Solo careers are an interesting aspect of the music industry. As a member of a band a singer/musician/songwriter may experience a great deal of success. Once that same member launches a solo career it truly is a crapshoot. There are many examples of solo career success stories including Phil Collins, Sting and Don Henley. But … Continue reading Song Spotlight: Throw Me Down By Kerry Livgren
The latest album by Styx, The Mission, have been out for about two months now. The Mission is an album that was LONG overdue. After spending some time with this great album, here are a few thoughts. I will be totally honest, I did not think the band had it in them to produce new … Continue reading Album Spotlight: The Mission By Styx
What do you do if you have a divided musical heart? Half of you has a love for 1970's progressive rock and the other half heavy metal of the 1980's and 1990's. The solution is an easy one. You form the progressive metal band Shadow Gallery and equally indulge both sides of your divided heart. … Continue reading My A To Z Music Challenge: Letter S – Shadow Gallery
I absolutely love Navigator! I can not say enough positive things about this American progressive rock band. Their musical heart is planted firmly in 1970's progressive rock. But their sound and approach are thoroughly modern. https://youtu.be/-agLIYGweZg Formed in 1998 Navigator currently has released three albums of high quality progressive rock. The band's debut album, reEvolutionone, … Continue reading My A To Z Music Challenge: Letter N – Navigator
AD was Kerry Livgren's post Kansas melodic progressive rock band. The band consisted of vocalists Warren Ham and Michael Gleason, former Kansas bassist Dave Hope, Livgren on guitar and Dennis Holt on drums. Livgren, Ham and Gleason shared the duties on keyboards. Like many prog bands in the 1980's AD featured a streamlined and more … Continue reading Song Spotlight: Games Of Chance And Circumstance, By Kerry Livgren’s AD
The 1980's were very difficult years for progressive rock. It's safe to say that every major progressive rock band was affected by the transition from the 1970's to the 1980's. Many bands streamlined their sound while others simply disbanded. American progressive rock band Kansas did both. Thankfully their breakup was short lived. Kansas opened the … Continue reading Song Spotlight: Taking In The View, By Kansas
As the year comes to a close various top ten and best of lists will be published. Many of these lists can be fun to read. This is not really a true top ten list, plus it contains eleven items. It is an brief overview of some entertainment highlights that come to mind from 2016. … Continue reading My Highlights Of 2016
