Alternative History

Peter Gabriel’s Four Self-Titled Albums

Peter Gabriel’s madcap music vision made him a hero among prog-rock fans during the 1970s. Later, in the 1980s, he became a mainstream pop star. Even later, he was revered as an elder spokesman of intelligent pop music. Yet, there is a period in Peter…
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The coarse and the refined: Lewca and PEEK reviewed

Lewca – Young & Foolish The last time that we visited Lewca’s world, he was busy making fun, loud, silly, laddish punk rock with a modern twist. Little has changed. The man himself remains as misanthropic as ever. He’s not here to make friends, but…
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Eyes to the horizon: Rife and Muzikm4n reviewed

Muzikm4n – There Must Be Some Other Way By the time that Genesis realized just what they’d done to their musical careers while they were busy having pop hits and filling stadiums all over the world, it was too late. As is often the case, prog rock’s desire…
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White Walls - Starfish Crown (Review)

White Walls, Romanian upstars, sound as if a drama student tricked a metal band into letting him join the group and flesh out their songwriting. It’s art metal of a djenty variety, as can be observed by their single “Starfish Crown”, and, especially, by the…
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Glass Spells - Mirrors (Review)

Every extreme music genre has its more cheerful alternative. Black Metal has Christian/Unblack metal. Punk had New Wave. And, witch house could well have Glass Spells. While punctuated by the same icy electro flourishes as their evil cousins, and a similar aesthetic…
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Cochino - Habitual Animals Review

Be careful with the guitar-man whose parents did not let him get out and play. They may have well had to develop their craft to a level where they could take a man with an explosive run of arpeggios if need be. We, on Alt77, tend to write about kids who’ve never…