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SteveG wrote: Hi Steve,  I'm loving the Ghost Of The Machine videos and album review. I always felt that the band was a guilty pleasure and perhaps too derivative, but I see them in a new light at present. I'm enjoying them for what they are. Which is brilliant!  I must say that I'm totally impressed with all the new prog and hard rock you listen to, which was only hinted at in your PA blog. Keep up the great work and know it's appreciated!

Exclusive interview with The Round Window published this evening, alongside a review of their eponymous debut album, which is a cracker. Between the review and interview, you can listen to every track, but please note this is offered to visitors on a "try it before you buy it" basis - as I say on the site, please do support our artists by buying music.

tszirmay wrote: lazland wrote: Review of debut album Sever by Dutch outfit Inhalo added to Album Reviews 2022 Page. This is an exceptional album dealing with the issue of anxiety, something I am intimately familiar with. It is a cracking album, so enjoy. To quote U2's best song "I Will Follow", I just downloaded this and will inspect it with passionate calm. I thankfully have never had a panic attack, nor would I care to, having seen many a friend and family member go through this debilitating torture. I guess having been a sabre fencer in my teens helped me to feel resolutely zen, I am not sure. Thanks again Laz.

Review of debut album Sever by Dutch outfit Inhalo added to Album Reviews 2022 Page. This is an exceptional album dealing with the issue of anxiety, something I am intimately familiar with. It is a cracking album, so enjoy.

SteveG wrote: Hi Steve,  I'm really digging the new David longdon vid and eagerly awaiting release of the new album next month. It has a bit of a Porcupine Tree feel and really grabs me. Such a great loss, but we can honor David by enjoying his last release.

Ale of the Week added to Beer & News Page.

Video of the Week is Watch It Burn by the late, great David Longdon from his forthcoming posthumous solo album to be released next month on English Electric.

What with the Bank Holiday in the UK (Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral) and preparing for some major interviews on the website, a quiet update this evening. Why don’t you make up for it by browsing some of the fantastic content which came before? I have reviewed 57 albums released in 2022, there is a great new interview with Malcolm Galloway of Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate, lots of beery stuff, and some classic album reviews as well.

There are upcoming interviews with The Round Window and Chest Rockwell to be published in the next week and Built for the Future in the next month. Further, an interview is being planned with Ghost of the Machine whose debut album was reviewed last week – see Album Reviews 2022 Page.

nick_h_nz wrote: lazland wrote: SteveG wrote: Sorry if I'm a bit behind, Steve, but I've been enjoying The Buried Storm by Darkher (Jayn Maiven) per your suggestions. The music and soundscapes are absolutely haunting, which I supposed they're meant to be, and do keep themselves locked in the mind. For days! Damn good stuff! Blimey, you are a bit behind, old chap! I am glad that you like it. It is a really good album, dripping with atmosphere, a real highlight of the year and yet another album which really should be here on PA and yet isn’t. It is on PA. 😜 http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=12044

A review of Ghost of the Machine debut album, Scissorgames, a slab of retro prog, is posted on Album Reviews 2022 Page. Simply scroll down to the bottom, and whilst doing so, why not take a peek at some of the other wonderful reviews you pass?

Historical reviews project continues with 1999 reviews featuring Yes, Marillion, The Wishing Tree, King Crimson, Fish, Dream Theater, and Mike Oldfield.

Sorry if I'm a bit behind, Steve, but I've been enjoying The Buried Storm by Darkher (Jayn Maiven) per your suggestions. The music and soundscapes are absolutely haunting, which I supposed they're meant to be, and do keep themselves locked in the mind. For days! Damn good stuff!

Edited by SteveG - September 13 2022 at 09:35

I agree. Kid A was very good but I would have loved a few more albums in the prog vain of OK Computer, before the band went on to other things. Perhaps they felt that they couldn't progress from OK Computer and made the change. I can definitely understand that type of thinking.