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Ulysses - Neronia

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A German five piece, Ulysses play a neo-prog style that is far more interesting than most. Lyrically ambitious, they occasionally remind of Twelfth Night, although their style gravitates more...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-08-01)

Various Artists - Fafnir

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Fafnir is an Italian compilation of new talent roughly orbiting the symphonic progressive axis, and as with many other compilations, it's a mixed bag, encompassing neo-drivel to mind...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1994-08-01)

Various Artists - Progressive & Melodic Rock Vol. 1 - 3

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Can you say Neo? Do you enjoy the music of bands like Marillion, Rush, Saga and Tears for Fears? Do Univers Zero, Area, Etron Fou and Il Balletto di Bronzo give you nightmares? If the answer to the...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-08-01)

Versailles - Le Trésor de Valliesres

Cover art This latest offering from the French four-piece Versailles takes the spirit of the classic French symphonics (Ange, Mona Lisa, etc.) and dresses it in a modern suit of heavy armor. Vocalist Guillaume...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-08-01)

Versailles - Le Trésor de Valliesres

Cover art It’s amazing how with opinions on bands, even one or two can sway you. This is French group Versailles' third album, and by the reports of their first album Le Cathédrale du Temps, I was...  » Read more
(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1994-08-01)

Ways 3 - Ways 3

Cover art Ways 3 is a duo of two French multi-instrumentalists: Noel Gaultier (guitar, bass, vocals, rhythm programming) and Jean-Luc Hamonet (guitar, flute, sax, synth). Due to the brevity of the album (only...  » Read more
(Posted by Mike Ohman 1994-08-01)

X-Legged Sally - Killed by Charity

Cover art How to categorize a mix of jazz-fusion, funk, and experimental punk rock? Don't bother! Pigeonholing X-Legged Sally is like trying to convince Bob Fripp to play 12-bar blues. It probably could be...  » Read more
(Posted by Mike Borella 1994-08-01)

Before There Was a Label —
Looking at the Beginnings of Progressive Rock

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It's almost October 1994. That means it was almost 25 years ago that King Crimson's debut album In the Court of the Crimson King was released on both sides of the ocean, and the term "Progressive Rock" was born — at first a trend that grew out of the late 60s musical awareness that elevated the importance of the instrumentation and soloing while diminishing the importance of the singer, the lyrics, and the old song structure that had remained essentially unchanged since the early 50s.

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-08-01)

Taking Your Mind off Nietzsche —
The Virgil Moorefield Interview

Cover art Composer Virgil Moorefield, drummer and one-time guitarist with Glenn Branca, has recently released his first CD with his nine-piece ensemble on Cuneiform, titled Distractions on the Way to the King's Party (see our review in Exposé #3). The ensemble has been gigging regularly in the New York area since their formation in 1992, playing venues such as The Kitchen, Roulette, and The Knitting Factory. Moorefield has also been involved with numerous other concurrent projects. Exposé caught up with Virgil while he was juggling various projects, and he was kind enough to spare a few moments out of his busy schedule with us.  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-08-01)

Ain Soph - Hat and Field

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Ain Soph are a post-Canterbury Japanese quartet who have certainly paid their dues, and whose Hat and Field album marks their return to the progressive/jazz scene from a six year hiatus...

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(Posted by Dan Casey 1994-05-01)

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