This is the website of Tim Hall, software professional, music fan, amateur rock critic, photographer, rail enthusiast, gamer with pretensions towards game design, and all-round opinionated blogger. I blog about an eclectic mix of subjects, so I’ve divided the site into several subject-specific blogs which you can see on the menu above. This page shows the most recent posts across all subjects.

If anyone wonders why I’ve disappeared from Facebook, I’ve decided to take some time out from there. Sadly the terrible events in Woolwich this afternoon seem to have bought out the worst in some people, and I’ve seem very offensive posts which, while probably not aimed at me personally, did come across as an attack on my values and my identity. I don’t want to be forced to start defriending people. I will be back…

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Latest Record Reviews

  • Shadow Of The Sun

    Shadow of the Sun – Monument

    This record has been out for a while, but I was too busy to review it at the time. Better late that never, here’s my review. Continue reading →
  • The Raven That Refused To Sing

    The Raven That Refused To Sing

    More focussed and consise than it’s sprawling predecessor, Steve Wilson’s latest opus is another mix of Canterbury-style jazz-rock workouts, grandiose Mellotron sweeps, pastoral sections with layered vocals, and passages of heavy sax-and-Mellotron, with the spirit of 70s King Crimson never far away. Continue reading →
  • Luna Rossa

    Luna Rossa – Sleeping Pills and Lullabies

    An acoustic project from Panic Room’s Anne-Marie Helder and Jon Edwards. With its elements of classical music and touches of electronica it’s progressive in the original meaning of the word. The quality of the songwriting combined with Anne-Marie’s ever amazing voice should appeal strongly to Panic Room’s existing fans, but this record ought to have a far wider crossover appeal. Continue reading →

Latest Concert Reviews

  • Steve Hackett

    Steve Hackett at Hammersmith Apollo

    Steve Hackett’s Genesis Revisited show at Hammersmith Apollo, with special guest Anne-Marie Helder, and a host of guest appearances in the main set. Continue reading →
  • Livvy Hair The Brook

    Mostly Autumn – The Brook, Southampton

    Mostly Autumn played their first headline appearances of 2013 with four shows over the May bank holiday weekend. On the Sunday night they came to The Brook in Southampton for the last of those four dates. Four dates in and they’ve had more than enough time to blow away any cobwebs, and the performance was both tight and powerful. Continue reading →
  • Twin-Necked Guitar

    Marillion 2013 UK Convention

    An attempt to review the three-day Marillion convention at Wolverhampton, with the albums “Radiation”, “Brave” and “Sounds That Can’t Be Made” played in full before an enthusiastic audience of hardcore fans. Continue reading →