I suppose it makes sense that if Steve Morse can't really be pegged to any one style, it's because his influences can't be pegged either. On Major Impacts 2 Morse continues to pay respect to the musicians who caught his ear.

This album is designed to raise money for the Wounded Warriors project.

You have to respect Eagle for all they do concerning their artists’ current work and re-issues, as they have been on a serious roll lately in particular. 

This is the quintessential coffee table book. That’s particularly true for those who love guitars.

This anthology of songs from John Wetton is quite strong. It’s not all progressive rock, and for the most par even when it lands there, it’s more in the AOR end of the spectrum.

You can always count on Brian Tarquin to put together some strong projects, This is no exception.

If I were to be asked if I thought this were among the best Dixie Dregs to be released over the years, I would have to reach for my soapbox and say “no,” for several reasons.

A contender for best of the year, this is arguably Sherwood’s best solo album ever.

Just weeks before Jon Lord's passing in 2012, he finished work on what he took pride in being his ultimate achievement in the studio. 

In 1980 this music was not an abundant commodity, and that is why it remains one of my favorite prog albums of all time.

This is quite a cool set. The main man behind this is Billy Sherwood, and I always like the stuff he does.

Cleopatra Records loves doing these tribute albums, typically with Billy Sherwood in charge.

Flying Colors, for once in a long time prove that rock music can still be everything it's supposed to be in a landscape that constantly attempts to limit it.

This set has some killer music. It might not be quite metal, but it might be.

By the time this album was released, Kansas seemed to really be struggling to find their place in the music scene.

I’ve always been a big fan of the Doors.

As a major fan of Deep Purple, I am approaching this with a more informative angle, to not only shed any overly biased factors, but explain a few things from within the Purple frame of mind.

Flying Colors is a prog super group that has been around for quite a few years now.

Flying Colors, for those of you who don’t know, is a prog super group that has been around for a few years now.  

This is a half studio, half live recording, and one of the best Dixie Dregs outings from which to choose.

I definitely would not put every Deep Purple album in progressive rock. This one, though, certainly qualifies.

To make it back after seven years culminating into eight for a studio album at this stage in the Deep Purple legacy was a big risk, but one I find to be smaller than the last time the name went eight years in existence without an album, which was 1976 to 1984.

This is the first Kansas album to feature Steve Morse, and it holds up very well.

I've been looking to do a retro review of this box set for a while. I finally had the opportunity this time around.

This new reissue of Purpendicular includes two bonus tracks.

The latest solo release from John Wetton finds him with a lot of great guest appearances. 

This band has succeeded the sophomore curse by not trying to defeat it, but succumbing to all of the cliches and eclectic efforts to do so.

I am a big fan of pretty much anything Billy Sherwood is involved with and I love Supertramp, so when I heard Sherwood was in charge of assembling an all star tribute to Supertramp, I was excited.

What an amazing set this is.

When this band broke on the scene in mid 2012, the fans were expecting a lot, and a lot is what they got and then some.

This live album from Deep Purple finds the band in a killer performance.

So many times discs like this are really uneven. Well, that’s not the case here.

I know there are those who disagree with me, but I wouldn’t necessarily consider Deep Purple to be a progressive rock band.