Praying Mantis Interview
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 after the first album but in 1990 they were invited to play in Japan. They […]
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 consult Dr Dowsett by phone and she was kind enough to send me these new […]
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 recent times as that is the only enjoyment worth aggravating my ME for but I […]
Rick Wakeman – Out There Tour – 2003
Rick Wakeman – Spa Pavilion Felixstowe – 21 April 2003 We arrived with plenty of time at what used to be my local venue. The first thing that struck me as I walked in were the blue lights lighting up the stage. They were a good colour and they were nicely positioned with some atmospheric […]
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 sound I can’t name but used only on these albums and therefore I feel Italian […]
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 quatte mane (At Four Hands) – My favourite track for some reason. It uses the […]
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 since I don’t normally do a track by track review when I get a new […]
Rick Wakeman – Aspirant Sunset
These discs were one of my last choices. I tend to prefer hard rock and Moog solos. But these discs have had a bigger place in my collection than I expected. I have to confess Sunrise somehow grabs my attention as being a favourite but someone already has a review on the Rick Wakeman site […]
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 for someone a long while a go. I have not included most of the Pictures […]
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 recent times as that is the only enjoyment worth aggravating my ME for but I […]