Latest articles by Daryl Easlea
Exploring Roger Waters' lyrics through Pink Floyd's albums
A heartfelt, poetic and occasionally romantic lyricist, he became known for high-powered attacks on the hands that fed him
Gentle Giant’s Playing The Fool – The Complete Live Experience is an exceptional work
The real-life running order is reinstated, audience sound is returned and Derek Shulman’s song introductions are heard in souped-up version of 1977 classic
If anything mostly worked out during Yes’ Union era, it was the accompanying tour
The 1991 album remains a controversial work for many – but for most of the musicians from both sides of the Yes divide, the road trip was its saving grace
When David Gilmour revisited Pompeii and faced the ghosts of Pink Floyd
Safer pyrotechnics, local hero status and the benefit of a Wallace & Gromit movie helped make his 2017 concert movie a very different experience from Floyd’s 1972 release
Matt Berry’s Heard Noises adheres to his oblique vision
His 13th album, self-performed except for drums, is another example of his fathomless imagination and instrumental prowess
Genesis’ Tony Banks wonders if the world needs any more of his music
Keyboard icon looks back on his classical albums, recently assembled in a box set, recalls being knocked off the No. 1 spot by gardener Alan Titchmarsh – and remembers offering Peter Gabriel a new gig
"Get lost sheer magic, audacity and absurdity": The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band’s Still Barking
17 CDs and three DVDs provide everything you need to know about a counterculture band many have heard of, but fewer have listened to
How The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway forced Peter Gabriel and Genesis apart
1974’s ambitious double-album took a heavy toll on the people who worked on it – then its lukewarm reception and bewildering stage show made things even more tense
“This album aims for both head and heart”: Public Service Broadcasting’s The Last Flight
J Willgoose, Esq and co apply their trademark take to the story of her 1937 disappearance in the Central Pacific
Genesis’ Selling England By The Pound wore a smile over hidden depths
By the time they’d toured their 1973 album, they’d had a sit single, proved Phil Collins could deliver lead vocals, and offered a hint at what would come after Steve Hackett and Peter Gabriel left
Seven powerful moments that help make Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here so unique
…and two of them occur before a single note is heard of the band’s 1975 classic
Van der Graaf Generator went down fighting with The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome
Peter Hammill remembers trimming down the music and the name to spend 18 months in a ferocious punk-tinged endgame that resulted in stunning live album Vital
Mike Cormack’s Everything Under The Sun: The Complete Guide To Pink Floyd
Academic delivers trainspotterly detail with a personal touch in his in-depth analysis of the band’s work and achievements
“I recognise the punk chancer I am in his playing”: What Guy Pratt learned from Tony Levin
Pink Floyd and Saucerful of Secrets bassist hails his friend and counterpart for inspired work with Peter Gabriel, King Crimson and much more
How Yes regenerated to make Drama, in their own words
Rick Wakeman recalls quitting with Jon Anderson, Steve Howe recalls hoping they’d return, and Trevor Horn recalls being dragged into the line-up that bounced back in 1980
Why so many musicians envy Anthony Phillips’ career after Genesis
Illness, heartbreak and stage fright may have led some to think of him as an also-ran – but under the radar he’s much, much more than the “ex-genius” people thought they read on a poster
“The whole world’s gone mad”: The stunning 2022 return of Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill
A No.3 single in 1985, the song topped the charts in 2022 after appearing in Stranger Things – and the planet seemed to go Kate crazy
Some say More and Obscured By Clouds aren’t ‘proper’ Pink Floyd albums. Not so
When the band released a 27-disc box set focusing on their formative days, it offered the chance to reassess their film soundtracks of that era – including two ‘widow albums’
The adventure of Peter Gabriel’s first four solo records
Car, Scratch, Melt and Security log the incredible distance he covered between leaving Genesis and creating So
“Perpetually overlooked – right album at the wrong time”: Yes’ Talk 30th Anniversary edition
An untitled Trevor Rabin instrumental and an incredible 10-minute demo of Endless Dream crown the bonus elements of the 1994 ‘Yes West’ record
How Peter Gabriel made So and became the world's biggest-selling cult artist
In 1986 Peter Gabriel released his fifth studio album So. It was a huge international hit. This is how it happened
“They called me rude names:” In the punk era, Mike Oldfield just wanted to make double albums
He’d recorded Tubular Bells with substandard instruments but later Richard Branson personally delivered a world-class studio to his cottage. It still took Oldfield over 40 years to make sense of his original vision
"When thousands have been killed and millions have fled their homes, moaning about the absence of a band member who left 37 years ago is churlish at best." How Pink Floyd surprised the rock world with Ukraine charity single Hey Hey Rise Up
The inside story of Pink Floyd's first new original music since 1994’s The Division Bell in aid of Ukraine
“A fascinating listen that sometimes sounds like a missing 10cc album plus a little Be Box Deluxe”: Nektar’s Recycled 5CD set
Cult 70s proggers’ absorbing sixth album presented at its fullest.
“It ended up very miserable. Even Roger Waters says what a miserable period it was – and he was the one who made it entirely miserable”: How Pink Floyd made The Final Cut and learned to hate each other
Set against the backdrop of the Falklands Conflict, the band’s last album with Waters came together while their break-up was on the horizon
