Mark’s Quick Review: Hadal Sherpa’s – Hadal Sherpa
Well here I am with another instrumental album that I typically do not go for. This album however is really excellent. The melodies in Nautilus Parts I and II are wonderful. The third track harkens back to the 60's. Ikaros has some wonderful changes. This is one of...
Mark’s Quick Review: Toy Matinee’s – Toy Matinee
So I probably should have made my first review this album. This is the whole reason I own progrock.com. I heard last plane out on the Devon Bus in Chicago on some Rock station probably 97.9 the loop. I didn't know what it was I had to sing it to some poor guy at tower...
Mark’s Quick Review: Steven Wilson’s – To The Bone
So yes what you heard about this album is true its closer to a straight rock album than anything else he has done. It makes it quite clear that 4 1/2 needed to come out as those song certainly do not belong on this album. Do not let that worry you. As a matter of fact...
Mark’s Quick Review: Shadow Gallery’s – Tyranny
I remember where I was...I was bowling at a tournament in Knoxville, Tenn when a teammate came up to me after are squad and said that our friend Marty was talking about spock's beard and said, "Wasn't that a band I liked?" It was of course, and Marty and I who knew...
Mark’s Quick Review: Resistor – Underground
This album is head and shoulders above the previous work. Now don't get me wrong I liked the earlier work and I liked their RosFest performance some years back, but it was always decent never spectacular. This album though, by Steve Unruh's on admission is the one...
Mark’s Quick Review: Exovex – Radio Silence
Debut album from Dale Simmons. For the second album in a row we have great guest artists. Josh Freese (NIN, A Perfect Circle, Devo) and Keith Carlock (Sting, John Meyer, Steely Dan) on drums. The album also showcases two members of Porcupine Tree, Gavin Harrison on...