Decades: Uriah Heep in the 70s
As a fan of Uriah Heep since Look At Yourself in 1971, I inevitably wondered if a book charting the first decade of the...
Decades: Alice Cooper in the 70s
As part of the Sonic Bond Publishing series Decades, they have just released Alice Cooper in the 70s. It follows a similar format to...
GONG – On Track: Every Song, Every Album
Not too many bands can ever claim to have come from their own planet, or to create their own universe, but so successful...
Van Der Graaf Generator in The Seventies
Van Der Graaf Generator In The Seventies was written by Steve Pilkington* (Sonicbond Publications).
There’s always been a kind of glorious oddness about this band,...
Steve Hackett – Every album, every track
For Steve Hackett’s prodigious output of solo releases since 1975’s Voyage Of The Acolyte, twenty-seven and counting, excluding ‘live’ albums and collaborations - we...
The Bee Gees In The 60’s – Andrew Hughes, GrantWalters & Mark Crohan
Book review of The Bee Gees In The 60’s by Andrew Hughes, GrantWalters & Mark Crohan.
The Bee Gees (Brothers Gibb) probably sang three-part harmonies...
Nightwish – On Track: Every Album, Every Song
It says something about how big a band have become in their home country when the departure of the lead singer prompts questions in...
Richard West may be a writer as he pens his life in ‘Threshold’
Threshold, for anyone who doesn’t know, are a prog/metal band that combines thoughtful lyrics and propulsive melodies alongside some quite intricate song arrangements and...
PEARL JAM – Every Album, Every Track
(Ben Connor ….. Sonicbond publishing … £15.99, P/b)
Ben Connor’s contention, after an exhaustive and detailed examination of every track on every album, is Pearl...
Big Big Train – Between the Lines; the story of a rock band
Grant Moon … (Burning Shed ..hardback, £49.99)
Some bands explode onto the scene and make an immediate impact, while others take an eternity to...