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Metaphor - Starfooted

Metaphor used to be an early-Genesis cover band, and they wear it on their sleeves. Occasionally the influence breeds near-plagiarism, while mostly it is a springboard for a more modern style, one...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 2000-10-01)

Metaphor - Starfooted

Starfooted is the debut album by Metaphor, and it’s a winner. Not content with a simple collection of songs, Metaphor enters the field with that staple of progressive rock...

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(Posted by Dane Carlson 2000-10-01)

Mind's Eye - Waiting for the Tide

Mind's Eye may not have the most original name, but this quartet (vocals, guitar, bass, and a drummer who also plays keys) more than makes up for it with a sound that is. The requisite elements...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2000-10-01)

Murat Ses - Culduz

Murat Ses, a Turkish synthesist, has completed his exploration trilogy with Culduz, his first CD release. I was impressed when Murat released Binfen (part two) several years ago....

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2000-10-01)

Neil Haverstick - Other Worlds

Back in #18, I reviewed Neil’s last album, Acoustic Stick, a masterful jazz / blues / folk...  » Read more
(Posted by Steve Robey 2000-10-01)

Night Flight Project - Night Flight Project

This album has something of a built-in audience. Three members of Quantum recorded these tracks circa 1990-91 in between the two Quantum albums. To further capitalize on this fact, Record Runner...

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(Posted by Mike Ohman 2000-10-01)

November - 6:e November

November was a Swedish heavy rock band which alternated slow-to-mid tempo riff-oriented rock songs with a few great mellow pieces. The main line-up is guitar, bass, and drums, with guest...

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(Posted by Mac Beaulieu 2000-10-01)

Oberon - Sonnet

Sonnet is an interesting collection. At its core are readings of 12 of Shakespeare's sonnets, eight of which come with a song. The readings are all by trained English actors that lend...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2000-10-01)

Oliver Wakeman - Heaven's Isle

Oliver is the eldest of the Wakeman boys, and seems to have appeared on the scene virtually overnight. He first appeared with Clive Nolan on the Jabberwocky album. Heaven’s...

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(Posted by Dane Carlson 2000-10-01)

Pageant - Abysmal Masquerade

Released a year after their debut, Abysmal Masquerade is Pageant’s second album and contains a couple of alternate versions of older tracks, a few live tunes, and some new stuff as...

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(Posted by Mike Grimes 2000-10-01)

Peter Hammill - The Fall of the House of Usher

The key point to keep in mind about enjoying this re-work is that this seventy-seven minute disc is an opera. It's a vocal story reading from start to finish of the Edgar Allen Poe classic...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2000-10-01)

Pihasoittajat - Hattukauppiaan Aamu & Kontaten Kotia

These two discs contain material culled from three albums released in the early 70s. The earliest album, Kivinen tie Dublinniin (Rocky Road to Dublin), was released in 1972, and finds this...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2000-10-01)

Procol Harum - BBC Live in Concert

1974 was probably the last year Procol Harum had any marketplace to make a noticeable inroad. The five-piece group plus one lyricist had just come from a series of two financial and artistic...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2000-10-01)

Ptarmigan - Ptarmigan

Well, here’s a lost gem from a bygone era! Ptarmigan was a relatively short-lived Canadian acoustic group. The core of the band consisted of singer and recorder player Glen Dias and twelve-string...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2000-10-01)

Quiet Sun - Mainstream & Phil Manzanera - Diamond Head

Phil Manzanera's maiden UK project was Quiet Sun, which included gifted drummer Charles Hayward as well as monster bassist Bill MacCormack and keyboardist Dave Jarrett. From the band's...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2000-10-01)

Ray de Tone - Once More... with Feeling

Although you may not know him by name, guitarist Ray de Tone has connections with a lot of artists in the mainstream music industry including the likes of Iron Maiden, Ronnie Spector, Billy Joel,...

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(Posted by Dan Casey 2000-10-01)

Robert Wyatt - Little Red Robin Hood - A Documentary

It’s extremely rare, in fact downright impossible to make a film regarding any prominent Canterbury music figure. That’s the prime reason this documentary on Robert Wyatt is such a...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2000-10-01)

Rockin' Teenage Combo - 6/4 Getaway

Rockin’ Teenage Combo is an energetic Seattle jazz trio (keys, bass, drums) that seems bent on blending the spirit of classic jazz (of the Tyner and Hancock variety) with the groovy...

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(Posted by Steve Robey 2000-10-01)

Roger Eno & Peter Hammill - The Appointed Hour

Synchronizing a clock to trigger a real-time cyber session is a great concept. However difficult logistically, neither Peter Hammill nor Brian Eno's younger brother is a novice to the premise...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2000-10-01)

Rosenberg 7 - R7

This Swedish group has a different take on modernizing Nordic folk music. Instead of adding electric instruments or ethnic percussion, they mix the traditional with a bit of 20th Century classical....

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2000-10-01)