The John O’Leary Band at The Running Horse -
Not much to add to my earlier review, really. Except to say that they are even better with an
audience. Best quality musicianship, great grooves and good feel....
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Nottingham University
The John O’Leary Band at Nottingham University-
In a wonderful scene in The Russian Ark, the camera wheels from a showy theatrical
performance to its audience — Catherine the Great. By gate-crashing an IBM function, Viv and
I managed to see the marvellous John O’Leary Band as if we were royalty at a command
performance...
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O’Leary Band at Nottingham University
Dick Heckstall-Smith tribute -
Dick Heckstall-Smith was a significant musician in an era in which music
has had immense significance...
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Heavy ConstruKction -
As the grand old men of Crimson merge fluently with antiquity, it is a wonder to hear that they
refuse to simply fade away...
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Cream -
In the autumn of 1966 three seasoned musicians came together to form one of the most influential
groups in the history of rock. They were the first band to earn a platinum disc, and over 35
million Cream records have been sold...
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Album Reviews: Funkadesi -
My friend Carlos Cornier plays congas with an ensemble in Chicago called Funkadesi...
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Dan’s Disc -
Here is the listing for the compilation CD that celebrates my son Daniel Alexander’s birth,
along with a smattering of commentary...
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This week I have mostly been listening to... -
In any given week I listen to a wide variety of music...
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listening to...
More Blues -
The Blues came out of the South with a leap and a howl. A wailing music that
bemoans oppression but sets the spirits free...
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Getting the Blues -
If you feel you ought to find out what Blues music is, then you have come
to the right place...
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Jimi Hendrix Biography -
Jimi Hendrix is undoubtedly the most influential electric guitarist the world has ever seen...
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Captain Beefheart -
The Captain has risen from his beginnings in mid-60s bizarre rock to an iconic status that may
well drive his fanatics to chase me with a squirrelling piece...
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David Torn -
It has always been the tradition that a master passes on his teaching to at least one
successor...
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Sufi Blues: A Convolute Reflection -
The origin of the Blues is a matter of considerable contention...
Sufi Blues: A Convolute Reflection
The Guitarists -
This piece is a map of the guitar players I’ve enjoyed these many years...
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The Significant Hendrix Recordings -
A huge amount of material has been released under Jimi Hendrix’s name...
Significant Hendrix
Recordings
Early Music -
My friend Fiona mentioned on the phone that she had bought a ‘really weird CD.’
Being the sort of person I am, I cycled straight over and borrowed it...
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Essential Progressive for Newbies -
Progressive music was born out of the British Blues Rock scene of the late sixties. It is a
complex music, deserving of a complex analysis...
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Progressive for Newbies
November 2005
