Nov 7, 2012 12:55
Melodic Rock | AOR Progressive Rock
if you don't recall Focus, I suspect you're too young to know better or too old with suspicious memory loss. I remember wearing out my cassette copy of Focus II (aka Moving Waves) with the international hit single Hocus Pocus, their biggest claim to fame.
In 2012, the legendary Dutch progressive rock band is alive and well, offering their new album X. It's unclear if this is actually their tenth album: head over to Wikipedia and count 11 albums in the discography section. Album art work is provided by another legend Roger Dean (Yes, Asia, et al). But it's hardly his best work, being quite angular and unfocused. Nevertheless, though founder Thijs van Leer and Focus II drummer Pierre van der Linden are both a little shorter and wider, overall, Focus is in fine form.
DRAMA is a young band from Uruguay who plays a lyrical progressive rock based on symphonic keyboards plus melodic guitar, with good Spanish-language vocals. They possess something much more valuable: a cool air and vigorous talent, inside the spectrum progressive Latin American. It sounds very South American to me.
Band Lucifer Was Info: The Divine Tree Info: Norway Style: Hard Rock/Progressive Rock Years: 2007 Info: MP3 CBR 320 kbps Info: 107 ?b Upload: Depositfiles;Rapidgator;
On this, his 3rd solo album, we again meet a different side of the highly talented multi instrumentalist, vocalist and composer Christiaan Bruin. On his debut album he, in a proggified way, he leaned influences from 60's with the most obvious being The Beatles and The Beach Boys. On the follow-up, Making Sense, we got much more of 70's Genesis and 80's IQ into the mix and now, with the new one we get a contemporary post prog sounding album (with a slight Genesis feel to it here and there). But...whatever style he fronts it has a distinct "Chris style" regarding the sound and compositions.
Sebastian Hardie – Live In L.A. At Progfest 1994 (Musea 1999) Lossless
Nov 4, 2012 17:46
Progressive Rock Rock
Band Sebastian Hardie Info: Australia Info: Live In L.A. At Progfest Style: Progressive Rock Years: 1994/1999 Info: Lossless/FLAC (tracks+.cue, scans) Rip By: alex752 Info: 375 Mb
When Yes added Jon Davison of Glass Hammer as its new lead singer, that didn’t mean the end of his prog band. In fact, Glass Hammer is at work on a new album between legs of the on-going Yes tour in support of 2011?s Fly From Here — with Davison again on vocals.Yes has even allowed Glass Hammer albums to be sold at its most recent string of concerts, which resume on July 19, 2012. Every album that Davison autographs is another potential new fan for the grass-roots American prog-rock outfit, which is subsidizing its own new recording.
Doctor Butcher – Doctor Butcher 1994 (Remastered 2006)
Nov 4, 2012 13:56
Heavy Metal |Power Metal Progressive Rock
Band Doctor Butcher Info: Doctor Butcher Info: USA Style: Heavy Progressive Metal Years: 1994 (Remastered 2006) Info: MP3 CBR 320 kbps Info: 186 ?b Upload: Depositfiles;Rapidgator;
