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Triumvirat – Spartacus (1975) – Review

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1975 was an outstanding year for early Progressive Rock. A fledgling style that often came with wildly psychedelic urges bestowed on those bands by abundant use of – whatever substance happened to cross their paths.

Fancy a few examples of records that burnt themselves into our young souls back then? The Alan Parsons Project‘s unwieldily named record Tales of Mystery and Imagination1 surely got a lot of our attention. A piece well ahead of the progressive high times, issued before their offerings became a tad more mainstream. But I digress. Jethro Tull just released their 8th record, Minstrel … [...] Click to raid more!

Odd Tidbits: David Gilmour – Luck and Strange (2024) – Review

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Let’s jump off the feisty metal planet for a while, this whirlwind of pointy objects and guttural sounds. Time to step back and check out what other seasoned musicians are up to these days. Artists that had an undeniably massive influence on contemporary rock music without screaming themselves out of their vocal cords.

This time, the RMR crew took a fancy to David Gilmour‘s 2024 solo piece Luck and Strange. Yeah, him. The one that his daughter Romany so pointedly called “…that guy from Pink Floyd.” He’s no founding member of this world-famous Psychedelic Rock band, but for … [...] Click to raid more!

Metallica – Load (1996) – Review

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The 1996 album Load of Metallica really was the red-headed stepchild of my music collection for a long time. It got to be the sandwich in between the self-titled Black Album and Reload with The Unforgiven II. Only Load did not contain anything unforgiven or any excitement that we could write home about.

But is this really so? Did Metallica lose the rudder and compass at the same time, as some of my brethren suggested? Kinda adrift in strange oceans and lost on unknown lands. Hold on to your maps!

Well, perhaps, the fact that Thrash Metal somewhat went … [...] Click to raid more!

Gorilla Pulp – Peyote Queen (2016) – Review

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Ah, groovy! The first track Die of Thirst just started to blast out of my headphones, taking me on a journey. Where is my snazzy headband and embroidered, henna-colored sleeveless jacket before I continue? This harkens back, way back in time to the druggy, psychedelic times Hard Rock was born out of blues and stuff.

Gorilla Pulp really adopt this pre-metal style in Peyote Queen. A style in fashion back in the ’70’s up to the early ’80s and delivered with an enthusiasm that is frankly refreshing. I am constantly reminded of Black Sabbath and their very first contribution to … [...] Click to raid more!