Doors lead to other doors – 12 albums that….. – An ‘Album Years’ Production
TB InfluencesThis is a revised and expanded version of an attempt I made in February 2011 to try and encapsulate my main musical tastes in just 10 albums. My belief is that the most influential pieces of music in a musician’s life aren’t necessar...
Jethro Tull
TB Influences"The ambition and depth of 'A Passion Play' was also something that I was dazzled by when I first heard it."...
Kevin Godley / 10cc
TB InfluencesThe following is something I wrote for the 10cc fan site regarding Kevin Godley’s involvement on Flowers At The Scene. It contains some sections from other writing I’ve done, but as it gives an overview of my interest in KG’s work,...
Peter Gabriel
TB InfluencesThe following review appeared in Prog Magazine Issue 60 (October, 2015): Peter Gabriel – Peter Gabriel (4 / ‘Security’) Like Kate Bush’s equally brilliant The Dreaming (released only 7 days after PG4), Peter Gabriel’s fourth solo...
David Bowie
TB InfluencesIn selecting the Album Notes inspirations, I’ve partly been guided by what I feel I can say something interesting about. With some artists, there’s just too much to say. Their careers are so complex and diverse that I find it difficult t...
King Crimson
TB InfluencesThe following is a slightly modified version of Tim’s introduction for Luigi Ametta’s A Black Bible – King Crimson discography from 2000: For me it all started when a friend of mine placed me on an uncomfortable chair and forced me t...
Scott Walker
TB InfluencesThe following comprises Tim’s review of Bish Bosh and an unedited and expanded version of Tim’s contribution to a Scott Walker article by Dom Lawson. Both appear in Prog magazine‘s issue # 33 What was so remarkable about those first four...
Radiohead
TB InfluencesI first came across Radiohead on late night TV in 1993. They were on a show called The Beat performing a song called Creep. Unknown at the time, I felt both the track and the band represented a uniquely arty British take on the Pixies lo...
Beautiful Songs You Should Know
TB InfluencesIn response to the song of the same name, one of the more pleasant frequently asked questions from the Schoolyard Ghosts promotional interviews was, “What are the beautiful songs we should know?” Each time the question was asked, I gave...
Peter Hammill
TB InfluencesOverview: Although his music has audible roots in non-Blues singer-songwriter and avant garde Classical styles, Peter Hammill is one of those exceptional musicians who seemed to come out of nowhere fully formed. Even on his 1969 debut wi...
Roy Harper
TB InfluencesThe following is an unedited version of part of the interview that appeared in the December 2009 issue of Classic Rock Presents Prog (in which Tim was asked about the influence of Roy Harper): Overview: Given his artistic and chart succe...