There are a lot of positives to this record, Yes’s fourth album, “Fragile” (1971). After all, it went double Platinum on the American Billboard and included Yes’s greatest-ever track ‘Roundabout.’ Also in truncated version, it was released as a single and made the top twenty.
Two concerts were recorded at the Free Trade Hall, Manchester and De Montfort Hall, Leicester, on the band’s tour of the UK supporting the Foxtrot. (Magnificent they were too.) As a result, five songs were released on Genesis Live, which met with great critical acclaim and enthusiasm by the British record-buying public.
Peter Banks, known as the architect of Progressive Rock, having his finest hour. His playing was inspired, aggressive and precise. Colin Carter improved immeasurably on vocals; his stage presence was now also very assured.
‘Aqua’ arrived in the record racks in the summer of 1974. The perfect accompaniment to sunny times, the album contains four pieces of music to blow your mind.
Spock’s Beard (a name that all you Trekkies will understand) was formed in 1992 by the Morse brothers, Neal and Alan. ‘Noise Floor,’ released in 2018, received great media acclaim and moderate album sales.
The word genius is often banded around to far lesser talents. But in the world of music, Frank Zappa was most certainly a genius.
“Warrior On The Edge Of Time” is Hawkwind’s sixth album. With bandleader Dave Brock at the very height of his creative abilities, the album roared into the British charts reaching No. 13 and remained in the charts for three months.
“The House On The Hill” was probably Audience’s most celebrated album and their first collaboration with the very famous and trendy Gus Dudgeon (who came to fame with his work for Elton John) as producer.
When this album was released in 1969, it was to change the whole face of rock music as it was then known. “In the Court of the Crimson King” by King Crimson almost single-handedly invented what was to become known as Progressive Rock, and with first track ’21st Century Schizoid Man’ had a fair hand at putting heavy metal music on the map.
Recorded with inspiring passion whilst under lockdown conditions, this is the Hawklords’ 10th album in ten years. It’s a masterpiece of its kind.
