Reviews of Prog Rock, Classical Music, Art Rock and Jazz
2024 was a stunning year for Prog Rock new and old The Cover of Living & Alive by Beatrix Players The Return of Beatrix Players Beatrix Players, led by Ms Amy Birks, made a welcome return to the progressive rock scene in late 2023 with the release of their album Living and Alive. In 2024, …
Wednesday 19 June 2024 O2 Apollo Manchester **** Early Pink Floyd imaginatively reinvented Last Wednesday morning, the first tickets went on sale for performances in Manchester by a music legend/national treasure now in his eighties, Sir Paul McCartney. That evening, another musical institution - also in his eighties - Nick Mason, was in town with …
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Friday 6 May 2022 O₂ Apollo Manchester Nick Mason's band are more than just an echo of the past ***** Pink Floyd's drummer Nick Mason announced that the band shared a stage in Manchester with Jimi Hendrix 55 years ago in 1967. It seems unlikely that the original band will ever tour again, not least …
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