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1. (A) Ekzilo - Quantum Phase Transition (first listen) [BC, SPO]
2. (A) Lux Terminus - Cinder (first listen) [BC, SPO]
3. (A) Hiromi Uehara - Out There (first listen) [AP Prog-Adj] [BC, SPO]
4. (A) Glass Hammer - Rogue (several listens) [BC]
5. (A) Jordsjø - Jordsjo & Breidablik: Kontraster (first listen) [BC, SPO]
6. (A) Bjørn Riis - Fimbulvinter (several listens) [BC, SPO]
7. (A) The Mars Volta - Lucro Sucio: Los Ojos del Vacío (several listens) [BC, SPO]
8. (B) Black Country, New Road - Forever Howlong (first listen) [BC, SPO]
9. (B) Rick Miller - Perspective (first listen) [BC]
10. (B) Cosmic Cathedral - Deep Water (first listen) [AP Prog] [BC, SPO]
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Using Greg's criterion, these are the albums that I continue to "adore" since I first discovered them:

CHERCÁN Chercán
HIROMI'S SONICWONDER Out There
MAUD THE MOTH The Distaff
SOLSTICE Clann
SQUID Cowards
DOMINIC SANDERSON Blazing Revelations
GÉRALD MASSOIS Demain à l'aube
MALABRIEGA Frippada Andaluza
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^ Nice! That's a good criterion. Mine is similar - your most favorite releases are ones you keep returning to, because you really want to hear them again.

Here's your list, so that it can be registered:

1. Chercán - Chercán (several listens) [BC]
2. Hiromi Uehara - Out There [BC, SPO]
3. maud the moth - The Distaff [AP Prog] [BC, SPO]
4. Solstice - Clann [BC]
5. Squid - Cowards (first listen) [BC, SPO]
6. Dominic Sanderson - Blazing Revelations (several listens) [BC, SPO]
7. Gerald Massois - Demain à L'aube [BC, SPO]
8. Malabriega - Frippada Andaluza [BC, SPO]

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Here's my updated list for 2025, keeping it more inclusive for the time being (e.g. including first listens):

1. (S) Pink Floyd - At Pompeii (MCMLXXII) (Live, first listen) [SPO]
2. (S) Tiktaalika - Gods of Pangaea (listened often) [BC, SPO]
3. (S) Tremonti - The End Will Show Us How (listened often) [AP Non-Prog] [BC, SPO]
4. (S) Devin Townsend - The Moth (On-Air Stream) (Video, several listens)
5. (A) Ghost - Skeletá (several listens) [AP Prog-Adj] [BC, SPO]
6. (A) Bumblefoot - ... Returns! (several listens) [BC, SPO]
7. (A) Chercán - Chercán (several listens) [BC]
8. (A) Steven Wilson - The Overview (listened often) [SPO]
9. (A) Imperial Triumphant - Goldstar (first listen) [BC, SPO]
10. (A) IQ - Dominion (first listen) [BC, SPO]
11. (A) Echolyn - Time Silent Radio VII (first listen) [BC]
12. (A) Echolyn - Time Silent Radio II (first listen) [BC]
13. (A) Ekzilo - Quantum Phase Transition (first listen) [BC, SPO]
14. (A) SAOR - Amidst the Ruins (first listen) [AP Non-Prog] [BC, SPO]
15. (A) Messa - The Spin (first listen) [BC, SPO]
16. (A) Benediction - Ravage of Empires (first listen) [AP Non-Prog] [BC, SPO]
17. (A) Karmakanic - Transmutation (first listen) [SPO]
18. (A) Dim Gray - Shards (several listens) [AP Prog] [BC, SPO]
19. (A) Motorpsycho - Motorpsycho (several listens) [BC, SPO]
20. (A) The Aurora Project - Evos12 (several listens) [BC, SPO]
21. (A) Ghost Of The Machine - Empires Must Fall (first listen) [BC]
22. (A) Squid - Cowards (first listen) [BC, SPO]
23. (A) Atomic Time - Subsounds (first listen) [BC, SPO]
24. (A) The Night Flight Orchestra - Give Us The Moon (several listens) [AP Non-Prog] [BC, SPO]
25. (A) Epica - Aspiral (first listen) [SPO]
26. (A) Destruction - Birth of Malice (first listen) [AP Non-Prog] [BC, SPO]
27. (B) Pattern-Seeking Animals - Friend of All Creatures (several listens) [BC, SPO]
28. (B) Cosmic Cathedral - Deep Water (first listen) [BC, SPO]
29. (B) Nospūn - Ozai (EP, first listen) [BC, SPO]
30. (B) The Flower Kings - Love (first listen) [BC, SPO]
31. (B) Avatarium - Between You, God, The Devil And The Dead (several listens) [AP Prog-Adj] [SPO]
32. (B) Jacob Roberge - The Passing (first listen) [BC, SPO]
33. (B) Dream Theater - Parasomnia (listened extensively) [BC, SPO]
34. (B) Mogwai - The Bad Fire (first listen) [BC, SPO]
35. (B) Dominic Sanderson - Blazing Revelations (several listens) [BC, SPO]
36. (B) Soniq Circus - Cursed Cruise (first listen) [BC, SPO]
37. (B) Mostly Autumn - Seawater (first listen) [SPO]
38. (B) Øresund Space Collective - Alotta Hella Down In Estrela (first listen) [BC, SPO]
39. (C) Psicolorama - Explorers (first listen) [BC, SPO]
40. (C) Avantasia - Here Be Dragons! (first listen) [AP Non-Prog] [BC, SPO]
41. (C) Amplifier - Gargantuan (several listens) [BC, SPO]
42. (C) Jethro Tull - Curious Ruminant (first listen) [BC, SPO]
43. (C) Rolf Zero - Poseidon (first listen) [BC, SPO]
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Below are my top 11 of 12 in my AP list because quality over quantity. ;)

At the risk of being derided for having favourites (guess I'm just a pop hits guy, or maybe not being Amercian, hopefully forever, don't want to be the 51st state, I am excluded), despite us all having preferences, I do have a new fabvourite, which is the post-rock album The Age of Ephemerality by BRUIT ≤. In 2021, one of my favourite albums was The Machine Is Burning and Now Everyone Knows It Could Happen Again by BRUIT ≤, and it remains very much liked by me. I was planning on suggesting the band then to PA, but I put it off (thought someone else likely would). I really should suggest it now, and will, to PA with the second album. I will put together a submission soon for the band. This is probably going to remain very high on my list.

1. (S) BRUIT ≤ - The Age of Ephemerality (several listens) [AP Prog] [BC]
2. (?) Hesse Kassel - La Brea (several listens) [BC, SPO]
3. (?) Squid - Cowards [BC, SPO]
4. (?) Zement - Passagen (several listens) [BC, SPO]
5. (?) Huremic - Seeking Darkness [AP Prog] [BC]
6. (?) France - Destino Scifosi (Live, several listens) [BC, SPO]
7. (?) Niechęć - Reckless Things (first listen) [AP Prog] [BC, SPO]
8. (?) Black Country, New Road - Forever Howlong [BC, SPO]
9. (?) Motorpsycho - Motorpsycho [BC, SPO]
10. (?) Richard Dawson - End of the Middle (several listens) [BC, SPO]
11. (?) Heartworms (Jojo Orme) - Glutton for Punishment (first listen) [AP Non-Prog] [BC, SPO]

Edited by Logan - 21 hours 25 minutes ago at 15:27
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I'm really sure that my top 4 will continue to rank very high:

1. (S) Pink Floyd - At Pompeii (MCMLXXII) (Live, first listen) [SPO]
I've always loved this version of Echoes and STCFTHOTS, and the other tracks as well. The SW remix/master is really well done.

2. (S) Tiktaalika - Gods of Pangaea (listened often) [BC, SPO]
I really love this hommage to old school Death/Thrash, with a slight prog angle.

3. (S) Tremonti - The End Will Show Us How (listened often) [AP Non-Prog] [BC, SPO]
Amazingly deep intelligent metal, and really well played. Resonates with me.

4. (S) Devin Townsend - The Moth (On-Air Stream) (Video, several listens)
Really weird and experimental, but a truly amazing effort by over 70 musicians. Really well recorded, and I hope this will translate well to a conventional release later this year.
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My top 5

1. (S) Dominic Sanderson - Blazing Revelations (listened often) [BC, SPO]
2. (S) Jordsjø - Jordsjo & Breidablik: Kontraster (first listen) [BC, SPO]
3. (S) Fluctus Quadratum - Laplacian (listened often) [BC]
4. (S) Karmakanic - Transmutation (listened often) [SPO]
5. (S) The Far Cry - Once There Was (several listens) [BC, SPO]
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