Rock On! Wednesday, 1 September – Hero and Heroine (Strawbs, Rare Bird, The Nice, Isopoda & Kraan)

Psychedelic, heavy, prog and more innovating sounds spanning the late 60s and the early 70s – Wednesday December 23rd. Dan’s pick of the week: Strawbs (Hero and Heroine), Rare Bird (Rare Bird), The Nice (The Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack), Isopoda (Acrostichon) & Kraan (Live).

Hero and Heroine is het 6de studioalbum van de Engelse band Strawbs. De plaat verscheen in 1974. De Strawbs is een Engelse rockband die oorspronkelijk de Strawberry Hill Boys heette. Het eerste album Strawbs verschijnt in 1969. Toetsenist Rick Wakeman maakt begin jaren zeventig korte tijd deel uit van de groep. Daarna vertrok hij voor goed naar Yes.

Prog Archives review “Hero and Heronine is often considered one of the band’s great prog efforts, and it is indeed a great masterwork from the band.… Read more...

ROCK ON! Radio Show bridging the 60s and the 70’s * Tintern Abbey, Quiver, Big Bertha, Smoke Stack Crumble, Chris Farlowe and The Hill, Cochise, The Fugs * Wednesday 25 August 2021 *** [Ed’s Show, 33, 2021-17]

ROCK ON! Tintern Abbey [NEW], Quiver, Big Bertha, Smoke Stack Crumble, Chris Farlowe and The Hill, Cochise, The Fugs *** Repeated: Vinegar Joe (NEW), Charles Wright and the 103rd Street Rhythm Band, Caravan, Barry Ryan, Bill Wyman, Joan Baez *** Wednesday 25 August 2021, 12:00 > 24:00 hrs CET *** (2021-17, no. 33) ***

*** Radio 68: psychedelic, heavy, prog and more innovating sounds spanning the late sixties and the early seventies *** Ed’s choice ***

Showtime CET Brussels 12 noon > 12 midnight *** GMT London 11 a.m. > 11 p.m.

1200 Tintern Abbey, Quiver, Cochise, Big Bertha, Fugs
14.00 Vinegar Joe, Charles Wright, Barry Ryan, Bill Wyman
16.00 Tintern Abbey, Quiver, Cochise, Big Bertha, Fugs
18.00 Vinegar Joe, Charles Wright, Barry Ryan, Bill Wyman
20.00 Tintern Abbey, Quiver, Cochise, Big Bertha, Fugs
22.00 Vinegar Joe, Charles Wright, Barry Ryan, Bill Wyman
24.00 Show Ends Here

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Rock On! Wednesday, 18 August – Staircase to the Day (Gravy Train, Raw Material, Arcadium, Tractor & Yesterday’s Children)

Psychedelic, heavy, prog and more innovating sounds spanning the late 60s and the early 70s – Wednesday December 23rd. Dan’s pick of the week: Gravy Train (Staircase to the Day), Raw Material (Raw Material), Arcadium (Breathe Awhile), Tractor (A Candle for Judith-Tractor) & Yesterday’s Children (Yesterday’s Children).

Gravy Train was een progressieve rockgroep uit Lancashire, Engeland. De band werd opgericht door zanger en gitarist Norman Barratt in 1969. Ook J.D. Hughes (keyboards, zang, blazers), Les Williams (bas, zang) en Barry Davenport (drums) behoorden tot de groep. De groep zou vier studio-albums opnemen. Staircase to the Day is het vierde en laatste album.

Prog Archives review: “This album certainly does not have the feel of a band bidding farewell, indeed it is generally hailed as their best.… Read more...

ROCK ON! Radio bridging the 60s and the 70s * Wednesday 11 August 2021 * Vinegar Joe (re-release), Charles Wright and the 103rd Street Rhythm Band, Caravan, Barry Ryan, Bill Wyman *** [Ed’s Show, 2021-16]

ROCK ON! Vinegar Joe (re-release), Charles Wright and the 103rd Street Rhythm Band, Caravan, Barry Ryan, Bill Wyman, Joan Baez *** Repeated: Jack The Lad, The Chris Farlowe Band Live, Bobby Callender, Brainbox, Sunforest, Deep Purple, Man*** Wednesday 11 August 2021, 12:00 > 24:00 hrs CET *** (2021-16, no. 32) ***