The European Perspective

Jon, James and Wilf regroup for the second part of their Mike Oldfield extravaganza, celebrating the music released by the great man in the Eighties, culminating with his leaving Virgin Records and releasing Tubular Bells II in 1992. Mike Oldfield –Five Miles Out (4:23) from Five Miles Out, 1982 Mike Oldfield –Mistake (2:58), single, 1982 [...]

There’ll be more Mike Oldfield-related shenanigans next time, but while you’re waiting for that, I’m back with another selection of top tunes, and Martin drops in with his Progradar’s Picks! Suns of the Tundra – Each of Us (04:59) from Murmuration, 2019 I Am The Manic Whale – Into The Blue (06:21) from Things Unseen, [...]

After literally years of talking about it, Wilf gets together in a socially distanced, responsible fashion with two old friends of The European Perspective, Jon Hunt and James Hendry, to present an extravaganza of music by one of their favourite composers and musicians, Mike Oldfield. In this first show they look at the first ten [...]

In celebration of the release of a new, all-singing, all-dancing edition of Marillion’s debut album Script For A Jester’s Tear we take a look back at the early days of the New Wave Of British Progressive Rock. Marillion – Script For A Jesters Tear (08:43) from Script For A Jester’s Tear, 1983 Marillion – Market [...]

It all got a bit chaotic! The general idea here was to play some cheerful music. And most of it is. There’s a really tiny bit of swearing – twice, in fact, with the first one being near the start of the show. Thanks to Martin for joining me for the whole show once again! [...]

In this episode of the European Perspective, Martin and Wilf ramble on about progressive rock, and play some very long tunes. It’s far more enjoyable than it sounds. Tinyfish – Rainland (06:54) from The Big Red Spark, 2010 Pendragon – Water (07:58) from Love Over Fear, 2020 Anathema – Dreaming Light (05:44) from We’re Here [...]

In this episode of The European Perspective – Matt Stevens from The Fierce And The Dead chats to Wilf and chooses some of his favourite music. We also take a look back at Matt’s career as a band member and solo artist, as well as his collaborations with some of the biggest talents on the [...]

In this week’s show: Tracks from the Italian Rolling Stone top ten progressive rock albums of the 1980s More Eighties stuff! Progradar’s Picks, bringing us bang up to date King Crimson – Frame by Frame (05:09) from Discipline, 1980 Genesis – Domino (10:45) from Invisible Touch, 1986 Yes – Changes (06:20) from 90125, 1983 Yes [...]

In this episode of The European Perspective: A shorter show than usual! Martin, with Progradar’s Picks from Moon Halo, Blind Ego and Different Light The usual mix of new stuff and old stuff Men Without Hats – The Safety Dance (02:45) from The Safety Dance, 1982 Orange Clocks – Miles Away (06:22) from Metamorphic, 2020 [...]

Welcome to the first European Perspective of 2020, and Happy New Year to you all! In a rather impulsive and largely unplanned show, I review some of the great music of the previous two decades according to the following self-imposed rules: One album per year No artist represented more than once At least vaguely proggy! [...]