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Here is my list of Prog and Non-Prog albums in no particular order of preference:
 
 
1. Steven Wilson - Insurgentes (Re-release)
2. Dream Theater _ Black Clouds and Silver Linings
3. IQ - Frequency
4. Maudlin Of The Well - Part The Second
5. Cold Play - Left Right Left Right
6. Gazpacho - Tick Tock
7. Phideaux - Number Seven
8. Porcupine Tree - Ilosaarirock (Live) (Club only release)
9. Hugh Cornwall - Hoover Dam
10.U2 - No Line On The Horizon
11.Animal Collective - Merriweather Post-Pavillion
12.Isis - Wavering Radiant
13.The Decemberists - Hazards of Love
14.Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition
15.Astra - The Weirding
16.Guilt Machine - This Perfect Day
17.Muse - The Resistance
18.Porcupine Tree - The Incident
19.Kasabian - West Ryder Paupers Lunatic Asylum
20.Afforested - Wolf's Heads and Woodlanders
21.Amberian Dawn - The Clouds of Northland Thunder
22.Delain - April Rain
23.Spleen Arcana - The Field Where She Died
24.Ozric Tentacles - The Yum Yum Tree
25.Gong - 2032
26.Transatlantic - The Whirlwind
27.Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures
28.Rain - Cerulean Blue
29.5Bridges - The Thomas Tracks
30.Alice In Chains - Black Gives Way to Blue
31.The Tangent - Down and Out in Paris
32.Beardfish - Destined Solitaire
33.Baroness - Blue Record
34.Devin Townsend - Ki
 
Have yet to hear Magma and Eloy's new albums and am looking forward to getting my hands on them.Smile

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1. The Whirlwind- Transatlantic
2. Black Clouds and Silver Linings- Dream Theater
3. Act III: Life and Death- The Dear Hunter
4. The Darkened Room- IZZ
5. The Incident- Porcupine Tree
6. Number Seven- Phideaux
7. Destined Solitaire- Beardfish
8. Frequency- IQ
9. Realms of Eternity- Syzygy
10. Anno Domini High Definition- Riverside

Although I just bought The Hazards of Love by The Decembrists yesterday, and I'm really loving it, so I wouldn't be surprised if it finds its way in the top ten before the years up.
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Last.fm is doing a "best of 2009" bands showdown, based on the numbers of track scrobbles. It's very interesting, check it out: http://www.last.fm/bestof/2009/chart/25

These are the bands tagged "progressive rock" who appear in that chart: http://www.last.fm/bestof/2009/tag/progressive%20rock



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Album of the Year: Mastodon's Crak the Skye

Silver Medal: Porcupine Tree's The Incident
 
Bronze Medal: Devin Townsend's Addicted
 
 
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1. animal collective- merriweather post pavillion

2. part the second - maudlin of the well
3. f**k buttons - tarot sport
4.Bromst - dan deacon
5. Magma - Emhet Re
6. Flaming Lips - Embryonic
7.Grizzly Bear - Vekatamist
8. Mastodon - Crack the Skye
9. The Antlers - hospice
10. Fever Ray - fever ray


honorable mention - Atlas Sound - Logos, MGMT-oracular spectacular, dirty projectors - bitte orca, rome - flowers from exile
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In order:

Animal Collective - Merriwether Post Pavilion
(my album of the year)

The Dear Hunter - Act III
Porcupine Tree - The Incident
Animal Collective - Fall Be Kind
Mono - Hymn to the Immortal Wind
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
Muse - The Resistance
Maudlin of the Well - Part the Second
Isis - Wavering Radiant
Do Make Say Think - Other Truths
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1. Cheer-accident - Fear draws misfortune

2. Present - Barbaro (Am I the only one who likes?)

3. Madder Mortem - Eight ways

4. Maudlin of the Well - Part the second

5. Code - Resplendent grotesque
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LOLThe Whirlwind is all I will say on this section of the forum.LOL
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Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

Originally posted by Ricochet Ricochet wrote:

Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

Originally posted by Ricochet Ricochet wrote:

Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

9: Porcupine Tree - The Incident


Cry



What.... are you upset that I can get enjoyment from an album that keeps its doors closed for you? Tongue


Maybe you're thinking about the concert too. I would probably find it nicer than the album myself. Wink


Actually, the concert provided my first audition of the album and I didn't like it much, it was very awkward. Maybe it happened because I was expecting something different, I don't know.

It was only when I started to listen the album on the studio recording that I started to like it. And it happened fast and totally. Now it's my favourite PT album, right up with Lightbulb Sun.

You're not alone. The Incident is right up there with my fave PT albums ever. It's very good IMO.
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Some of my favourites this year are not prog, but oh well.

1. Porcupine Tree- The Incident- My favourite record this year, by a long way. It is underrated here. 
2. Dream Theater- Black Clouds & Silver Linings
3. Transatlantic- The Whirlwind
4. Steven Wilson- Insurgentes
5. Alice In Chains- Black Gives Way To Blue
6. Heaven & Hell- The Devil You Know
7. Mastodon- Crack the Skye (Very good album)
8. Muse- The Resistance


Haven't bought the new Mars Volta or Queensryche yet, but I will at some point.
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As of right now:
  1. Transatlantic- The Whirlwind
  2. Dream Theater- Black Clouds & Silver Linings
  3. Between The Buried And Me- The Great Misdirect
  4. Epignosis- Still The Waters
  5. Mastodon- Crack The Skye
  6. The Decemberists- The Hazards of Love
  7. IQ- Frequency
  8. Isis- Wavering Radiant
  9. Phideaux- Number 7
  10. Riverside- ADHD
I still can't get myself into the new maudlin of the Well...

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Originally posted by <b>Noak</b> Noak wrote:

TwinSisterMoon-The Hollow Mountain
Magma-Λmλhntλhtt-Rι
Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra-Take Off!
Jono El Grande-Neo Dada
Natural Snow Buildings-Shadow Kingdom
Shiina Ringo-Sanmon Gossip
Fun Machine-Sonnenhuhn
Ga'an-Ga'an
Eisho Ishibashi-Drifting Devil




Originally posted by <b>Logan</b> Logan wrote:



EDIT: Noak's list is intriguing me.


Try these, you'll most probably like them:

Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra-Take Off!
Jono El Grande-Neo Dada
Fun Machine-Sonnenhuhn (also on my top of the year)
Hanging Sounds

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Originally posted by bluegecko bluegecko wrote:

12 - DT - Black Clouds & S L
11 - Scale The Summit - Carving
10 - Between The buried And Me - Great misdirect
09 - Suspyre - when times fades
08 -Mastodon - Crack
07 - Redemption - Snowfall
06-  IQ - Frequence
05 - PT - The incident
04 - TransAtlantic - The Wirlwind
03 - Pathosray - sunless skies
02 - Knight Area - Realm Of Shadows
01 - Riverside - Anno..,
 
Suspyrs album is from 2008, good album though.
 
My list for this year would be something like this:
  1. maudlin of the Well- Part the Second
  2. Between the Buried and Me- The Great Misdirect
  3. Mastodon- Crack the Skye
  4. Indukti- Idmen
  5. Riverside- Anno Domini High Definition
  6. No Made Sense- The Epillenic Choragi
  7. Isis- Wavering Radient
  8. Pain of Salvation- The Second Death Of...
  9. To-Mera- Earthbound (EP)
  10. Diablo Swing Orchestra- Sing Along Songs for the Damned and Delirious
  11. Epica- Design Your Universe
  12. Nemo- Barbares
  13. Transatlantic- The Whirlwind
  14. Giant Squid- The Icthyologist
  15. Wobbler- Afterglow
  16. Animals as Leaders- s/t
  17. The Decemberists- The Hazards of Love
  18. Zu- Carboniferous
  19. Pain of Salvation- Linoleum
  20. IQ- Frequency
  21. Cheer Accident- Fear Draws Misfortune
  22. The Mars Volta- Octahedron
  23. Madder Mortem- Eight Ways
  24. Baliset- A Time for Rust
  25. Pelican- What We All Come to Need
  26. The Opium Cartel- Night Blooms
  27. Muse- The Resistance
  28. Kotebal- Ouroboros
  29. Dream Theater- Black Clouds and Silver Linings
  30. Umphreys McGee- Mantis

I've also just recieved Devin Townsends Ki and Pictoral Wands Face of Our Fathers so that will be two more albums to add to the list at some point.
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Originally posted by Moatilliatta Moatilliatta wrote:

If I were to make some kind of list, it would look something like this:
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    1. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
    2. The Flaming Lips - Embryonic
    3. Propagandhi – Supporting Caste
    4. St. Vincent - Actor
    5. Andrew Bird – Noble Beast
    6. Animal Collective – Fall Be Kind
    7. Sunset Rubdown – Dragonslayer
    8. Tortoise – Beacons of Ancestorship
    9. Passion Pit – Manners
    10. Japandroids – Post-Nothing
    11. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz
    12. Atlas Sound – Logos
    13. Baroness – Blue Record
    14. Wild Beasts – Two Dancers
    15. Mew – No More Stories…
    16. Yo La Tengo – Popular Songs
    17. Bear in Heaven – Beast Rest Forth Mouth
    18. Real Estate – Real Estate
    19. Bon Iver – Blood Bank
    20. RX Bandits – Mandala
    21. Do Make Say Think – Other Truths
    22. Future of the Left – Travels with Myself and Another
    23. Mount Eerie – Wind’s Poem

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I'll post my top 100 list further down the year. I'm not done with it yet.
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Russian Circles - Mandala


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If I were to make some kind of list, it would look something like this:
 
    1. Animal Collective – MPP
    2. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca
    3. Isis – Wavering Radiant
    4. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
    5. Pure Reason Revolution – AVO
    6. Between the Buried and Me – The Great Misdirect
    7. The Dear Hunter – Act III
    8. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
    9. Mastodon – Crack the Skye
    10. dredg – The Pariah, the Parrot, the Delusion
    11. The Flaming Lips - Embryonic
    12. Propagandhi – Supporting Caste
    13. Dan Deacon - Bromst
    14. St. Vincent - Actor
    15. Andrew Bird – Noble Beast
    16. Mono – Hymn to the Immortal Wind
    17. The Decemberists – The Hazards of Love
    18. Animal Collective – Fall Be Kind
    19. Sunset Rubdown – Dragonslayer
    20. The Antlers - Hospice
    21. Russian Circles - Geneva
    22. Thrice - Beggars
    23. maudlin of the Well – Part the Second
    24. Tortoise – Beacons of Ancestorship
    25. Passion Pit – Manners
    26. Japandroids – Post-Nothing
    27. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz
    28. Atlas Sound – Logos
    29. Converge – Axe to Fall
    30. Baroness – Blue Record
    31. Wild Beasts – Two Dancers
    32. Mew – No More Stories…
    33. Yo La Tengo – Popular Songs
    34. Bear in Heaven – Beast Rest Forth Mouth
    35. Real Estate – Real Estate
    36. Bon Iver – Blood Bank
    37. The Mars Volta – Octahedron
    38. RX Bandits – Mandala
    39. Do Make Say Think – Other Truths
    40. Future of the Left – Travels with Myself and Another
    41. Mount Eerie – Wind’s Poem


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