Rick Wakeman In Concert as seen by Jon Hinchliffe

Pictures from Rick and the Band on the "Out There" tour are here Pictures from Rick and the Band in Rotherham are here Pictures from Rick’s "last one-man" show in Braintree are here Pictures of Rick and the group at the Daphne Du Maurier Festival, Fowey are here Pictures from Rick’s Charity Performance on the […]

Inquisitor Jon

Since I started my Praying Mantis Web site I have carried several interviews with the band. Bernie Shaw (Now Uriah Heep, Ex-Grand Prix) Interview Mark Thompson Smith Interview Interview with Colin Peel Dave Potts Interview Dennis Stratton (Ex-Iron Maiden) Interview Steve Carroll Interview Horakane Interview with Tony O’Hora Rodney Matthew (Cover Artist For Many Bands) During 2000 […]

All Time Favourite Albums

My All Time Favourite Albums are Black Sabbath – Technical Ecstasy – I don’t expect there are many other people that would agree with me on this but I think it is an album you either love or hate. I love Tony Iommi’s guitar solos on this and for once I even notice the drumming. […]

Various Reviews

Here are the my opinions of the books I have been reading. I started writing reviews because I wanted to praise Woman In Whitle on Amazon.co.uk. As I often the case I thought it might then be nice to have a record what I thought of books when I read them so I have continued. […]

Mostly Autumn

Occasionally I write reviews of albums for mailing lists. I have therefore started to keep them here to. Mostly Autumn – For All We Shared… Mostly Autumn – The Spirit Of Autumn Past Mostly Autumn – The Last Bright Light Mostly Autumn – The Story So Far Mostly Autumn – Music Inspired By Lord Of […]

Magnum Related

Occasionally I write reviews of albums for mailing lists. I have therefore started to keep them here to. Bob Catley – The Tower Bob Catley – Legends Hard Rain – When The Good Times Come Bob Catley – The Tower I was very kindly sent a Promotional copy of Bob Cately’s solo album "The Tower" […]

Secrets Of Astrology – Lana Lane

 This is an odd album to me as it combines artists of my favourite two bands of the 90’s. Lana after several successful albums decided to try some new musicians on this album. The Main interest to me is the addition of Ayreon’s master Arjen Lucassen on guitar. Astrology Prelude – This is a good […]

Lane Lane – The Ballad Collection

Hopefully my copy of the New album is on it’s way from Japan but in the mean time I have been on the Ballad Collection for the last week or two. It’s very good. When I first played it to a friend in the car going to a gig I feared it might be too […]

Lana Lane/Erik Norlander

Occasionally I write reviews of albums for mailing lists. I have therefore started to keep them here to. Erik Norlander – Threshold Erik Norlander – Into The Sunset Lana Lane – Live Bonus Discs Lana Lane – Ballad Collection 2 Erik Norlander – Threshold I have had this album some weeks put it away and […]

Ayreon Album Reviews

Occasionally I write reviews of albums for mailing lists. I have therefore started to keep them here to. Ayreon – Flight Of The Migrator Ayreon – The Dream Sequencer Ayreon – Ayreonauts Only Anthony – Pools of Sorrow – Waves Of Joy Kayak – Merlin Vengeance – Arabia Bodine – Three Times Running/Bold As Brass […]