Rock On! Wednesday, 25 December 2024 – Starcastle, Fruupp, Yes, Chris Squire & Gnidrolog

Psychedelic, heavy, prog and more innovating sounds spanning the late 60s and the early 70s – Wednesday April 17th. Dan’s pick of the week: Starcastle (Starcastle), Fruupp (Future Legends), Yes (Yessongs), Chris Squire (Fish Out of Water) & Gnidrolog (Live 1972).

Starcastle is een Amerikaanse rockband uit de jaren 70 van de 20e eeuw. Zij opereerde in het begin binnen de progressieve rock, maar speelde later ook gewone rock. De band is afkomstig uit de staat Illinois. Ze zijn al vier jaar aan het toeren in het clubcircuit, als ze in 1976 hun eerste album opnemen.

Sputnik Muscic review: “During 1976, Progressive rock was at an all time high. Acts such as Yes and Rush had done well, while out of Illinois, another emergence came to be, and thus we enter Starcastle. They released this album in early 1976. It had a great response, however, many individuals seemed to think Starcastle was simply a Yes clone. After listening to Fragile, I do hear the similarities. With that said, it does not change the outlook on a fantastic, and often overlooked treasure of an album. (…)

On a closing note, as I mentioned earlier, there are moments where Starcastle can sound like a bit of a Yes clone. Though this is not an over-frequent occurrence, it is understandable to make that comparison during some moments. Still, it does not hinder the album to such a point to where Starcastle is a complete “copycat”. This album is a stand-out listen and should be recommended, especially to fans of the older 1960’s-70’s Prog. rock era. Starcastle should be commended as the effort put into this album clearly shows. Kick back and listen to an album that truly deserves recognition.”

Wednesday, 25 December 2024 12:00 noon CET Brussels – 11 a.m. GMT London. Repeated: 16:00 & 20:00 hrs CET Brussels, 3 p.m. & 7 p.m. GMT London
Ends: 12 midnight CET Brussels, 11 p.m. GMT London.