Most fans would hold up Rising as their favorite Rainbow album after they went on to have some commercial successes with singles.

The music is the standard Pink Fairies blooze / booze rock with thunderous drums, stabbing bass, and churning guitars giving out a Bo Diddley / Chuck Berry rehash.

Just one listen to Twice Around the Houses, Jonathan Kelly’s debut album for the major league RCA label, will blow away all your blues.

Formed in 1978, Pendragon have been a central figure of the Neo-Progressive rock music for over forty years. They released this magnificent album in 1993.

The most extraordinary band you will ever come across. Listening to Gong music is a worthwhile experience, just certain precautions have to be taken first. All children and those of sensitive natures should be sent away. Those without a sense of humor should also be banished, and of course the wearing of silver foil hats is a must.

If Barclay James Harvest have a classic album, it was this—‘Once Again’ (1971). Trivia: On opening number ‘She Said,’ John Lees borrowed a blonde Gibson Epiphone acoustic guitar which had been left lying around at Abbey Road by John Lennon.