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Tonight's two album reviews are very good examples of why I set my little website at www.lazland.org up just over twelve months ago now. Neither artist are on Prog Archives (inexplicably really) and under the somewhat arcane rules here, I would have had to have waited until the additions to set out my thoughts. Oh, how blessed is freedom! Seriously, I think the site owner & admins really do need to move this site forward and tweak the rules a bit.

Cristi wrote: lazland wrote: Tonight's two album reviews are very good examples of why I set my little website at www.lazland.org up just over twelve months ago now. Neither artist are on Prog Archives (inexplicably really) and under the somewhat arcane rules here, I would have had to have waited until the additions to set out my thoughts. Oh, how blessed is freedom! Seriously, I think the site owner & admins really do need to move this site forward and tweak the rules a bit. Anyhow, they are Wedingoth, a French band, with their fourth release, Five Stars Above, and Polish artist (of Amarok) Michal Wojtas with his stunning album, Lore. inexplicably? There is a simple explanation: these artists were never suggested. Suggest them, see what happens.

Edited by lazland - April 10 2023 at 14:57

Tonight's update is a review of the Jerry Cutillo project, Oscillation Alkemy Kreativity (O.A.K.), latest release Lucid Dreaming & the Spectre of Nikola Tesla. It is a fine album, and my review includes music from it. Enjoy.

SteveG wrote: Hi Steve,  Thanks for posting First Rebreather by BBT. I like that Alberto Bravin is not a D. Longdon clone, which would have been an insult to David and cheapened the music for me. Some artists can not be replaced. I look at it now as when Fish left Marillion and H. stepped in. A different journey that was glorious on many occasions. I'm sure the same is in store for BBT. I hope that fans keep both the faith and an open mind, and let the new edition of BBT grow and prosper.

I just listened to the new Tull and stopped after track 5. I thought that the Zealot Gene held a lot of promise and I was really giving Ian the benefit, especially as I felt that he made a major effort to fit his wrecked voice in with the music. However Rokflote is promises broken. There is no getting around the vocals this time and there's a lot more of them to boot. *sigh*  On the upside, Ian is a shoe in for another of Lazland's Broken Vocals Of The Year Award.  Speaking of, I'm off to the land of Laz now with a cup of my favorite. Cheers.

Edited by SteveG - April 26 2023 at 10:06

As mentioned above, I have posted a review of a really good album by Massimo Pieretti, an Italian musician & composer, which features amongst its many guests Ray Weston of Echolyn & Kate Nord. Really good stuff, and I think that admirers of Tony Banks solo output and the melodic side of progressive music especially might find a great deal to enjoy here.

lazland wrote: It is a triple header of reviews on www.lazland.org this evening. Indeed, even more excitingly, we have a double-header within a triple-header, which should certainly excite all mathematicians of the academic variety, if nobody else (you know who you are!). There is a review of the wonderful Israeli artist, Aviram Tzur, whose Moving Aloud is simply superb. The double-header is Tull related. A review of the real thing, and a very good cover band, Cold Flame, who have released a new album of original material. Is RökFlöte any better than The Zealot Gene? Could it possibly be any worse? What about a cover band? Can they produce an album of original material which stands up to the "parent band"? You can only find out by clicking on the buttons on my homepage. The Video of the Week is Tull.

Fantastic Steve! You hit the proverbial nail on the head with the new Tull. It should have been an instrumental album! And a solo Anderson album, imho, to boot! Aviram Tzur is another great find and does slide in with the Riverside and Pineapple Thief crowd. And Cold Flame is another revelation. All excellent reviews~! I wish I was still flying transatlantic and could buy you a few rounds of your favorite ale for this but my verbal cheers will have to suffice. Wonderful stuff, please keep it up!

Edited by SteveG - May 02 2023 at 08:05

We are on a creative roll here in Lazland - so much music, and tonight I present a review of Finnish outfit Nerve End and their debut long player, The Cycle.

Keep it up Steve you're doing great! 

SteveG wrote: lazland wrote: It is a triple header of reviews on www.lazland.org this evening. Indeed, even more excitingly, we have a double-header within a triple-header, which should certainly excite all mathematicians of the academic variety, if nobody else (you know who you are!). There is a review of the wonderful Israeli artist, Aviram Tzur, whose Moving Aloud is simply superb. The double-header is Tull related. A review of the real thing, and a very good cover band, Cold Flame, who have released a new album of original material. Is RökFlöte any better than The Zealot Gene? Could it possibly be any worse? What about a cover band? Can they produce an album of original material which stands up to the "parent band"? You can only find out by clicking on the buttons on my homepage. The Video of the Week is Tull. Aviram Tzur is another great find and does slide in with the Riverside and Pineapple Thief crowd.