Rock On! Wednesday, 21 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. The music hits you immediately with a heavy, funky sort of swing, courtesy of Mr. Caldwell who throws in many time-signature changes and other drum wizardries throughout the album. The musicianship is strikingly brilliant, and all the band members seem to be on the same page, although coming from different backgrounds. The progressive take on these pieces keeps the attention level high, but it’s never forced. All the little breaks and interludes, sometimes frantic, sometimes over the top, others with a breezy latin feel, or slightly southern sounding, and the guitar riffs embracing the tight rhythm changes are all executed with astounding ease. Smooth and effortless, like only talented musicians of this caliber on top of their game could pull-off. (…)

The heavy-hitters are all memorable: “Dancing Madly Backwards”, “Raging River of Fear”, “I Can’t Feel Nothing” and “Mesmerization Eclipse” should be considered classic. When the band is working on full cylinders like this, they are unstoppable.

I would recommend this album to anyone who hasn’t listened to it, get ready for an exciting slice of 70s rock’n’roll!”

Wednesday, 21 January 2026 12:00 noon CET Brussels – 11 a.m. GMT London. Repeated: 16:00 & 20:00 hrs CET Brussels, 3 p.m. & 7 p.m. GMT London
Ends: 12 midnight CET Brussels, 11 p.m. GMT London.