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Written with missionary zeal by the man behind Genesis webzine The Waiting Room, this is a scrapbook of reviews of live recordings from 1976 to 2014.

It’s not one for the casual fan, unless the casual fan enjoys a surfeit of exclamation marks and uncritical reportage such as “the result was an astonishing visual display that has never been equalled”.

The aurora borealis might have something to say about that, but hardcore fans — who’ll probably bicker about the choice of recordings — will find much to explore amid the setlists and ticket stubs./o:p

Online Editor at Louder/Classic Rock magazine since 2014. 38 years in music industry, online for 25. Also bylines for: Metal Hammer, Prog Magazine, The Word Magazine, The Guardian, The New Statesman, Saga, Music365. Former Head of Music at Xfm Radio, A&R at Fiction Records, early blogger, ex-roadie, published author. Once appeared in a Cure video dressed as a cowboy, and thinks any situation can be improved by the introduction of cats. Favourite Serbian trumpeter: Dejan Petrović.