“Andrew Wild’s book is an essential read.” – Johnny Sharp, Prog (July 2024)

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“[An] in-depth analysis, methodically researched.” – Chris Roberts, Classic Rock (June 2024)

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“Andrew Wild has given us an extremely well-researched, well written and very readable account of how a much maligned genre was resurrected, if not from the dead, then from its deep slumber, telling us how and why musicianship, experimentation and pieces of music longer than three minutes once again found favour with fans” – Velvet Thunder (May 2024)

 

“This is a very well written book about a seldom-visited time with great music. Wild [has an] easy and never breathless style – [he] really knows his stuff.” – Fireworks (June 2024)

 

“Written with a unique scholarly fandom, this story revolves around the Big Six (IQ, Marillion, Pallas, Pendragon, Solstice, Twelfth Night) who powered the 1980s revival and makes for a comprehensive compendium of those heady days. Some of the bands featured in this book went on to achieve amazing heights while others remain cult favourites. But whatever heights they attained, their stories have never been told with such chutzpah and sparkle.” – The Midland Rocks (June 2024)

 

“For all of us who were there or who've discovered the music subsequently, this is an absolute treasure.”- Andy Glass (June 2024)