Issue 5

What's old

Exposé print issues (1993-2011)

Available online from Issue 5

October 1994

44 Pages

Culture, Creativity and Commerce: A perspective on the development of rock music, Ange megafeature, Progfest preview

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Pollen - Pollen

The Canadian symphonic progressive scene is one that unfortunately has avoided CD reissue except for the occasional release such as Harmonium, Spirit of Christmas, and the much harder to find Opus 5.... » Read more
(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1994-10-01)

Progres 2 - Dialog S Vesmírem

This is a solid 76 minute live set from one of the better Eastern European prog bands. Progres 2 recorded several albums in the late 70s/early 80s featuring a rather dark and aggressive symphonic...

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(Posted by Rob Walker 1994-10-01)

PTS - Tides

Take your typical 80s pop band (Mr.Mister, Tears for Fears, Simple Minds or any of a thousand others I've since willingly forgotten), give the keyboards more of a major role and you'll have...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-10-01)

Pulsar - Görlitz

Pulsar was perhaps the best French band in the mid-70s. In fact they were the first French band to be distributed by an English label. From 1975 to 1977 they released three albums culminating with...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 1994-10-01)

Quasar Lux Symphoniæ - Abraham - One Act Rock Opera

Quasar Lux Symphoniæ is a new Italian outfit that has made its entrance into the prog world with quite a bang. Abraham is a one act rock opera spanning two CDs, that is almost Wagnerian in... » Read more
(Posted by Rob Walker 1994-10-01)

Quasar Lux Symphoniæ - Abraham - One Act Rock Opera

First, let's clear up any confusion: This is in no way related to the British neo-symphonic group Quasar that once featured Tracy Hitchings as vocalist. Instead, QLS is an Italian four-piece core band... » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-10-01)

Red Jasper - The Winter's Tale

Hard on the heels of their fourth album A Midsummer Night's Dream, this latest offering from England's Red Jasper appears to be, conceptually at least, a companion piece to that album. The... » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-10-01)

Red Jasper - The Winter's Tale

More three-four chord neo-progressive? Have that craving for shrill digital patches and maybe, just maybe another vocalist who got locked in a room full of old Marillion records? Well, not exactly —... » Read more
(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1994-10-01)

Red Jasper - The Winter's Tale

Evidently you don't have to have a shred of originality, talent, or musicianship to be an active part of the SI (sonically insipid) band roster. Red Jasper continue on in the fine SI (simply... » Read more
(Posted by Rob Walker 1994-10-01)

Renaissance & Illusion - Scheherezade, Turn of the Cards & Madonna Blue

[Note: This review from 1994 refers to reissues on the TRC label. The albums involved have since been legitimately issued, and those releases are listed at the end of this...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-10-01)

Rick Wakeman - Wakeman with Wakeman: The Official Bootleg

Straight from the mixing board on their recent mini-tour, Adam and Rick Wakeman have released this lengthy 2CD live set. The material ranges from classic Rick (Six Wives, Journey,... » Read more
(Posted by Dan Casey 1994-10-01)

Robert Rich - Propagation

Rich is one of the more interesting of the "electronic" artists, his music is as much organic as it is synthesized. With a very wide array of flutes of different origins, and the occasional use of the... » Read more
(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1994-10-01)

Silver Apples - Silver Apples / Contact

Frankly, this is one of those reissues I thought I would never see. The (now long defunct) Kapp label issued these two albums in the late 60s, after which they quickly faded into obscurity. At a time... » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-10-01)

Soft Machine - Third

For those not familiar with Soft Machine, this is probably the best place to start; this marks the major turning point in the band's career, a shift from a more song-oriented style, through a phase of... » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-10-01)

Suspended Memories - Earth Island

Steve Roach is a very individual and influential synthesist: when he is involved in a project he is usually the most distinguishable factor. The Suspended Memories trio is one of these exceptions; its... » Read more
(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1994-10-01)