Wednesday, November 23 2011
Pink Floyd: Animals
It's 1977. You're young and pissed off. If you wanted noise and petulance, you had the Sex Pistols. But if you really wanted to rattle some cages, you had Animals.
Wednesday, July 13 2011
Yes: Fly From Here
Yes is now without Jon Anderson again, and they manage to not fall flat on their faces with Fly From Here.
Monday, May 23 2011
The 25 Best Progressive Rock Songs of All Time
Put as simply -- and starkly -- as possible, many beautiful babies were thrown out with the bath water by hidebound critics who were content to sniffingly dismiss the more ambitious (pretentious!) works that certain bands were putting out as a matter of course in the early-to-mid-‘70s.
Thursday, August 19 2010
Hey Gibson, Let’s Talk Guitar Albums: An Alternative Top 10
When it comes to matters of taste and ranking (a particularly combustible combination), there is no pleasing everyone. In fact, there is no pleasing anyone, since the list makers themselves are invariably disappointed or frustrated. And yet...
Thursday, November 19 2009
Letting the Freaks and Geeks Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
A growing list of bands unpopular with critics, but genre-defining nevertheless, is impatiently awaiting their admittance into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Wednesday, April 22 2009
Yes: Symphonic Live
It's a solid concert from 2001, but it won't be converting a new generation of fans.
Tuesday, April 21 2009
Pet Shop Boys: Yes
Finally, a superproducer/veteran pairing that yields dividends. Sorry, PETA, Pet Shop Boys aren't going anywhere.
