A suitably excessive collection of recordings from the very height of progressive rock’s ambition and pomposity.
Tag: concept album
Space Farce – Todd Rundgren’s Indulgently Bland All-Star Album
A variety of guest performers and a bigger variety of musical styles do not make for a cohesive album.
With Charm And Chance: Toyah’s Anthem Revisited
Looking back at Toyah’s magnificent 1981 breakthrough album and its dystopian, rebellious sci-fi concepts.
My Life With Kate Bush
As a new generation discovers Kate Bush, your editor looks back on his own discovery of and obsession with Britain’s most singular rock star.
The Alternative Cartoon Reality Of Spin A Magic Tune
An oddball collection of easy listening show tunes inspired by the children’s TV favourites of the early 1970s.
Histoire De Melody Nelson – The Film
Serge Gainsbourg’s 1971 masterpiece transformed into a work of video art starring Jane Birkin.
Paul Is Dead: The Beatles Conspiracy Theory
The oddly endearing and enduring belief that Paul McCartney was killed at the start of 1967 and replaced with a lookalike.
Last Tangowerk In Berlin – Looking Back At A Curious Musical Experiment
A Weimar-inspired, multi-artist concept album based around the tango and created by producer NHOAH.
Hiroshima Metal: Introducing Oldblood
A wall of relentless, atom-bomb driven nuclear blasting metal.
The Rise And Fall Of Billion Dollar Babies
The former members of the Alice Cooper band and their ambitious but doomed plan for post-Alice glory.
Classic Albums Revisited: Hawkwind’s Warrior On The Edge Of Time
The original space rockers and author Michael Moorcock join forces for a seminal concept album.
Classic Albums Revisited: Genesis’ Selling England By The Pound
1973 saw Genesis reach their creative peak with an album full of English whimsy and eccentricity.