2011 - the year of prog
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Topic: 2011 - the year of prog
Posted By: DrumSolo
Subject: 2011 - the year of prog
Date Posted: August 07 2011 at 09:41
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Hi all I posted this blog about how many amazing prog releases there are this year - probably the best year in a long time Be great to know your thoughts and what you think are the best releases so far this year! www.birdsrobe.com best, Mike |
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Posted By: Cesar Inca
Date Posted: August 07 2011 at 10:55
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From Italy alone, check these five: ACCORDO DEI CONTRARI - Kublai GARDEN WALL - Assurdo CALOMITO - Cane Di Schiena HÖSTSONATEN - Summereve LE ORME - La Via Della Seta DAAL - Destruktive Actions Affect Livings |
Posted By: Cesar Inca
Date Posted: August 07 2011 at 10:57
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And from Northern Ireland, these two albums that deliver a brilliant renovation in the language of math-rock: ALRIGHT THE CAPTAIN - Snib AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR - Gangs
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Posted By: Cesar Inca
Date Posted: August 07 2011 at 10:58
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From Latin America: AÚREA HYBRIDE - Elementario URANIAN - La Ciudad De Los Sueńos FLOR DE LOTO - Imperio De Cristal PLATURNO - Insano JAIME ROSAS - Flashback AUTÓMATA - Neuron ÁBRETE GANDUL - Enjambre Sísmico
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Posted By: Cesar Inca
Date Posted: August 07 2011 at 11:02
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From Spain: PLANETA IMAGINARIO - Optical Delusions JARDÍN DE LA CROIX - Ocean Cosmonauts OCTOBER EQUUS - Saturnal SENOGUL - III L'HERBA D'HAMELÍ - Giraffes a Siberia A great year, indeed!
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Posted By: Cesar Inca
Date Posted: August 07 2011 at 11:05
| Let us not overlook the latest albums by WOBBLER, PÄR LINDH PROJECT, PHIDEAUX and VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR, plus the debut album by SANHEDRIN. Lots to enjoy this year. |
Posted By: guyeylon
Date Posted: August 07 2011 at 11:42
| Sanhedrin are my favorites of this year. Plus, they're local :D |
Posted By: Earendil
Date Posted: August 07 2011 at 11:56
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That's funny because someone posted saying the exact opposite: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78730&PN=1" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78730&PN=1 I agree though. It's been a great year.
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Posted By: pool2000
Date Posted: August 07 2011 at 13:15
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i started listening to genesis when i borrowed my dads abacab album in the 80's i got hooked but i went backwards and listened to all the early stuff, whilst listening to early queen and pink floyd and alice cooper i've been more in to rock/metal but a friend introduced me to some more obscure prog and now i have loads of the stuff, i'm in to symph prog and neo prog and yes this year has been great i started listening to transatlantic all 3 are great, anathema,unitopia, the watch, nektar there all goooooooooooooood ------------- queen, genesis, pink floyd, spock's beard, transatlantic, pendragon, peter gabriel, supertramp, unitopia, the watch, the lens, IQ, camel, nektar, big big train, dream theater, galahad. |
Posted By: Isa
Date Posted: August 07 2011 at 14:36
Almost all of the albums on the top 2011 list I've found to range from being really good to great, and there's a lot of them. It looks like (I hope anyway) that this decade may be prog's finest since the seventies, especially if most of the follow-up years are this good.  ------------- The human heart instrinsically longs for that which is true, good, and beautiful. This is why timeless music is never without these qualities. |
Posted By: pool2000
Date Posted: August 07 2011 at 14:48
the thing with prog its a massive genre ive found you can have something like jethro tull and then transatlantic to dream theater and then early genesis and its a huge selection of good music....i do have one fault though i recently filled my ipod up with prog 32 gigs worth went for a bath put it on shuffle the first record came on thick as a brick part 1, 20 odd minutes later out of the bath and the same song was still on... ------------- queen, genesis, pink floyd, spock's beard, transatlantic, pendragon, peter gabriel, supertramp, unitopia, the watch, the lens, IQ, camel, nektar, big big train, dream theater, galahad. |
Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Date Posted: August 07 2011 at 15:11
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The only prog album released this year that I actually enjoy (and I enjoy it a LOT) is Make A Rising's free EP New I Fealing. It's a great year for music, but unfortunately not for prog. At least yet. ------------- 
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Posted By: Cesar Inca
Date Posted: August 07 2011 at 16:17
| Just check http://www.progstreaming.com/" rel="nofollow - http://www.progstreaming.com/ - lots of good, great and magnificent albums there from a varied sort of sub-genres. |
Posted By: Anderson III
Date Posted: August 22 2011 at 01:08
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Devin Townsend Project released TWO absolute masterpieces this year, Deconstruction and Ghost. Also, Toby Driver's Tartar Lamb 2 released their fan-funded masterpiece, Polyimage of Known Exits. You should check them out.
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Posted By: Garden of Dreams
Date Posted: August 22 2011 at 14:25
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Testimony 2 is great but my two favorites are Snowtorch by Phideaux and Memories In My Head by Riverside. I am eagerly awaiting COMM by The Tangent and Steve Hackett's Beyond The Shrouded Horizon. ------------- Just give it all an hour by the concrete lake. |
Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: September 02 2011 at 08:56
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The year's not over yet by any means, and I think it's been a very strong year.
Deconstruction and the Unexpect are among the wildest prog metal rides ever recorded.
All the way down to the new Yes album which doesn't blow me away but adds a nice flavor to the years menu of prog. ------------- You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all. |
Posted By: EatThatPhonebook
Date Posted: September 02 2011 at 15:31
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It certainly is a pretty awesome year so far, maybe like 2009. But in that year Anno domini High Definition came out, and that's one of my favorite albums ever, so I'm not sure which one is best. Definitely 2011 is better than 2010. ------------- 
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Posted By: frippism
Date Posted: September 03 2011 at 03:16
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Book Of Knots anyone?? Great great album they've released ------------- There be dragons |
Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Date Posted: September 03 2011 at 08:10
I thought it was somewhat random and poorly structured. -------------
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frippism wrote:Posted By: frippism
Date Posted: September 03 2011 at 10:06
^  I'd say it's as good as the second one. The guests are really really great as well. ------------- There be dragons |
Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: September 03 2011 at 10:20
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I can't wait for this month's albums to come out
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: September 03 2011 at 11:48
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I heard Wobbler's new one once, and I think it is their best one yet. Pastures by Halcyon is pretty good (and free to stream). I very much enjoy the new Yes album (most of it, anyway). I've not heard a lot of 2011 albums, but I'm remedying that now that I am teaching again.  ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: September 04 2011 at 18:09
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2011 albums I have Beardfish - "Mammoth" ***** Neal Morse - "Testimony 2" ***** Bela Fleck & The Flecktones - "Rocket Science" **** Yes - "Fly From Here" **** Karmakanic - "In A Perfect World" **** Symphony X - "Iconoclast" *** Ive heard many good things about Phideaux, Hiromi, and Riverside's new albums, so they're on my list. I'm expecting Dream Theater's new one to be a 5 star album; their first since Six Degrees. Opeth, Umphrey's McGee, The Tangent, and Steven Wilson's new ones may all be at least 4 star albums. A great year. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm
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Posted By: TopographicTales
Date Posted: September 05 2011 at 20:30
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This was the thread that got me wanting to join, I found a couple new groups via this thread. Wobbler being the big one, never knew about them and their new album is something else. Now for my favorite albums from 2011 that I've heard so far... Phideaux - Snowtorch Riverside - Memories in my Head EP Wobbler - Rites at Dawn (usually I wouldn't want to hear someone try and mimic Yes, but this is just outstanding) Devin Townsend Project - Deconstruction I've got a lot to check out, and some that I've heard only a few tracks, but these have been on repeat. Looking forward to.. Steve Hackett - Beyond the Shrouded Horizon Van Der Graaf Generator - A Grounding in Numbers (have yet to grab it, been slacking, but so excited) Proto-Kaw - Forth Steven Wilson - Grace for Drowning (Pre-ordered, insanely stoked, going to see him in November) |
Posted By: MillsLayne
Date Posted: September 06 2011 at 09:19
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I've felt really spoiled this year so far, and it's only going to get better. My favorites so far this year:
Wobbler - Rites At Dawn (My introduction to this band, and a fantastic one at that!)
Beardfish - Mammoth
Riverside - Memories In My Head EP
Phideaux - Snowtorch
Amplifier - The Octopus (Technically came out in 2011 to non-fanclub members)
Sky Architect - A Dying Man's Hymn (I actually think this is a stronger album than EotM, which is great as well)
I, too, am anxiously awaiting Steven Wilson's second solo album and also Opeth's new album since it's mellower, like Damnation. ------------- http://gamercards.exophase.com/xbox/user/MillsLayne/" rel="nofollow">  ht |
Posted By: BlindGuard
Date Posted: September 14 2011 at 15:25
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: September 18 2011 at 05:54
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The new Dream Theater is one of the best for this year. ------------- 
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Posted By: Cesar Inca
Date Posted: September 18 2011 at 12:48
| SKE, ACCORDO DEI CONTRARI, GRAILS, ÁBRETE GANDUL, SENOGUL, L'HERBA D'HAMELÍ, OCTOBER EQUUS, LABIRINTO DI SPECCHI, DAAL, FLOR DE LOTO, HELLA, HÖSTSONATEN, PHIDEAUX, SANHEDRIN, LA COSCIENZA DI ZENO, MANOS ALA DELTA, LE ORME, VDGG, PEANUT BRITTLE SATELLITE, AUTÓMATA, PLP, WOBBLER... all of them have released amazing prog releases in this year 2011 in its various forms. |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: October 01 2011 at 21:28
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White Willow, Wobbler, Unexpect, Fen, and Introitus are amazing. I, too, am looking forward to Steven Wilson's "Grace." ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: dckerley
Date Posted: October 10 2011 at 15:38
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Abacab tour was the first concert I ever saw, and have been hooked on prog ever since. Worked my way backwards with Genesis too! Ironic that their first "commercialish" album is the one that pulled us in! Craig Kerley
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Posted By: colorofmoney91
Date Posted: October 10 2011 at 18:20
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Most of the albums from this year that I've been enjoying are not prog. ------------- http://hanashukketsu.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow - Hanashukketsu |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: October 10 2011 at 19:38
It might be a record year for me picking up new releases. You might be missing out on some good stuff. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: October 10 2011 at 22:22
Me too, also. I've been keeping a list. 26 2011 releases so far. I doubt I've ever gotten more than 5 current year releases before. ------------- -- Frank Swarbrick Belief is not Truth. |
Posted By: TopographicTales
Date Posted: October 11 2011 at 00:31
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Was waiting for these two and they're both amazing. Haken is without a doubt my favorite up and coming band, of any genre. Haken - Visions Steven Wilson - Grace for Drowning First time listening to these guys with this album and I'm a big fan. Sky Architect - A Dying Man's Hymn So far it's been a great year, still have a bunch that I've yet to hear.
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Posted By: frippism
Date Posted: October 11 2011 at 00:43
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^ I liked Wilson's release a lot (surprisingly to be honest). ------------- There be dragons |
Posted By: DavetheSlave
Date Posted: October 11 2011 at 02:32
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The year has turned out great so far. Love Haken's new release and of course the new Dream Theater.
The real kicker for me this year though is the new Anubis release - to my mind it easily takes the accolades and I doubt that it will replaced by anything else as my own favorite album of the year.
For the first time in a long time music stopped me in my tracks and the rewind feature saw a lot of use - the Anubis offering really is that good  ------------- I'm a normal psychopath |
Posted By: Oliverum
Date Posted: October 11 2011 at 18:19
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Top for me so far, in no particular order: Phideaux - Snowtorch Amplifier - Octopus Hiromi Uehara - Voice Beardfish - Mammoth The Dear Hunter - The Color Spectrum Opeth - Heritage Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn of Events High hopes for new Steven Wilson, Haken and Karmakanic which I haven't heard yet. ------------- All the best freaks are here, please stop staring at me. Marillion - Freaks (1988). |
Posted By: Alitare
Date Posted: October 11 2011 at 19:06
| Everything I've heard this year has bored me to tears. Both Devin Townsend albums were 'competently mediocre.' The clips I've heard of Harvest sound dreadful. The ONLY album I'm looking forward to this year is Tom Waits' 'Bad as Me'. |
Posted By: Earendil
Date Posted: October 11 2011 at 19:19
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This really has been a great year. Prog I've listened to: Good: Symphony X- Iconoclast Rhapsody of Fire- From Chaos to Enternity Vessels- Helioscope Vampillia- Alchemic Heart Phideaux- Snowtorch Opeth- Heritage Mogwai- Hardcore Will Never Die But You Will Explosions In the Sky- Take Care, Take Care And So I Watch You From Afar- Gangs Battles- Gloss Drop The Decemberists- The King is Dead Beardfish- Mammoth Saviour Machine- 20th Anniversary Demos CPR Volume 4 Excellent: Haken- Visions Steven WIlson- Grace for Drowning Theocracy- As the World Bleeds Unexpect- Fables of the Sleepless Empire Radiohead- King of Limbs GIRAFFES? GIRAFFES!- Pink Magic Dream Theater- A Dramatic Turn of Events Devin Townsend Project- Deconstruction Devin Townsend Project- Ghost Jon Anderson- Survival and Other Stories Iona- Another Realm Neal Morse- Testimony 2 Jon Anderson- Open Meh: Yes- Fly From Here Jolly- The Audio Guide to Happiness King Crimson- A Scarcity of Miracles Blackfield- Welcome to my DNA |
Posted By: Alitare
Date Posted: October 11 2011 at 19:23
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King of Limbs didn't do anything for me. Haven't gotten a chance to get Fly From Here, yet. I probably won't for a long time. I barely cared about Yes after 1977, what faith would I have in this year? If anything, I'd say Waits' 'Bad as Me' is the best song of the year, thus far. I may go far enough to buy the limited edition version of that album.
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: October 11 2011 at 20:51
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Picked up this year some overlap between 2010 and 2011 releases. Anderson, Laurie Homeland 2010 - great Black Mountain Wilderness Heart 2010 - good Phideaux Snowtorch 2010 -great Frith, Fred Eye To Ear III 2010 - good Reasoning, The Acoustically Speaking 2010 - good Reasoning, The Adverse Camber 2010 - great Ukab Maerd Waiting Room, The 2010 - good Zorn, John Ipsissimus 2010 -good Maserati Pyramid Of The Sun 2010 -good Stereolab Not Music 2011 - good Knifeworld Dear Lord, No Deal 2011 - good Radiohead King Of Limbs 2011 - good Jakszyk, Fripp and Collins Scarcity Of Miracles, A 2011 - good Herd Of Instinct Herd Of Instinct 2011 - great Umphrey's McGee Death By Stereo 2011 - good Levin, Tony, David Torn, Alan White Levin Torn White 2011 - great Amos, Tori Night Of Hunters 2011 - good Primus Green Naugahyde 2011 - good Wilson, Steven Grace For Drowning 2011 - great Hackett, Steve Beyond The Horizon 2011 - great Some of these are fairly new and may move up and down between great and good. There's a banquet out there. If you're starving it's your own damn fault. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: October 15 2011 at 11:52
I did too. It's the liveliest work I have heard from him (though I haven't heard all of his projects). Frankly, I am surprised Wilson came up with something like this. Dark, edgy music and brilliant pacing/build-up and arranging. |
Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: October 15 2011 at 14:14
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Of what Ive heard Beardfish * * * * * Neal Morse * * * * * Bela Fleck & The Flecktones * * * Symphony X * * * Yes * * * Karmakanic * * * * Dream Theater * * * * * Umphrey's McGee * * * Opeth * * * * Steven Wilson * * * * The Tangent * * * * Radiohead * * Still need Phideaux Riverside King Crimson (Projekcts) Hiromi Derek Sherinian Pain of Salvation Mastodon Ozric Tentacles Agents of Mercy ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm
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Posted By: ppl
Date Posted: October 16 2011 at 07:55
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Road Salt Two A Dramatic Turn of Events Iconoclast
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Posted By: tyranny
Date Posted: November 06 2011 at 18:00
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I am new to this site...an older progger living in Australia who still pines for the prog of the 70s ...and this topic seemed to resonate with the current Prog/Experimental scene in Melbourne and Sydney Australia which are currently very healthy...there has been a groundswell of support for these bands over the last 12 months which is now coming to fruition.....part of the reason is the support and promotion through local labels/promoters Anon Islet (in Melbourne) and Birds Robe Collective (in Sydney)....so yes 2011 is definitely the year where Prog bands have flourished and gained attention over here....probably the first time in Australias musical history- as it has never traditionally been recognised as a significant contributor or adherent to the Prog scene...but this could all change if the current scene is allowed to flourish and gain momentum.
the bands to watch out for are as follows
A LONELY CROWD
ENNIS TOLA
XENOGRAFT
UMLAUT
GLASFROCH
MUSHROOM GIANT
A STATE OF FLUX
MENISCUS
PIRATE
TANGLED THOUGHTS OF LEAVING
....but there are many more....I urge you all to take a listen to some of these bands...the more attention/feedback/exposure they get through sites such as this...the healthier for everyone involved
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Posted By: Frank93
Date Posted: December 28 2011 at 06:55
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I suggest you another fantastic group from Italy: Pandora-Sempre e ovunque oltre il sogno |
Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: January 19 2012 at 20:41
From what I have listened so far: Phideaux is a must; Snowtorch is a masterful album, to say the least! PoS's Road Salt 2 is more of the same, if you didn't /did liked Road Salt 1, Road Salt 2 isn't much different. Mastodon's newest takes the band back to the Leviathan days, but with considerable more prog. Despite being a HUGE fan of Riverside, Memories in my Head isn't a bright release at all; enjoyable, but that's it. As for Agents, I did not liked the album at all; it is terrible! I am really surprised to see it scoring so much higher than the other first two because it isn't a considerable departure from those at all. -------------   
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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: March 07 2013 at 21:10
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2011: THE year of Prog. See: http://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/2013_01_01_archive.html ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Psychedelic Ensemble
Date Posted: August 04 2013 at 16:23
| Many great albums in 2011. |
Posted By: Dmrprog
Date Posted: September 11 2013 at 19:32
| And what a year of prog it was. Jakszyk Fripp Collins , Yes, VdGG, and Steve Hackett all had major, and decent quality, releases! For TAAB2 we'd have to wait....a few months. wow!! |
Posted By: Son.of.Tiresias
Date Posted: October 11 2016 at 11:59
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Il Tempio delle Clessidre their debut with Stefano "Lupo" Califi of Museo Rosenbach rules ------------- You may see a smile on Tony Banks´ face but that´s unlikely. |