The ***Official*** Progressive Rock Thread
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It's been an If day for me. Highly recommended (or is that recommended highly?) progressive rock / fusion.
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RPWL. Pink Floyd fans would do well to discover and listen to this band. Absolutely fantastic music and lyrics. Here's their latest, which I've literally listened to about 20 times in the last 2 weeks:
Ron:
If you like the Pink Floyd sound check out the Norwegian band Airbag's "All Rights Removed". It sounds like outtakes from Wish You Were Here.
Ken
If you like the Pink Floyd sound check out the Norwegian band Airbag's "All Rights Removed". It sounds like outtakes from Wish You Were Here.
Ken
Ken, what is it with Scandinavian prog? There is so much great prog coming from that part of the globe.
Its really been a great scene going back to the 70s but pretty much got overlooked until the mid-90s when Anglagard came along. Been in high gear ever since. By the way the new Anglagard album is almost finished and will be for sale at Nearfest.
You coming to the final Nearfest? It's going to be a major blowout. Also check out this new festival just announced:
www.farfest.com
Ken
You coming to the final Nearfest? It's going to be a major blowout. Also check out this new festival just announced:
www.farfest.com
Ken
I see a couple of my favorites: Anekdoten and Wobbler. Regrettably, Delaware is not doable for me.
Listening to this again for the umpteenth time. I find it very difficult for me not to choose this is my fave Prog album.
Genesis Revisited II
OK you audiophile Prog-heads, this one is worth getting!
Steve Hackett, guitarist extraordinaire and ex-Genesis band member has released a new album entitled Genesis Revisited II, a magnum opus running over 2 hrs in length. Featuring many early-era Genesis tunes, like Entangled, Ripples and the long-form masterpiece: Super's Ready.
The real secret for audiophiles is this: it is available as a 24/88.2 High-rez download direct from Steve's website for just 12 GBP.
For those that prefer (yuck) vinyl, it's also available on that legacy low-rez format
The high-rez FLAC is stunning in its audio qualities, and the mix is great. Truly a joy to hear these modern interpretations of these classics, some sound even better than the SACD remasters I also have of the original albums.
Reviews: Progmeister, Genesis News.
OK you audiophile Prog-heads, this one is worth getting!
Steve Hackett, guitarist extraordinaire and ex-Genesis band member has released a new album entitled Genesis Revisited II, a magnum opus running over 2 hrs in length. Featuring many early-era Genesis tunes, like Entangled, Ripples and the long-form masterpiece: Super's Ready.
The real secret for audiophiles is this: it is available as a 24/88.2 High-rez download direct from Steve's website for just 12 GBP.
For those that prefer (yuck) vinyl, it's also available on that legacy low-rez format
The high-rez FLAC is stunning in its audio qualities, and the mix is great. Truly a joy to hear these modern interpretations of these classics, some sound even better than the SACD remasters I also have of the original albums.
Reviews: Progmeister, Genesis News.
Revisited II is a fun, fun album. Also check out The Tokyo Tapes (Live in Tokyo, December 16 & 17, 1996):
This ones for you Ron!
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/n...-public-enemy-heart-and-randy-newman-20121211
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/n...-public-enemy-heart-and-randy-newman-20121211
Rick Wakeman's new studio version of "Journey To The Center Of The Earth" is a sonic spectacular. Nice to hear a rock album that isn't slammed. The recording is spacious and dynamic. I'm not sure what the motivation was for Wakeman to revisit the album but I'm really glad he did as its one of my all time fav prog albums. He's augmented the New English Rock Ensemble with Hayley Sanderson on vocals (thankfully taking over some of Ashley Holt's parts) and the band is augmented by the Orion Symphony Orchestra and English Chamber Choir. Wakeman replicates all of his old keyboard sounds - nothing jumps out at you as sounding out of place. In addition you get about 20 minutes of material that was originally composed for the album but was excised because A&M wanted to keep the album length to a single disc.
Its housed in a deluxe digibook and comes with a 132 page magazine about Rick Wakeman and a replica of the 1974 tour program. Like the production the package is deluxe in every way. I don't know if this is getting general availability outside of this Classic Rock magazine version.
So you wind up with something that is true to the original but better in every way.
www.lasercd.com
Its housed in a deluxe digibook and comes with a 132 page magazine about Rick Wakeman and a replica of the 1974 tour program. Like the production the package is deluxe in every way. I don't know if this is getting general availability outside of this Classic Rock magazine version.
So you wind up with something that is true to the original but better in every way.
www.lasercd.com
I posted the entire album a while back, but Harmonium's "En Pleine Face" is a song that needs a bit of a centerstage.
Hey hi John, I see Harmonium is with you everywhere, in time we may get some into them, it sure is warranted.
the new Riverside album is out: Shrine of New Generation Slaves
It's a great new sound for them, sort of a blend between their older style merged with Mariuz's solo effort at Lunatic Soul.
Highly recommended.
It's a great new sound for them, sort of a blend between their older style merged with Mariuz's solo effort at Lunatic Soul.
Highly recommended.
New release alert.
The God of surround audio and high-quality prog mixes, Mr. Steven Wilson is back with a new album, The Raven that Refused To Sing.
Taking the talented team that toured with him on his recent world tour (available on this stellar BluRay, best audio for live concert I've ever heard), Steven went into the studios accompanied by famed engineer Alan Parsons to record this new album, which by all early accounts will be an instant classic in the prog-rock cannon.
I've pre-ordered the BluRay disc, as I want the lossless high-rez surround mixes, but it's also available on many other formats, including a deluxe box set.
Get yours now!
The God of surround audio and high-quality prog mixes, Mr. Steven Wilson is back with a new album, The Raven that Refused To Sing.
Taking the talented team that toured with him on his recent world tour (available on this stellar BluRay, best audio for live concert I've ever heard), Steven went into the studios accompanied by famed engineer Alan Parsons to record this new album, which by all early accounts will be an instant classic in the prog-rock cannon.
I've pre-ordered the BluRay disc, as I want the lossless high-rez surround mixes, but it's also available on many other formats, including a deluxe box set.
Get yours now!
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Mine just shipped, can't wait for this one, it's such a promising album and Mr Wilson can do no wrong in my book
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