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In mid-June 1970, Uriah Heep released their studio debut »Very ‘eavy … Very ‘umble« in the UK (RockLine review) and laid the groundwork for a musical artistry all their own. It didn't take more albums than their contemporaries needed to…

Five years have flown by in a flash. Five years since we lost one of the greatest musical visionaries in the history of rock 'n' roll – the brilliant mind of David Bowie. Fifty years ago this November, the man put out his third studio…

King Crimson put out not one but two albums in 1970. The second one, "Lizard" (RockLine review), was recorded by a completely different lineup, one that, just like the patched-together crew behind its predecessor, was doomed to a short…

»With »Trespass«, their first prog record, the band took a massive step forward from the previous album and showed that, despite the members' youth, they were one of the most mature groups of the day. Or rather: the music they started…

Soon after forming in the second half of the sixties, Van Der Graaf Generator became a band that pushed musical boundaries with its progressive vision and unbridled pioneering swagger, throwing the doors wide open for the progressive rock…

“Atom Heart Mother”, Pink Floyd's fifth studio album overall, is considered one of the most overlooked records of their entire career, even though with it the band put out something completely different from its predecessor »Ummagumma«…

This September marked 40 years since the release of Ozzy's debut, "Blizzard of Ozz." It's the album that saved the singer's music career. To get a rough picture of how we ended up with the album that marked Ozzy's final step into a solo…

""Squeezed between two more successful Jethro Tull albums and unfairly overlooked in the band's vast discography, the excellent "Benefit" nevertheless holds the key that opened the door for them to record, the following year, a huge album,…

" When it was born 50 years ago, “Very ‘eavy … Very ‘umble” served up remarkable innovation, and with that very first record Uriah Heep proved they were a band with a finely honed musical pedigree, one they could boldly build on and push…

"“In the Wake of Poseidon” is less predictable than the debut thanks to some fresh avant-garde touches, and that makes it a real treat for music connoisseurs."