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Symphonic Prog definition

Symphonic is without doubt the sub-genre that includes the most bands in Progressive Rock because for many people it's almost synonymous classic Prog, something easy to understand being that most of the classic and/or  pioneer bands released music that could be included in this sub-genre, except JETHRO TULL and PINK FLOYD (who still blended some symphonic elements), even KING CRIMSON who very soon expanded their horizons to more experimental music, made their debut with a Symphonic album, "In the Court of the Crimson King" which is a cornerstone in the development of the genre.

The main characteristics of Symphonic are the ones that defined all Progressive Rock: (There's nothing 100% new under the sun) which among others are:
  • Mixture of elements from different genres.
  • Complex time signatures.
  • Lush keyboards.
  • Explorative and intelligent lyrics, in some cases close to fantasy literature, Sci Fi and even political issues.
  • Non commercial approach
  • Longer format of songs

In this specific case the main characteristic is the influence of Classical music (understood as Orchestral works created from the late Gothic to Modern Classical) using normally more complex structure than other related sub-genres like Neo Progressive (That's why sometimes the borderline that divides Symphonic from Neo is so unclear being that is based mostly in a degree of complexity rather than in an evident structural difference)..It is easy to find long keyboard solos reminiscent of Johan Sebastian Bach or melodic works that could have been written by Handel.

As in any other genre, different Symphonic bands had different approaches to Classical music, for example YES and GENESIS are mainly influenced by the Baroque and Classical periods, while EMERSON LAKE & PALMER has a predilection for post Romantic and modern authors like Mussorgsky, Rimsky Korsakov, Bartok or Ginastera, being that their sound is less melodic and more aggressive.

The peak of the genre starts in 1969 and lasts until the mid/late 70's  (more precisely until the release of A Trick of the Tail), when the genre begins to  blend more mainstream influences that took to the birth of Neo Progressive (a new approach for a new decade).


It is important to remember that even though the creative peak of Symphonic Progressive ended before the 80's, we can find a second birth in the 90's coming from the Scandinavian countries (specially Sweden with ANGLAGARD or PAR LINDH PROJECT) and even bands that still in the 21st Century recreate music from this period like SPOCK'S BEARD or ECHOLYN.

Before ending this short description I feel necessary to say (In order to be strictly accurate) that the term Symphonic is not 100% exact, because these bands very rarely played symphonies and was probably used because the music that influenced the genre was performed by Symphony Orchestras, but it is so widely accepted by the Progressive Rock community that would be absurd and futile for anybody to attempt a change after so much time.

Iván Melgar Morey, Peru 2006



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CLOSE TO THE EDGE
Yes
4.65 | 4653 ratings
SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND
Genesis
4.61 | 4044 ratings
FOXTROT
Genesis
4.46 | 4038 ratings
FRAGILE
Yes
4.42 | 3577 ratings
NURSERY CRYME
Genesis
4.41 | 3055 ratings
MIRAGE
Camel
4.40 | 2604 ratings
MOONMADNESS
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4.38 | 3468 ratings
RELAYER
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4.35 | 1860 ratings
HYBRIS
Änglagård
4.31 | 3295 ratings
THE YES ALBUM
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4.31 | 3350 ratings
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4.30 | 2602 ratings
THE SNOW GOOSE
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4.32 | 1403 ratings
SCHEHERAZADE AND OTHER STORIES
Renaissance
4.28 | 2943 ratings
A TRICK OF THE TAIL
Genesis
4.35 | 865 ratings
FROM SILENCE TO SOMEWHERE
Wobbler
4.23 | 2358 ratings
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Emerson Lake & Palmer
4.28 | 935 ratings
DEPOIS DO FIM
Bacamarte
4.26 | 1172 ratings
VILJANS ÖGA
Änglagård
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Latest Symphonic Prog Music Reviews


 NEXUS en Concierto / Homenaje a CRUCIS by NEXUS album cover Live, 2023
4.42 | 8 ratings

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NEXUS en Concierto / Homenaje a CRUCIS
Nexus Symphonic Prog

Review by TenYearsAfter

4 stars TOP NOTCH PROG FROM ARGENTINA : FUTURE LEGEND NEXUS PLAYS LEGENDARY CRUSIS!

During concerts Nexus already played songs from Argentinian prog legend Crusis, but in 2020 the band decided to pay tribute to Crusis in a more extensive way and named the concert En Concierto : Homenaje A Crusis. About Crusis, this band recorded two studio-albums, an eponymous one in 1976 and the highly acclaimed Los Delirios Del Mariscal in 1977.

This 'live in the studio' album features six Nexus songs (the 'uneven' numbers) and five tracks (the 'even' numbers) from these two Crusis studio-albums.

New member Roxana Truccolo is clearly a huge asset to the band, both on bass as with the vocals, in the native language. She does a good job with her voice in the Crusis songs (guitar player Carlos Lucena also sings in some songs, or in vocal harmony with Roxanna), I am also very impressed by the Crusis renditions from Nexus, how inspired and skilled.

Dynamic, tasteful keyboard work, and beautiful native vocals in La Triste Vision Del Entierro Propio (4:46).

Propulsive and bombastic with swirling Hammond, rock guitar with wah-wah, strong interplay and powerful drum beats in the excellent Ironico Ser (4:09).

A Hammond-guitar duet and awesome interplay in Todo Tiempo Posible (4:26).

An exciting wah-wah sound with soaring Hammond, a sensational pitchbend driven Minimoog sounding solo and a moving guitar solo in Abismo Terrenal (6:28).

And finally a dreamy strings sound, then a beautiful blend of an intense guitar solo and soaring Hammond (evoking early Focus) in the compelling track Los Delirios Del Mariscal (7:03). Wow!

And then the Nexus songs, to me this band sounds as one of the best Latin-American prog formations, it is a tight and experienced unit (since 1999!) and Lalo Huber sounds as the Argentinian answer to Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman. I love his awesome vintage keyboard sound, with his digital Hammond organ, and his Korg synthesizers that sound often mighty close to the legendary Minimoog.

El Ultimo Dia (5:28) : This track alternates between slow rhythms, mid-tempo beats and sumptuous outbursts, embellished with fiery and moving guitar, flashy synthesizers and Mellotron choirs, the rhythm-section is impressive.

La Espiral (2:56) : To me this composition sounds as 'early ELP with guitar', in a tight mid-tempo.

Condenados (8:51) : What a tension between the mellow and bombastic parts, topped with wonderful vocals.

La Tentacion Del Mundo (6:44) : From a slow rhythm to bombastic eruptions, with fat synthesizer flights, volume pedal guitar, dreamy piano and vocals.

Mas alla Del Limite (4:32) : I am blown away by the awesome Hammond sound and fiery guitar leads, in a slow rhythm, how compelling!

And finally the ultra-bombastic instrumental Metanoia (7:52), my absolute highlight on this live session: sparkling Emersonian Hammond work, intense howling guitar (like early IQ), spectacular breaks, a heavy guitar solo and a fat Minimoog sound, topped with excellent interplay, how exciting!

If you listen to this live session you get the best of two different Argentinian eras, from Crusis and Nexus, you cannot beg for more, wow!

 Live At The Whiskey A Go-Go by SPOCK'S BEARD album cover DVD/Video, 2000
3.98 | 15 ratings

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Live At The Whiskey A Go-Go
Spock's Beard Symphonic Prog

Review by TenYearsAfter

4 stars "I am sure you will like it!"

For me the invention of the CD turned into Prog Heaven, because so many rare prog LP's were re-released as a CD reissue, from Zarathustra by Museo Rosenbach to Recuerdos Di Mi Tierra by Mezquita. In the early Nineties I discovered the USA progrock mailorder service Syn-Phonic by Greg Walker, this was the place to order all those interesting prog CD reissues, what a huge and varied collection, for decades we kept on ordering at Syn-Phonic. Greg was also the one who introduced me to Spock's Beard, in a very special way. In 1995 I had ordered a bunch of CD's at Syn-Phonic, when I opened the parcel it contained one extra CD that I had not ordered, with a small note from Greg "I am sure you will like it!". The Light from Spock's Beard, really brandnew! And what a discovery, soon I was flooded by the same excitement as the first time with Rush, and with Marillion, everyday was Spock's Beard Day, for weeks, months, and 3 years later it was Spock's Beard Evening, when I witnessed my first Spock's Beard gig, in Utrecht. It was a mindblowing experience, what a band, the crowd turned into euphoric! One year later Spock's Beard released this video capturing Spock's Beard on their Day Of Night tour (4th studio-album) during a concert in the known Whiskey A Go-go in Los Angeles in 1999.

Spock's Beard features five excellent, experienced musicians. Their varied musical backgrounds have resulted in very dynamic music with lots of chemistry. On this video (still not on DVD?) you can enjoy lots of great compositions from their first four studio albums and many sensational solo excertitions. In those days for me Spock's Beard's progrock was a pleasant blend of Genesis, Yes, Gentle Giant and The Beatles, the music alternated from rock and pop to bombastic and complex progrock featuring tasteful vintage keyboards (Mellotron, Hammond, Moog), fiery and biting, often wah-wah drenched guitar soli (using a Fender Stratocaster with the word 'Mellotron' on it!), a dynamic and adventurous rhythm-section and the inspired and humorous multi-talented frontman Neal Morse on lead vocals, keyboards and guitar, awesome!

My highlights.

Go The Way You Go : Great final part delivering a moving guitar solo and majestic Mellotron choir. A sensational solo from Japanese keyboard wizard Ryo on his 'key-tar' (a keyboard body and a guitar neck) with excellent support on powerful Rickenbacker bass and creative drumming (it sounds like mid-ELP),

The Doorway : Virtuosic duo acoustic (6 and 12 string) guitar play from the versatile Neal and Alan,

The Light : Cascades of exciting changing atmospheres and soli in Spock's Beard their magnum opus.

Sqonk : A harder-edged version from this Genesis cover, with a funny acting Nick on vocals.

You don't see many Spock's Beard reviews nowadays but it is still a highly acclaimed prog band on PA, just look at the ratings, studio and live, most between 3 and 4 stars, a band to re-discover!

 Freiheit Ist by STERN-COMBO MEISSEN (STERN MEISSEN) album cover Studio Album, 2020
2.05 | 3 ratings

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Freiheit Ist
Stern-Combo Meissen (Stern Meissen) Symphonic Prog

Review by Lewian
Prog Reviewer

2 stars Although band founder and leader Martin Schreier is still on board, otherwise there has been a generation change, and Schreier is the only remaining member from times when the band still did progressive rock, the end seventies and early eighties that is. The recent version of the band plays smooth keyboard oriented pop music with not particularly remarkable German lyrics. This will not be of interest to most prog fans. I listen to this mainly because I have a historical interest in the band and so make sure I know what they are up to. I do admire their longevity though, and always like when they come out with something new. Their pop music is well produced and sophisticated at times with some nontrivial jazz-influenced harmonics in some tracks, and I do like some of the melodies. One may find some later 10cc influence in this (but with less fun lyrics). I'd say the album is good for what it is if you like this kind of thing - smooth well done pop with some sophistication, but it's not progressive and doesn't have the elements that most of us are looking for in music.

Oh, I should mention that the title track "Freiheit ist" is pretty good and complex and even has some keyboards that remind me of their old material with Thomas Kurzhals (who still appears on one track though deceased in 2014) if not even Keith Emerson.

 X by SPOCK'S BEARD album cover Studio Album, 2010
3.80 | 596 ratings

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X
Spock's Beard Symphonic Prog

Review by A Crimson Mellotron
Prog Reviewer

4 stars 'X' is precisely the tenth studio album by US symphonic prog legends Spock's Beard, and the final one under the frontmanship of talented drummer and multi-instrumentalist Nick D'Virgilio. After a very strong and consistent career start, releasing several 90s prog classics with the original lineup including mastermind Neal Morse, the Beard had made a name for themselves as one of the most prominent and important acts of the symphonic prog revival. However, the first half of the 2000s saw the departure of Morse, leaving the frontman spot vacant, just to have it taken over by the band's drummer, who also happened to be a good singer and a talented instrumentalist. Sounds familiar?

The Beard then went on to release four albums with this lineup, some of which were leaving fans mostly unsatisfied and longing for the past in which the band was exquisitely creative and releasing fabulous albums every other year. Until 'X' happened. This tenth studio album is the much needed return to form for SB and stands as one of the strongest song cycles the band has ever done, with a majestic album clocking in at eighty minutes, absolutely celebrating and exploring the musical genre they were becoming the champions of.

Alongside NDV, one can appreciate the electrified guitars of Alan Morse, the quirky keyboard playing of Ryo Okumoto as well as the rampaging bass of Dave Meros. Some additional songwriting credits go to the duo of John Boegehold and Stan Ausmus, the usual SB collaborators, who had written some lyrics and music for this album. In any case, 'X' was finally the band's triumph in an era in which they tried to run away from their usual sound by exploring some more accessible and straightforward kind of songwriting, which led to weak albums like 'Feel Euphoria' or 'Octane', until they presented these very carefully crafted and intricate pieces, entirely true to their original approach. Additionally, the albums flows perfectly, making the listener engaged in every single minute and resulting in one of the most pleasant and rewarding Spock's Beard listens.

The band open up the album with the 10-minute 'Edge of the In-Between', a nod to their previous recent works, yet better elaborated and progged up. Then comes one of the new classics for the Beard, 'The Emperor's Clothes', a song that somehow has the quirkiness and the character of the Neal Morse era, but displaying a modern prog swagger that makes it such a tasty entry on this release. All over the album there are these beautiful yet complex instrumental sections that only add up to the value of the record, and one of them goes to this song in particular. Speaking of instrumentals, next up is the Ryo Okumoto contribution titled 'Kamikaze', a piece one could consider a modern rendition of the vignettes Rick Wakeman or Keith Emerson were doing for their bands, great stuff. 'From the Darkness' is a 17-minute epic piece that takes the listener back into the 90s, when the band was doing these elaborate long compositions full of amazing twists and turns, and always displaying the fantastic vocal harmonies that SB became notorious for. This one's no exception.

The second half of the album opens up with the groovy bass intro of Dave Meros on 'The Quiet House', a very elegant piece with some exceptional playing and gorgeous melodies, another highlight on this very, very strong album. This one is followed by the peculiar and lovely piece exclusive to the deluxe edition of 'X', titled 'Their Names Escape Me', featuring the famous section where the names of the people who pre-ordered the album is sang. 'The Man Behind the Curtain', much like 'The Emperor's Clothes' is one of these pieces that seem to be unique for this era of the band and work so well, another SB classic. Closing off the album is another 16-minute piece titled 'Jaws of Heaven', a tranquil song that becomes quite intense and elaborate as it develops, a great way to sum-up the intentions the band had with this triumphant album.

Not really much to add except rephrasing the stance that this is one of the exceptional albums by Spock's Beard, a complete return to form after a run of weaker releases, and a flamboyant way to wave goodbye to a very distinct era in the band's history.

 Insania by NEXUS album cover Studio Album, 2023
4.04 | 30 ratings

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Insania
Nexus Symphonic Prog

Review by TenYearsAfter

4 stars SOLE SURVIVOR OF THE PROMISING LATIN-AMERICAN PROG MOVEMENT 15-20 YEARS AGO.

Early 2007 I opened a thread on the Forum entitled Is Latin-America Becoming The New Prog Leader?, it turned out to be very well and long-term visited, with lots of positive and interesting comments. The Latin-American prog was a pretty prolific scene in those days and as interesting bands I mentioned Nexus (1999-2024), Amagrama (2004-2005), Jaime Rosas (2003-2022), Angulart (2004), Tarkus (2002-2006), William Gray (2006-2012), Bauer (2004-2017), GALF (2006), Spin XXI (2006), Astralis (2006-2013), Diapasao (2006), Supay (2004-2013), Quaterna Requiem (1990-2012) and R- U Kaiser (2007-2018). As you can see, the only band that recently released an album is Nexus, although Chilean keyboard wizard Jaime Rosas comes close with his 2022 effort.

Back to Nexus, this highly acclaimed Argentinian band has its roots in the Seventies when a group of schoolboys from the capital Buenos Aires was impressed by symphonic rock, especially Crusis (also from Argentina), and soon Nexus was born. Eventually a dream came true but not until the end of the Nineties when Nexus released their first album entitled Detras Del Umbral in 1999 (as a five-piece formation, nowadays a quartet). Since then Nexus has released 7 studio-albums, 2 live albums and a box-set.

For almost 25 years I follow Nexus, since their first album in 1999, during the years I interviewed the band and even wrote the Prog Archives biograpy of Nexus. So I was very curious to this new album featuring Roxana Truccolo as the new singer/bass player, she was already a guest musician on the previous album En El Comienzo Del Topos Uranos, from 2017. To be honest, it surprises me to notice the short running time of both the album (around 36 minutes) as the 8 tracks, between 2 and 6 minutes, no long compositions between 7 and 12 minutes.

Descenso A Las Tinieblas (2:13) First a short instrumental track with a slow rhythm, sumptuous keyboards and fiery guitar runs, it sounds ominous ('tinieblas' means 'darkness'), welcome to the trademark Nexus sound.

Insania (4:40) Another instrumental, it begins with sparkling Grand piano, then a tight mid-tempo beat, fuelled by a dynamic rhythm-section. The title of this track has been musically translated with biting guitar and hypnotizing piano runs, a dark and compelling sound, topped with Hammond layers and synthesizer flights by Lalo Huber, what a master on the keyboards.

Resurgiras (5:57) The longest composition on this new album. First a slow rhythm with the distinctive Nexus guitar- synthesizer interplay. Then soaring Hammond and wonderful female vocals (in the native language, always a bonus to me) with tender piano play, gradually the music turns into more lush with howling guitar and a flashy Minimoog sound. Back to a mellow atmosphere and again gradually more bombastic, embellished with Hammond extravaganza. In the end a subtle fading away with tender piano, what a dynamic track, wow!

La Oscuridad (4:54) Lots of changing atmospheres, varied keyboards (piano, synthesizer, strings), Roxana really shines with her voice (including the 'Spanish Rolling R'), she has a very good range. In the second part moving guitar runs join, then a bombastic climate with an exciting pitchbend driven Minimoog sound (strong Rick Wakeman echoes) and Mellotron choirs, finally tender vocals, and soaring Hammond fading away.

La Sentencia (5:27) This is the most accessible song featuring a tight and powerful mid-tempo beat, and a pleasant colouring with sensitive electric guitar, keyboards (Hammond and Minimoog) and vocals. In the final part the music shifts from melodic rock to 24-carat symphonic rock with a strong instrumental break featuring piano, spacey synthesizers drops, wah-wah guitar and powerful drum beats.

Fuera Del Tiempo (3:48) Another more accessible track in the realm of melodic rock, the focus is on the excellent vocals, topped with a fine duet between guitar and keyboards.

La Nueva Alianza (4:32) This instrumental track is built around a tight beat with catchy electric guitar work, embellished with strong soli on synthesizer, Hammond and guitar.

Iluminación (4:37) The final composition is also an instrumental and a wonderful conclusion of this new album. First a dreamy climate with tender piano and soaring strings, then a slow rhythm featuring sensitive electric guitar work and synthesizer flights, choirs join, wow. Halfway the music shifts to more bombastic with powerful guitar and lush keyboards, and finally slowly fading away, in the end voices of a crowd.

A short but tastefully arranged new album, very melodic and harmonic, and varied, from bombastic symphonic rock to melodic rock. New singer and bass player Roxana Truccolo turns out to be a huge bonus on this new Nexus album, along the excellent work on guitar and keyboards. Top notch Latin-American prog!

Highly recommended, this excellent prog band from Argentina deserves wider attention!

 Escenes by GÒTIC album cover Studio Album, 1978
4.10 | 147 ratings

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Escenes
Gòtic Symphonic Prog

Review by AJ Junior

4 stars This is one of the more surprising albums I've listened to. From Catalonia Spain, Gótic released their debut "Escenes," in 1978 to little critical acclaim or notice. They faded into obscurity, not to be seen again until 2016 when they dropped an album of previously unreleased tracks known as "Gegants Serpentines." This album has a very obvious Camel influence from "The Snow Goose," mixed with heavy Jazz fusion.

The clean Fender Rhodes opens "Escenes de La Terra en Festa I de La Mar en Calma" (Translating to "Scenes of The Land in Celebration and The Sea in Calm") followed by the lush flutes of Jep Nuix. The flute riff takes the song in a thousand directions, but my favorite part is when everything calms down after a minute of chaos, and the remainder of the song is a beautiful amalgamation of strings, flutes, and bass progressions. "Imprompt" is the classic jazz fusion cut on this record, very reminiscent of Chick Corea and Return to Forever, with the high-intensity electric piano and Moog interplay. Keyboardist Jordi Vilaprinyó has no issue playing in tough time signatures and for this reason, the band can pull off some extremely complex arrangements. "Jocs d'Ocells" is another heavily dominated track by Jordi Vilaprinyó. The flute is the perfect compliment this time opening with the ethereal piano. When the drums kick in the main progression is stunning, and one of the best moments on the album. The song has a very airy and light theme to it, which is probably why it was aptly titled Jocs d'Ocells (which means "Bird Games" in English." Closing out Side A, "La Revolucio" is written by renowned bassist Rafael Escoté, which is one of his two contributions to the album. The progression is very fast, with heavy drums, handclaps, yet light flutes to add some contrast.

"Danca d'Estiu," meaning "Summer Dance" opens Side B. This is probably my favorite song on this album, due to how short and sweet it is. Just when the album starts to feel a little repetitive with very familiar flute and electric piano progressions, this track takes a turn in a much more symphonic direction towards the end with a unique organ interlude. "I Tu Que Ho Veies Tot Tan Facil" is the second to last tack on here and translates to "And you who saw everything so easily." The song is the perfect representation of what I picture the theme song of the album cover would be. We hear electric guitar from a guest for the first time on this LP, and it sounds extremely sustained and Floydian. The organ from the prior track makes its return for a nice section which leads into a moog-dominated closeout. The album closes with the beautiful 10-minute epic "Historia d'una Gota d'Aigua" or "Story of a Drop of Water." The song is a massive buildup (Presumably meant to represent the ups and downs of a water droplet's life) and begins with acoustic guitar and flute in a somber melody. Around the 4:45 mark, the electric guitar leads into the main melody of the finale with piano and flute. To me, this melody defines this album: Serene, Complex, Airey, and remarkable. The song climbs the volume ladder until the final exertion of the lick (which has been layered with strings, guitar, piano, Fender Rhodes, deep bass, and heavy cymbals) and ends on a crashing note.

To wrap up, this album is a borderline masterpiece for me. As with many bands in the late 70's era, they were too late to the prog train and were ultimately swept under the rug. This album is a stunning piece that most prog fans will enjoy and is one of those gems that slipped out in the 1970s just after prog's peak passed and which got sadly overlooked.

 Essential by TRIUMVIRAT album cover Boxset/Compilation, 2012
2.93 | 13 ratings

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Essential
Triumvirat Symphonic Prog

Review by VianaProghead
Prog Reviewer

2 stars Review Nº 755

"Essential" is a compilation of Triumvirat and was released in 2012. It includes songs from all their seven studio albums that go from 1972 to 1980. It comprises tracks that belong to their progressive musical period as well as tracks from their pop rock phase. All Triumvirat's studio albums have been remastered on CD with bonus tracks and almost the tracks on this compilation are taken from the remastered editions. Many of the tracks are extracts or edited versions, smaller than the originals. Some are also taken from single versions, which are obviously also shortened versions.

"Essential" has seventeen tracks. The first track "Be Home For Tea" is an extract of a song originally recorded on "Mediterranean Tales "Across The Waters". This is an edited version included as a bonus track on the remastered edition of that album. The second track "Broken Mirror" was originally recorded on "Mediterranean Tales "Across The Waters". The third track "Ride In The Night" is a non album's track. It was the first single of the band. It was included as a bonus track on "Mediterranean Tales "Across The Waters". The fourth track "Dancer's Delight" is also a non album's track. It was the second single of the band. It was included as a bonus track on "Illusions On A Double Dimple". The fifth track "Dimplicity" is an extract of a song originally recorded on "Illusions On A Double Dimple". This is an edited version included as a bonus track on the remastered edition of that album. The sixth track "Million Dollars" is also an extract of a song originally recorded on "Illusions On A Double Dimple". This is also an edited version included as a bonus track on the remastered edition of that album. The seventh track "The Capitol Of Power" was originally recorded on "Spartacus". This is the version included as a bonus track on the remastered edition of that album. The eighth track "The Sweetest Sound Of Liberty" was also originally recorded on "Spartacus". This is the version included as a bonus track on the remastered edition of that album. The ninth track "Spartacus" was originally recorded on "Spartacus". This is also the version included as a bonus track on the remastered edition of that album. The tenth track "Old Loves Die Hard" was originally recorded on "Old Loves Die Hard". The eleventh track "Take A Break Today" is a non album's track. It's the A side of another single of the band with "The Capital Of Power" as the B side. It was included as a bonus track on the remastered edition of that album. The twelfth track "The Hymn" was originally recorded on "Pompeii". This is an edited version included as a bonus track on the remastered edition. The thirteenth track "Waterfall" was originally recorded on "A La Carte". This is an edited version included as a bonus track on the remastered edition of that album. The fourteenth track "(Oh I'm) Late Again" was also originally recorded on "A La Carte". The fifteenth track "Jo Ann Walker" was also originally recorded on "A La Carte". This is an edited version included as a bonus track on the remastered edition of that album. The sixteenth track "I Don't Even Know Your Name" was also originally recorded on "A La Carte". The seventeenth track "Party Life" was originally recorded on their last album "Russian Roulette".

As we can see by the track list of this compilation, it features tracks from all of Triumvirat's seven studio albums, as well as a few singles' tracks. The tracks were all placed in their correct chronological order. So, we have two tracks from "Mediterranean Tales (Across The Waters)", two tracks from "Illusions On A Double Dimple", three tracks from "Spartacus", one track from "Old Loves Die Hard", one track from "Pompeii", four tracks from "A La Carte", one track from "Russian Roulette" and three non album's tracks released as singles. However, and as I wrote before in the track list, many of those tracks are edited versions of the original tracks that were shortened to be commercially interesting to can be put on a compilation album. Despite this compilation be well enough representative of Triumvirat's career all over the yers, we can't say that it's very well representative of their music. Listening shortened versions isn't the same.

Conclusion: I don't like this compilation mainly because of two reasons. In the first place, Triumvirat was essentially a progressive band that essentially created long suites of music, which is particularly evident on "Illusions On A Double Dimple". So, it's incomprehensible to me that Jürgen Fritz and his record label only were bothered to include on this compilation extracts and edited tracks shorter than the original versions, what is, in my point of view, quite badly. In the second place, about one third of the compilation is filled by tracks that belong to their two last albums, which have clearly a very questionable musical quality. I can understand that a compilation that seeks to represent all the musical career of a band must include tracks from all their studio albums. However, the quality standards must always be kept very high, which isn't the case. It's true that fortunately only one track was chosen from "Russian Roulette" but is completely inexcusable to include six tracks from "A La Carte" and only include one track from "Pompeii", which is undoubtedly a much better album than "A La Carte". So, I can't consider "Essential" a true essential compilation, really. So, I advise you to check their five first albums instead of this compilation. This is only useful to collector's fans only.

Prog is my Ferrari. Jem Godfrey (Frost*)

 The Otherside of Rick Wakeman by WAKEMAN, RICK album cover DVD/Video, 2007
1.86 | 5 ratings

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The Otherside of Rick Wakeman
Rick Wakeman Symphonic Prog

Review by Ash Charlton

1 stars It's alright I suppose. I would say this is for completists only: it's part playing old Yes/Wakeman favourites on the piano, part chat with a pub-type audience. The chat is great, Rick is an amazing raconteur and always worth listening to (though, be warned, he loves to be seen as a bit of a lad and non-PC which isn't to everyone's taste), but the music is the same Easy Listening versions of stuff he's been touting for ages.

Rick is capable or creating magnificent and inspiring music, but I never find these 'piano only' versions work well, not even for pieces written for piano like 'Birdman'. On the original album this is one of my favourite pieces of music ever (and I listen to and love a LOT of classical piano music, so there's stiff competition!) but this version is very New Age Piano music, which is lovely in its place, but not what I come to Rick Wakeman for. The songs are just disappointment after disappointment for me.

I find the more conventional songs like 'Morning Has Broken' and 'Life on Mars' particularly disappointing. Rick's accompaniment to Cat Stevens and David Bowie is amazing, but stripped of the voices and lyrics of those distinctive singers you've just got a couple of melodies repeated for three minutes each.

 Mirage by CAMEL album cover Studio Album, 1974
4.41 | 3055 ratings

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Mirage
Camel Symphonic Prog

Review by TenYearsAfter

5 stars This is without any competition my favorite Camel album, to me Mirage sounds as their most dynamic, elaborate and varied effort, and "no fillers, all killers"!

Freefall : Trademark Andy Latimer featuring powerful and often howling electric guitar.

Supertwister : Lots of pleasant work on the flute, and in the end that funny opening of a can of beer, it turned me into me into a beerhunter, haha.

Nimrodel : What a wonderful harmony of lush Mellotron violins, twanging guitar, a deep bass sound and excellent guitar play, loaded with emotion.

Earthrise : Enjoy the wonderful guitar play and varied keyboards, inlcuding floods of Hammond and a spectacular Minimoog solo.

And now the absolute highlight, the epic 3-part Lady Fantasy (close to 13 minutes) : This awesome Camel composition delivers lots of exciting shifting moods and great work on guitar and keyboards, the interplay by all musicians is excellent. And then, after a hypnotizing middle-part, there is that mindblowing heavy and bombastic eruption featuring swinging clavinet and a compelling organ solo, and in the end beautiful Mellotron violins, Peter Bardens shines, goose bumps!

Highly recommended for those progheads who are more into melodic symphonic rock.

 Messages from Afar: Second Nature by KARFAGEN album cover Studio Album, 2024
4.21 | 36 ratings

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Messages from Afar: Second Nature
Karfagen Symphonic Prog

Review by siLLy puPPy
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4 stars A virtually assembly line of symphonic prog, the Ukrainian band KARFAGEN led by the indefatigable Antony Kalugin has now released 19 full-length studio albums since the band debuted with the 2006 "Continuum." Half of these releases have come out since 2019 with three alone in 2020, three more in 2023 and so far in 2024 two! And it's only March! Someone has acquired Buckethead syndrome :/

MESSAGES FROM AFAR: SECOND NATURE is the first release of the year and features nine tracks at about 48 1/2 minutes but bonus tracks are also included on the CD version under the moniker Dmytro Ignatov who happens to be the electric and acoustic guitarist. While Kalugin dominates the soundscape with his fiery keyboard playing, the album features a wide range of guest musicians and singers that up to nine, one for each track! Concept-wise it's a sequel to 2017's "Messages from Afar: First Contact."

This is a band i've checked out periodically over the years to sample but not really kept up with simply because i tend to avoid bands that favor quantity over quality unless they aren't devoted to a single genre and have license to go anywhere they want. In the case of KARGAGEN the entire musical style is crafted within the realms of modern symphonic prog and although not unpleasant, not really a style of modern prog that gets my juices going therefore so many other artists to explore.

Being that this is one of the highest rated album from the KARFAGEN canon out of the band's existence, i figured that this might be the time to drop in, tune in and evaluate if the band had stepped things up a few notches from the monotonous cookie cutter albums of the past to something more dynamic that can keep my interest throughout its entire run. Lo and behold, as i checked this release out i have to admit that KARFAGEN has indeed stepped things up a few notches and went well beyond some of the overly aerie fairy princess prog of the past (sorry, that's what i call squeaky clean prog with no gonads.)

Like all of KARFAGEN's releases that i've experienced, MESSAGES FROM AFAR: SECOND NATURE is drenched in atmosphere and the entire shebang sort of sounds more like a neo-prog release in some ways with instantly catchy pop-flavored hooks, soaring guitar sweeps and nice comfy song structures that adhere to more modern traditional symphonic prog song structures a la Neil Morse or any of those symphonic prog acts that appear on the Colossus Project compilations. Once again KARFAGEN delivers soundtracks to fairytales that are dreamy and dripping with ambience and layered keyboard effects.

What's new, at least to me is the fact that not only did KARFAGEN offer a more diverse array of track styles on MESSAGES FROM AFAR: SECOND NATURE but added the accompanying sounds of jazz, classical guitar and vocal sections including a surprise cameo from Camel's bass player Colin Bass of all people! In other words, this release is a huge step up from the one's i've dabbled in previously however just like prolific artists such as Neal Morse, Buckethead, Alio Die, Brian Eno or The Residents, just to name a few, there is always a lot of filler with the occasional gem to be plucked from the overgrowth therefore careful selection is the key.

Well in this case, i'm actually quite pleased with how this album flows and how it keeps things interesting by offering varying tempos, time signature workouts and guests singers and sounds that weave their way into the overall mainframe. Add to that the songs are all interesting and even though the band has the same basic sound it always has, this one has enough spice to keep a hardcore progger like me entertained! While i wouldn't go as far as to say that i'm going to go back and check out every possible KARFAGEN album at this point but i will definitely be checking out the releases that are receiving the most positive reviews and ratings. A pleasant surprise for a band that i really wanted to write off! Great job, Mr Kalugin!

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