NEM#168: Clive Nolan (Arena, Pendragon, etc.) Moves Forward Relentlessly

<p>Clive is a keyboardist, orchestrator, singer, and composer of three musicals and several concept albums as a solo artist or collaborator. He's played with Pendragon since 1986 and has led the bands Shadowlands and Arena since the 90s.</p>
<p>We discuss "Dragon Fire" from his most recent solo album, <a href="amzn.to/3qku38w"; target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><em>Song of the Wildlands</em></a> (2021), "Silent Words" from his musical <a href="clivenolan.net/index.php/releases/2016-03-01-1…; target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><em>King's Ransom</em></a> (2017), and "The Tinder Box" by Arena from <a href="amzn.to/351zr9m"; target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><em>The Seventh Degree of Separation</em></a> (2011). We conclude by listening to "A Descent into Madness" by Clive Nolan and Oliver Wakeman from <a href="amzn.to/3IriwKI"; target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><em>Dark Fables</em></a> (2021). Intro: "The Key" by Strangers on a Train from <a href="clivenolan.net/index.php/releases/2016-03-01-1…; target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><em>The Key Part 1: Prophecy</em></a> (1990). More at <a href="clivenolan.net/"; target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">clivenolan.net</a>.</p>
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