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Ahvak - Ahvak

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Dave Kerman said he was playing with a cool band over in Israel, and they were about to release their first album… but I sure wasn’t prepared for something of this caliber. Ahvak, a...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2004-04-01)

Yes - Relayer

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[This review looks specifically at the 2003 Rhino reissue.]

If judged purely on the criteria of sonic improvements plus bonus tracks, the new Rhino reissue of Relayer is...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2003-12-01)

Yes - Going for the One

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[This review looks specifically at the 2003 Rhino reissue.]

It was no surprise when I learned that Going for the One would be generous with bonus tracks; the 1991 box...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2003-12-01)

Yes - Close to the Edge

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[This review looks specifically at the 2003 Rhino reissue.]

Rhino’s acclaimed reissue campaign continues with the the core of Yes’s most adventurous work. Close...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2003-12-01)

Vermilion - Flattening Mountains and Creating Empires

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This album is quite an oddity, coming as it does from a little-known (so far) band on an independent label, for it features a big name producer (Steve Albini) and a big name artist on the cover...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2003-12-01)

Various Artists - The Best of Baltimore's Buried Bands II

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This two CD set was produced by OHO main-mover and elder statesman of the Baltimore progressive scene Jay Graboski. Apparently there must have been a “Part I” (maybe an LP?) and this is...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2003-12-01)

Thinking Plague - A History of Madness

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Guitarist Mike Johnson is now the indisputable ruler of Thinking Plague as the group wades through its first album since 1999’s exceptional CD

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2003-12-01)

Thinking Plague - A History of Madness

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Thinking Plague seems well equipped to tackle an album with this title. They create a mad sort of progressive rock that some might call RIO, though I’m sure Mike Johnson and company would...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2003-12-01)

Thinking Plague - A History of Madness

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Most music critics (and listeners too) tend to get caught up in the genre game when describing music. We think in terms of qualities like loud / soft, electric / acoustic, rocks / doesn’t....

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2003-12-01)

The Walkabouts - Ended up a Stranger

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I first encountered the Walkabouts in 1984 when they put out their debut EP on their own Necessity Records. I was struck with their unique interpretation of American folk rock, and really enjoyed...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2003-12-01)

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