Praying Mantis have had a long and turbulent career. They first came to
national press attention in 1979 when they were one of the leading lights of
the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM). Things went a bit awry …
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Dr Dowsett on ME and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
When I saw Dr Dowsett In September 1994 she gave me a
document call
"ME In a Nutshell" which is on the official part of my site. This
page is just here for those in the know. I had reason to …
Band Reviews From 2004
I have been keeping this list of gigs I have attended and often written reviews
for friends. It might interest someone so I have decided to put it online. I
have tried to go to a lot of gigs in …
Rick Wakeman – Out There Tour – 2003
ick Wakeman and Mario Fasciano – Black Knights At The Court Of Ferdinand IV
E Vuje’ (And You) – This is almost Ocean City’s Rhythm. Rick is using his 80’s
moog substitute and a fair bit in this track. The backing in quiet parts is
like "The meeting" from AWBH I think. Again the …
Rick Wakeman and Mario Fasciano – Stella Bianco
Stella Bianco(White Star) – This has a medieval beat to it. Rick solos on Moog
type sounds a couple of times. These is as a sound I don’t know how to described
perhaps bells or guitar done on keyboard
A …
Rick Wakeman – Return To The Centre Of The Earth
We have had lots of initial impression but no one has really given a view after
a lot of listens. So I will give mine to start us off (I hope). I was going
to do a full review but …
Rick Wakeman – Aspirant Sunset
ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome In A Nutshell
M.E. In A Nut Shell By Dr Dowsett
When I saw Dr Dowsett In September 1994 she gave me the following notes
to accompany her chat with me. I think they are fairly self-explainitory so
I typed or OCR’ed the document …
Band Reviews from 2003
I have been keeping this list of gigs I have attended and often written reviews
for friends. It might interest someone so I have decided to put it online. I
have tried to go to a lot of gigs in …