Heretic - Past in Future

This strictly limited edition private release by Heretic (a.k.a. Hiro Kawahara) represents the work of the last few years with demo versions of two thirty-five minute tracks in multiple parts,...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-08-01)

Horslips - Collection

Finally a representative collection of the work of this excellent Irish folk-rock band that doesn't focus exclusively on their hits. This 2CD collection - both discs full length, traces the band's...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-08-01)

Il Balletto di Bronzo - Ys (Original & English)

Ys is certainly one of the more controversial progressive rock albums. Many people will tell you not only that it is a classic, but it's often quoted as being the very best of...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-08-01)

Il Giro Strano - La Divina Commedia

Around a core six-piece of organ, guitar, bass, drums, sax+flute, and powerful lead vocalist Mirko Ostinet, Il Giro Strano were ex-members of equally obscure bands Tramps and Voodoo. They recorded...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-08-01)

Il Sistema - Il Viaggio senza Andata

Ciro Perrino has been Mauro Moroni's right hand man at Mellow Records, so it's not surprising that many of the lost relics released by that label include him and other members of the short...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-08-01)

Iona - Journey into the Morn

The first 15 minutes of this album (except the two-minute opener) give the listener no idea of what is to come. If you judge an album based on a cursory listen of the first few songs , this one...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-08-01)