Back in late 2004 Ray Wilson announced that he might want to use the band name Stiltskin again for some very heavy material he had written. With Uwe Metzler and Andy Hoff he produced SHE, a new Stiltskin album which came out in March 2006. Christian Gerhardts explains what SHE is all about…
Reviews are frequently sober analyses that tend to work through the album as if through a list. There are, however, records that are far more stimulating to the brain than that, and Face Value is one of them. Christian Gerhardts tries to explain why this album probably left a deeper mark on the Genesis family than any other.
In 2005 Phil Collins continued his Farewell tour in East Europe and the Middle East. Ulrich Klemt has been to several of his shows…
In autumn 2005 Anthony Phillips released another solo album, his sixth one, strictly speaking. Why we count it as the sixth and what is in it? Andreas Lauer has answers.
In 2005 Phil Collins returned to Germany and played two very emotional shows in Düsseldorf’s LTU Arena. A farewell commentary by Christian Gerhardts.
Peter Gabriel releases another DVD. This time it is a double DVD, and again from his (Still) Growing Up. Live And Unwrapped features material from the 2004 festival tour and a tour documentary by Anna Gabriel. We took a closer look…
Phil Collins’s Farewell tour turns into a neverending goodbye. Christian Gerhardts examines the facts from another perspective.
From the early planning stage to the gleanings – the Early Years Event 2005.
John Hackett has frequently played live with his brother Steve. In 2004/2005 he recorded the rock album Checking Out Of London. Andreas Lauer has checked it out.
When Phil Collins announced to release a Love Songs compilation he did not trigger much euphoria. Later a special edition of this release was announced. Read here to see what there is to be said about this album.