RockOn! – Abacus – Abacus 1971

The German Rock band Abacus released their self-titled debut album in September 1971 on Polydor. Abacus evolved from the band Fashion, an unrecorded act from Hamm in North Rhine-Westphalia. They became Abacus with the arrival of English singer/guitarist Chris Williams, fresh off a stint with Grail. He joined keyboardist Chris Barutzky and guitarist/sitarist Hans Rolf ‘Charlie’ Schade in the group’s songwriting core. In 1971, Abacus played before an audience of 30,000 at the Germersheim Festival, appearing alongside Pink Floyd, ELP, and Santana.

Prog Archives: “or someone who had previously only heard this band’s later material, this album came as quite the surprise. The two-part “Pipedream Revisited” is the very quintessence of the album, bursts of symphonic organ/synthesizer and touches bordering on avant-garde weirdness in a sort of holdover psych/Krautrock framework.… Read more...

Rock On! Wednesday, 11 February 2026 – Hawkwind, Renaissance, Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd & The Beatles

Psychedelic, heavy, prog and more innovating sounds spanning the late 60s and the early 70s – Dan’s pick of the week: Hawkwind (Space Ritual), Renaissance (Ashes Are Burning), Yes (Fragile), Genesis (Trespass), Pink Floyd (A Saucerful of Secrets) & The Beatles (Abbey Road).

Hawkwind is een Britse spacerockband, opgericht in 1969 door straatmuzikanten Dave Brock en Nik Turner als Group X, kort nadien gewijzigd in Hawkwind Zoo en vervolgens in Hawkwind. De groep heeft in de loop der jaren een groot aantal bezettingswisselingen ondergaan. Space Ritual is een live-dubbelalbum uit 1973, opgenomen in 1972 door de Britse rockband Hawkwind. Het is hun vierde album sinds hun debuut, Hawkwind, in 1970.

Henri Strik Background Magazine: “Financed by their lucky hit single Silver Machine, Hawkwind’s Space Ritual tour roared over Great Britain and the USA in all its psychedelic glory.… Read more...

Rock On! * Psych, heavy, prog and more innovating sounds with Eddie & The Hot Rods [new] – The Olympic Runners [new] – Quartermass [new] – Duffy Power & Argent [new] – Barry McGuire – The Beach Boys* Wednesday 04 February 2026 * [Ed’s Show, 2026-02]

ROCK ON with Dan & Ed * Psych, heavy, prog and more innovating sounds  spanning the late sixties and the early seventies *** Ed’s pick of the week ***

Showday: Wednesday 04 February  2026

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Showtime: 12 noon > 12 midnight CET Brussels ***  11 a.m. > 11 p.m. GMT London **

12:00 Eddie & The Hot Rods [new] – The Olympic Runners [new] – Quartermass [new] – Duffy Power & Argent [new] – The Beach Boys.-.
14:00 Gravy Train [remastered] – Man [remastered] – Beck, Bogart, Appice [unreleased] – Alan Jack Civilization – European Rock pt2.-.
16:00 Eddie & The Hot Rods [new] – The Olympic Runners [new] – Quartermass [new] – Duffy Power & Argent [new] – The Beach Boys.-.… Read more...

Rock On! Wednesday, 28 January 2026 – Captain Beyond, Warhorse, Deep Purple, Budgie, High Tide & Iron Butterfly

Psychedelic, heavy, prog and more innovating sounds spanning the late 60s and the early 70s – Dan’s pick of the week: Captain Beyond (Captain Beyond), Warhorse (Red Sea), Deep Purple (Shades of Deep Purple), Budgie (Budgie), High Tide (Sea Shanties) & Iron Butterfly (Live).

Captain Beyond is een Amerikaanse rock-supergroep die in 1971 in Los Angeles werd opgericht. De band bestond uit voormalig Deep Purple-zanger Rod Evans, voormalig Johnny Winter-drummer Bobby Caldwell, voormalig Iron Butterfly-gitarist Larry Reinhardt en voormalig Iron Butterfly-bassist Lee Dorman, en had een eclectische stijl die elementen van hardrock, progressieve rock en jazzfusion met spacerock combineerde. Tussen 1972 en 1977 brachten ze drie albums uit.

It’s Psychedelic Baby! review: “This self-titled debut is arguably their masterpiece, and a source of inspiration for many modern stoner and psychedelic rock bands.… Read more...