These days, record nerds seem keen to categorize the sounds of the past in newly minted genres such as “proto-metal,” “acid folk,” and “pastoral prog.” The terminally unhip Genesis—and especially their groundbreaking 1973 classic, Selling England by the Pound—might fit into any of these categories. No matter how anyone describes it, the album is one […]
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Seventies wizard rockers Bad Axe made their posthumous recorded debut in 2014
Bad Axe got a regular gig thanks to Rahm Emanuel’s mom and a belated vinyl release thanks to Permanent Records.
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Medusa
Medusa’s psychedelic proto-metal sank like a stone in the 70s, but the Numero Group has rescued their best recordings.