Alternative – Page 107

Goto Top

“If you want to play that kind of music, play it on your solo album. I’m not interested”: In 1971 Greg Lake enraged Keith Emerson, who immediately quit ELP. The result was their acclaimed album Tarkus

Carl Palmer recalls a crisis meeting, arguments over time signatures, and playing the whole album top to bottom in the studio – only to discover...

“They’d often taken leaps into more powerful, aggressive album tracks at odds with their hit singles. Then they went even further”: When a 70s bubblegum pop quartet surprised fans by releasing a prog album

Pushing their abilities like never before, their 1978 record – the last with their classic line-up – offered a glimpse at the cliff-leaping experimentation that...

“Just about enough charm to pass muster”: Four decades down the line, Fastway’s debut album falls short of classic status

Combining Eddie Clark’s in-your-face guitar, Dave King’s high-register vocals and Jerry Shirley’s gut-rumbling drumming, Fastway peaked early

Stanley Simmons – sons of Kiss duo Paul and Gene – announce debut single Body Down

The sons of Kiss stars Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons will release their debut single Body Down on December 5

“It’s hard to watch a friend face down their demons in front of you and come off second best”: The doomed blues hotshot who blew away Bono and toured with Dylan – but ran from fame and died in obscurity

He was signed to the same label as Dylan and Springsteen and brought the blues into the 1990s, but success eluded him

Shivered – Chains Review

Not much is more metal than having to put your life on the line to play the music you love. For Iranians, that is an...

Goto Top