The Moody Blues are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1964, initially consisting of keyboardist Mike Pinder, multi-instrumentalist Ray Thomas, guitarist Denny Laine, drummer Graeme Edge, and bassist Clint Warwick. The group came to prominence playing rhythm and blues music and their first … Continue reading The Magnificent Moodies – Days of Future Passed to Octave.

Bob Marley was born on 6 February 1945, in Nine Miles, Saint Ann, Jamaica, to Norval Marley and Cedella Booker. His father was a Jamaican of English descent. His mother was a black teenager. The couple planned to get married but Norval left Kingston before … Continue reading Bob Marley – Rastaman Vibration.

Renaissance are an English progressive rock band, best known for their 1978 UK top 10 hit "Northern Lights" and progressive rock classics like "Carpet of the Sun", "Mother Russia", and "Ashes Are Burning". They developed a unique sound, combining a female lead vocal with a … Continue reading Renaissance – Music to move you.

As you may know, I have a great appreciation for Progressive Rock music and one of the most amazing things I have ever heard is music from the tour that Pink Floyd did in 1969. “The Man and The Journey tour” was an informal (mostly … Continue reading Pink Floyd – The Man and The Journey.

Every now and then I get a hankering to immerse myself into the music released by that most popular of bands The Beatles. On a recent delve through my record collection I was reminded that LOADS of other artists have recorded Beatles songs over the … Continue reading Tomorrow Never Knows – Or does it?

The Berlin Trilogy consists of three consecutively released studio albums by music genius David Bowie: Low (1977), "Heroes" (1977) and Lodger (1979). The albums were recorded after Bowie took up residence in West Berlin in late 1976, and saw him experiment with elements of electronic, … Continue reading David Bowie – The AMAZING Berlin Trilogy.