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lazland 
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 Posted: September 26 2022 at 14:05 |
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Historical album reviews project continues with 1998
reviews of albums by Arena, Genesis, Mike Oldfield, a Discipline compilation,
Marillion, Alan Parsons Project, Steve Hackett, and Mr So & So. Video of the Week is a fine acoustic live version of In
Floral Green from the Lonely Robot album The Big Dream performed by the man
himself and Graham Brown. |
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lazland
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Posted: September 28 2022 at 14:07 |
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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.
I would suggest that a collab personage on the site might wish to add them to Crossover? I would be happy to provide a digested bio, although the interview contains all you need.
I have also revamped the Homepage, and when you visit for the latest updates you will be able to click on a direct link to the album or review without having to scroll down endlessly - yes, I know, I am altogether too kind to my lovely readers! I hope this easier navigation makes all of our lives easier. I am hoping on Friday to publish a second exclusive interview this week with Josh Hines of Chest Rockwell. |
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Posted: September 30 2022 at 05:55 |
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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!
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lazland
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Posted: September 30 2022 at 09:03 |
I am extremely grateful for your continued support, Steve. Many thanks. I will be sending Ghost of the Machine some interview questions over the weekend. The album is a good one. I will be posting the second of this week’s interviews tonight, Josh Hines of Chest Rockwell, which is about as far away from The Round Window as you are likely to get. But that is the beauty of the site, the eclecticism, and also the fact I am not hamstrung by addition of bands in order to review
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lazland
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Posted: September 30 2022 at 14:38 |
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Tonight sees the publication of the second exclusive interview of the week, this one with Josh Hines of Chest Rockwell. In addition, a review of the new album, Mentis Oculi, due for release 4th October.
Simply go to the homepage at www.lazland.org and click on the link to both, this all owing to a wonderfully wonderful reboot of the homepage to give you, the reader, even more ease of access!
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Posted: October 03 2022 at 06:07 |
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Fantastic!
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Posted: October 03 2022 at 15:19 |
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A review of the exceptional new Cosmograf album, Heroic Materials, has been uploaded tonight. It is a corker. Simply go to the Homepage, and click on the button link to view.
Video of the week is Arena's Time Capsule from the forthcoming album, The Theory of Molecular Inheritance. It's been a strange evening, because I have had to add a new section, namely "Further 2022 Reviews", this because I had apparently run out of space on the Album Reviews 2022 Page! Who knew? Certainly not I, but I like to think that such technological naivety is a part of the site's charms, and you still don't get any annoying adverts popping up, and neither will you in the future. Interview questions have been sent over the weekend to Ghost of the Machine, so hopefully the responses will be published in the next couple of weeks. There is an interview with Built for the Future being prepared for publication later this month.
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Posted: October 05 2022 at 14:59 |
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Historical album reviews project continues with 1997 reviews
of albums by Radiohead, The Flower Kings, Steve Hogarth, Yes, Marillion,
Genesis, Blackmore’s Night, Fish, and IQ. Video of the Week is the first track from Arena’s new album,
The Theory of Molecular Inheritance, which is on general release 21st
October. You can view what is upcoming on www.lazland.org by going to the foot of the homepage. Plenty of exciting things to come! Also, a celebration of the new monarch on Ale of the Week! The views of this post on PA are now running at almost 10,400, which is remarkable. Thank you to all who are supporting this thing of mine. |
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Posted: October 07 2022 at 06:40 |
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Great review on Heroic Materials by Cosmograf, Laz! I read it three times! A wonderful concept about a 99 year old war horse relating his experiences in the service. Just put it on my list of new prog albums.
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Posted: October 07 2022 at 07:52 |
Many thanks, Steve. It is a fantastic album and the feedback I had from Robin on the review makes all the work worthwhile.
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Posted: October 10 2022 at 15:38 |
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Tonight, I present a review of John Holden’s wonderful
album, Kintsugi. The link is on the homepage at www.lazland.org
– it really couldn’t be easier for you to click, read, and enjoy! Don’t forget, there are many more reviews of both new and
old music available to you by clicking on the links at the top of the homepage.
2022, especially, is turning into a vintage year and it has been a delight to
write about it and share with you. Ale of the Week includes a report on the 2022 Carmarthen
CAMRA Beer Festival, which, astoundingly, I remember quite well. Video of the week on the homepage are the wonderful The
Little Unsaid with a track from their forthcoming album, Fable. |
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Hi Steve,
I'm having another great Friday morning enjoying my trip through Lazland with my favorite cuppa. I'm really taken with the song "Take My Hand" from The Round Window debut album. Another great review, and the interview included is the icing on the cake. A brief aside, did you mention an upcoming interview with Ghost Of The Machine, or did I imagine that with my aging brain? What ever. Keep up the great work!
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thanks, Steve as ever for your support. That Round Window album is very good, and they were fantastic in agreeing to answer in such depth the questions put to them. Re GOTM, yes. The lead singer approached me for an interview following my review of Scissorgames. I am hoping for a response imminently.
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Not too much to update tonight, but please do enjoy 1996 historical reviews of albums by Pendragon, The Flower Kings, a Discipline compilation, The Beatles, Jon Anderson. 1995 reviews are Marillion, Nuova Era, and Anthony Phillips. Just pop along to Album Reviews by Year Page where you will see loads of reviews 1995 to 2021, and more will follow way back to 1969. However, the previous years reviews project is now becoming thin gruel and I look forward to getting this finished so that I can add some new material to these pages. Only 26 years to go! There should follow in the next few days reviews of the new albums by Arena, the first with Damian Wilson and it is a bit of a cracker, and Haven of Echoes, the new project with Andreas Hack of Frequency Drift (much missed) and Paul Sadler. |
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Posted: October 15 2022 at 10:00 |
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Just a word up Steve:
Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells 50th Anniversary Tour Fri March 24th 2023: Swansea Arena  |
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Posted: October 15 2022 at 13:22 |
Jared. Thank you so much for the heads up. I have booked for Glynis and I, and plenty of time to arrange some care for the mother in law! Are you going?
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Posted: October 15 2022 at 13:34 |
Yes, the dates were only released a couple of days ago, so I wondered whether you had seen them. Pleased I could be of service. Sadly, Swansea on a Friday night is unlikely, I usually have to work.
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Tonight's update is a review of the new Arena release, The Theory of Molecular Inheritance. It is the first release with Damian Wilson on vocals. How does it shape up? Well, to see my opinion, simply head off to www.lazland.org and click on the relevant button to take you the review at warp speed!
Also, Ale of the Week updated, and again you can see this by clicking on the button on the homepage, and it includes a little bit of social news.
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Posted: October 19 2022 at 14:17 |
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This week’s Video of the Week is the stunning debut single
by Maer, a brand-new collaboration between Anna Murphy of Cellar Darling and
Marjana Semkina of Iamthemorning. It is exceptionally dark folk/prog music, and
I simply cannot wait for the full album. You can purchase the single at
Bandcamp. I have uploaded album reviews from 1994 to Album Reviews by
Year Page. The reviews are albums by Marillion, Mike Oldfield, Yes, Jon
Anderson, Trey Gunn, Pink Floyd, and Collage. I will in the not-too-distant future be adding a new
feature, which will be a page dedicated to reviews of live albums and live music.
A work in progress, but hopefully when it is started it will be an additional
enjoyable resource, and my grateful thanks to Rich for inspiring this. |
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Posted: October 20 2022 at 03:31 |
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Don't know whether this appeals Steve, but:
Fripp and Toyah & Swansea Grand Theatre, Sat Oct 28th 2023? I guess you've got a year to think about it, but it might be a slightly easier sell to Glynis than Magma!?  |
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