District 97 is a band that I discovered much later than I would have wanted. I first heard about them because they were performing at Cruise to the Edge. People all over the ship were raving about them. The ship, mind you, was divided between older progressive rock fans and newer, metal leaning fans, but … Continue reading
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OK, so…James. Tell me about the six years between the Echoes of Edensong EP and the amazing new record Years in the Garden of Years. We were actually busy writing Years in the Garden of Years very soon after we released the Echoes of Edensong EP. EoE marked our first time in the studio together with … Continue reading
Detroit, Michigan’s very own Discipline has a long, storied history in the world of underground American progressive rock. Led by founding vocalist/keyboardist Matthew Parmenter, Discipline has released 4 albums since 1988 along with a smattering of live releases. 2017 brings about the band’s 5th album, Captives of the Wine Dark Sea, via the Laser’s Edge … Continue reading
I found it rather lamentable that Rikard Sjöblom left Beardfish (concurrent with the demise of the band) in the wake of their having released what I felt was their strongest album, 2015’s +4626-Comfortzone. And while I am a fan of the band Sjöblom joined, it still felt like the result was the prog world losing … Continue reading
The news of Allan Holdsworth’s passing could have knocked me over with a feather. While I have lamented the aging and passing of many of my favorite musicians https://cirdecsongs.com/2017/02/21/father-time-remains-unbeaten/ , I was nonetheless unprepared to hear about the death of another favorite today. Allan Holdsworth was one of the most innovative and expressive guitarists in … Continue reading
If I had a dollar for every time I was asked by a friend or associate to define progressive rock, I would probably be a hundredaire, or maybe even a thousandaire. Yeah, so it doesn’t happen THAT often, but enough to warrant some activity. Yet, there are so many definitions and running arguments about who … Continue reading
