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Mabel Greer's Toyshop - The Secret
Review by Gary Hill
It could be said that Mabel Greer's Toyshop became Yes. In fact, that's essentially what happened.

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Machiavel - Virtual Sun
Review by Gary Hill
Virtual Sun is the latest by Belgian band Machiavel. It is definitely prog, but is also highly influenced by Zeppelin, and the dark side of music, somewhat in the vein of Marilyn Manson.
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Machiavel - Live
Review by Gary Hill
This one is hard to place in a category. Much of the album fits into metal, but other music here is prog, and some of it is neither prog nor metal.
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Machine Mass - Inti
Review by Gary Hill
This is quite an interesting album, but it’s not for everyone.

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Machine Mass - Machine Mass Plays Hendrix
Review by Gary Hill
Those coming here expecting to hear faithful versions of Jimi Hendrix songs probably don't know much about Machine Mass. These guys are a fusion turned avant-garde prog outfit.

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Machine Mass Sextet - Intrusion
Review by Gary Hill
Machine Mass, in various formations, produces unusual music time and time again. This new album is no exception.

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Joe Macre - Bullet Train
Review by Gary Hill
When I'm getting ready to do a new issue of Music Street Journal, I listen to some short snippets of songs from each CD to decide where they fit (prog, metal and non-prog).

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Joe Macre - The Dream Is Free
Review by Gary Hill
Joe Macre came to fame as the bass player for Crack The Sky. I previously reviewed another of his solo albums and landed that one under progressive rock, in part because of that connection.

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Dean Madonia - Shadow to Shadow Dean Madonia's Frankenstein
Review by Gary Hill
A concept album, this is mostly progressive rock, but there are some other things here, as well.

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Magellan - Symphony for a Misanthrope
Review by Steve Alspach
I've seen pictures of the Gardner brothers, the backbone of Magellan, and if I didn't know any better I'd have sworn that I opened up a 401k with them.
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Magellan - Impossible Figures
Review by Steve Alspach
Free of label problems, the fifth album by Magellan, Impossible Figures, is a welcome sight for fans of progressive rock's Bee Gees - Brothers Gardner.
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Magellan - Hundred Year Flood
Review by Gary Hill
Taking their name from the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, one should see this group as wanting to take us on a musical journey of exploration.
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Magellan - Hour of Restoration
Review by Gary Hill
Magellan really seem to have a knack here for rapid-fire changes. As some have described the weather in the Midwest, if you don't like it, just wait a little while, it will change.
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Magellan - Impending Ascension
Review by Gary Hill
Fans of classic prog rejoice, Magellan has foretold the Impending Ascension.
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Magenta (Norway) - Songs for the Dead
Review by Gary Hill
First, this is not the band from the UK. This Magenta is based in Norway.

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Magma - Zuhn Wol Unsai: Live 1974
Review by Gary Hill
Magma is an odd beast. They are also pretty amazing.

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Magma - Zess
Review by Gary Hill
I don't think that these guys will ever have a huge following. Their music is too strange for the masses.

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Magnatar - Parallel Worlds
Review by Gary Hill
This album is quite strong. It’s an instrumental set that lands somewhere in the vicinity shared by fusion and 1970s progressive rock.

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Magnetic Ghost - Loss Molecules
Review by Gary Hill
I'm guessing some will argue with this landing under prog rock. It's certainly art rock, or perhaps post prog (whatever that means).

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Magnum - Brand New Morning
Review by John Pierpoint
After several years on hiatus, Birmingham rock band Magnum returned with their comeback album Breath of Life in 2002.

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Magnum - On A Storyteller’s Night
Review by John Pierpoint
For many fans, this 1985 offering is Magnum’s greatest album.

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Magnum - Chase The Dragon
Review by John Pierpoint
Magnum’s third album was a breakthrough of sorts.

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Brent Magstadt - Fuse
Review by Gary Hill
This instrumental set is dramatic and intriguing. It has quite a wide range of sounds from jazz oriented to more pure prog and even some other things.

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Mah-Ze-Tar - Liquid Lotus
Review by Gary Hill
This is quite an interesting set. I think arguing that it doesn't fit under progressive rock would be quite valid.

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Mah-Ze-Tar - Liquid Lotus (digital single)
Review by Gary Hill
This single bears the same title and cover as the album from which it comes. This was released as sort of the preview for the album.

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Mahogany Frog - In the Electric Universe
Review by Gary Hill
I previously reviewed another set from this act. I liked that one a lot, something that this one shares.

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Mahogany Frog - Faust
Review by Gary Hill
I have previously reviewed two albums from Mahogany Frog. Neither prepared me for this. An instrumental album, this is often dark.

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Mahogany Head Grenade - Return to the Point of Departure
Review by Gary Hill
Each track here, taken by itself, is quite good.

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Mainhorse - Mainhorse (original vinyl)
Review by Gary Hill
The main claim to fame of this 1971 disc is the fact that it was Patrick Moraz' first band (at least in terms of first band with a release). The thing is, the music holds up really well as early progressive rock by itself.

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Tony Malaby's Sabino - The Cave Of Winds
Review by Gary Hill
This act is considered jazz, but honestly, if any jazz group fits under fusion, it's these guys. The music seems like a paradox.

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Pete Malinverni - On The Town - Pete Malinverni Plays Leonard Bernstein
Review by Gary Hill
All the songs here are compositions originally by Leonard Bernstein. You probably got that from the title, though, right?

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Yngwie Malmsteen - Fire & Ice
Review by Gary Hill
This is a reissue (with two bonus tracks) of Yngwie Malmsteen's 1992 release.

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Mama Sutra - 3
Review by Vivian Lee
Mama Sutra is an independent acoustic trio from Raleigh, North Carolina. Formed in 1998, the present lineup is Rick Frye (lead and backing vocals), Jeff Tinling (guitar and backing vocals), and Jason Schmidt (percussion, drums, keyboards, fretless bass, guitars, and backing vocals).
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Man - Be Good To Yourself at Least Once a Day
Review by Gary Hill
I have never heard this album before, even though it’s a remaster/reissue thing.

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The Man from RavCon - Another World
Review by Gary Hill
This is instrumental music in terms of a very general description. It also lands under progressive music, but there are a lot of varying flavors and concepts presented here.

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Tesla Manaf - Tesla Manaf
Review by Gary Hill
This release lands in the area between progressive rock and jazz.

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Mandala - Midnight Twilight
Review by Gary Hill
I’ve heard this billed as folk prog.

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Harvey Mandel - Snake Attack
Review by Gary Hill
Harvey Mandel might be a world renowned guitarist, but that's not a definition in terms of limitations. Indeed, he plays everything on this instrumental album.

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Mandoki Soulmates - Living in the Gap / Hungarian Pictures
Review by Gary Hill

Everything about this operation screams "classy." What I'm reviewing here is a double CD set.


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The Mangoes - The Mangoes
Review by Gary Hill
This is filed under progressive rock because there is enough prog here to put it there.

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The Mangoes - Pale Blue Dot
Review by Gary Hill
I previously reviewed another set from this act. I put that one under prog, despite the band being considered more pop music. I made the same decision this time around.

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Mangoseed - Basquiat
Review by Gary Hill
I’m guessing plenty of people will argue with me putting this under the progressive rock heading.

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Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Nightingales & Bombers (vinyl)
Review by Larry Toering
Manfred Mann’s earth Band is not a prog band, nor is Mann himself a prog artist, but there are some albums I would strongly argue deserve the prog tag, and this is one of them.

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Ciro Manna - XY
Review by Gary Hill
This is an unusual set. Ciro Manna is an Italian guitarist known for his jazz styled sounds.

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Mannheim Steamroller - Fresh Aire Christmas
Review by Gary Hill
Featuring a sound that is well based in classical and traditional music, this album is rather progish at times. In fact, there are moments that call to mind such people as Rick Wakeman and Mike Oldfield.
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Guy Manning - One Small Step...
Review by Josh Turner
Guy Manning makes intriguing music every time and this won't be the one to let you down. At this pace, he may never slip or fall.
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Guy Manning - A Matter of Life And Death (The Journal Of Abel Mann)
Review by Josh Turner
Guy Manning is quickly climbing the ladder of progressive rock, and he is close to the edge of some real stardom. He was a featured guest on both Tangent albums.
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Phil Manzanera - and the Sound of Blue Band - Live in Japan
Review by Gary Hill
While Phil Manzanera might be best known in some circles for his time in Roxy Music, he's had quite an interesting solo career over the years.

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Marbin - The Third Set
Review by Gary Hill
This live album is pretty impressive.

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Marbin - Aggressive Hippies
Review by Gary Hill
These guys always deliver exceptional albums.

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Marbin - Russian Dolls - Ten Years in the Sun
Review by Gary Hill
Marbin is a progressive rock outfit based in Chicago, my home territory. There music is often jazz-oriented, but they seem to stretch their sound and influence from album to album.

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Marillion - Marbles
Review by Steve Alspach
Aylesbury's finest come back with Marbles, their first studio 2-CD. Marbles is prog at its finest - the band knows how to write and play in a more conventional structure, but they haven't lost their knack to construct longer pieces that never meander.
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Marillion - Anoraknophobia
Review by Steve Alspach
Marillion continues its path towards solid, rock-based music with Anoraknophibia, their most recent release. The band has its feet planted firmly in 2001 with its music that never gets too adventurous or exploratory.
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Marillion - Radiation
Review by Gary Hill
Radiation is an album that shows a band stretching so far from their origins that they are essentially redefining themselves
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Marillion - Marillion.com
Review by Gary Hill
Seeming to maintain some of the style of Radiation, this album also hearkens back to an older Marillion era while still reaching into the future.
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Marillion - Fugazi
Review by Josh Turner
While Marillion is by no means a favorite among radio jockeys, it is an elite group to many progressive rock fans.
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Marillion - Misplaced Childhood
Review by Gary Hill
This album was my first exposure to Marillion, and the first thoughts that I had were that they sounded a lot like Genesis, and the real Genesis, not the pop stuff that the band was putting out by that time.
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Marillion - A Sunday Night Above the Rain
Review by Gary Hill
You know, Marillion post Fish is a very different beast than Marillion of the Fish era.

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Marillion - This Strange Engine
Review by Gary Hill
In our quest to start filling some of the holes in our archives, I decided to review this Marillion disc.

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Marillion - F E A R
Review by Greg Olma
Marillion are now a band that does not need to pander to any record label or current trend.  In fact, they create a sound that I can’t compare to anyone else.

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Marillion - Holidays In Eden
Review by Greg Olma
Marillion were the prog darlings of the UK music scene in the early 80s.  After four successful albums, the band split with charismatic front-man Fish. 

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Marillion - Brave
Review by Greg Olma
Marillion took a turn in 1994 by releasing this concept album during a time when the music scene was really into grunge.  

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Marillion - Seasons End
Review by Greg Olma
This album was always going to divide the fans.  Some fans just can’t get past a change of vocalists and therefore don’t give the material a chance. 



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Marillion - Somewhere Else
Review by Greg Olma
I don’t know why I always look at Somewhere Else as a companion disc to Marble,  because they are very different releases.  Marbles flowed from one song to the next whereas Somewhere Else has a more eclectic vibe. 

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Marillion - All One Tonight - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Review by Greg Olma
Marillion embarked on a tour promoting their then latest record F.E.A.R. and during that time, they made a stop at the historic Royal Albert Hall.  

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Marillion - With Friends From The Orchestra
Review by Greg Olma
Marillion has been on a roll recently releasing albums, both studio and live, and with each one, they put forth something different for their fans.



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Marillion - Real To Reel
Review by Greg Olma
Marillion was always a band that seemed to do things on their own terms.  For example, the band released this live album after just two studio releases, which was not the norm for bands at the time.



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Marillion - Brief Encounter (vinyl)
Review by Greg Olma
In 1986 Marillion were riding high in England, but here in the United States, they were relative unknowns.  

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Marillion - An Hour Before It's Dark
Review by Greg Olma
Marillion have been on a roll lately and their newest An Hour Before It's Dark is the perfect follow up to F.E.A.R.  While the latter was a more somber and “glass half empty” affair, this new is a more positive and uplifting release. 

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Rhys Marsh - Sentiment
Review by Gary Hill
With world music, jazz and more in the mix, this is a great modern prog album.

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Dave Martone - Nacimiento
Review by Gary Hill
Well, this might not be progressive rock. I’d argue that it’s progressive music, though.

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John Martyn - The Apprentice, 3CD/DVD Remastered & Expanded Box Set
Review by Gary Hill
John Martyn was clearly part of the folkier side of the prog movement, and that's part of why I've landed this set under the "progressive rock" heading.

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Rob Massard - Thousand River Sun
Review by Gary Hill
I'm sure most of you are familiar with folk prog.

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Rob Massard - Ascension
Review by Gary Hill
I reviewed a previous set from Rob Massard a while ago. I landed that one under progressive rock, and said that it was mostly folk prog.

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Tone Masseve - Amp L’étude
Review by Gary Hill
Perhaps this doesn't precisely fall under progressive rock. It's essentially electric guitar led arrangements of classical music pieces.

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The Mastelottos - A Romantic's Guide To King Crimson
Review by Gary Hill
The core of this group is Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson drummer) and his wife Deborah. They are joined by a whole host of musicians here.

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Mastermind - Angels of the Apocalypse
Review by Vivian Lee
On a friend's recommendation I gave Mastermind's newest a listen. Though Mastermind is relatively new to my ears, I recognized familiar elements of prog metal - crunchy, waily guitars, throbbing bass guitar and pounding drum section and keys and vocals delivering rhythmic beats, amazing melodies and virtuoso compositions with cerebral themes.
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Mater Thallium - Abandoned by the Sun
Review by Gary Hill
I really love this album. The mix of sounds here is extreme.

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Marco Mattei - Out Of Control
Review by Gary Hill
This is an unusual release. Parts of it are full-on progressive rock.

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Matthews Southern Comfort - Like a Radio
Review by Gary Hill
Not everything here is progressive rock. There are clearly some songs here that fit into that category.

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Matthews Southern Comfort - New Mine
Review by Gary Hill

I previously reviewed another set from this act. Like that one, this is not necessarily the tightest fit under progressive rock.


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Mavara - Consciousness
Review by Gary Hill
I'm going to open this review by stating one of our tenets at Music Street Journal. We don't do negative reviews,

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William Maxwell - Cardinal Points
Review by Gary Hill
 A solo album from Tempest bassist William Maxwell, this disc covers quite a bit of musical range. The material here ranges from solid prog to fusion.
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Brian May and Kerry Ellis - Acoustic by Candlelight
Review by Gary Hill
Brian May is, of course, best known for his work as the guitarist in Queen.

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Scott McGill / Michael Manring / Vic Stevens - Addition By Subtraction
Review by Gary Hill
Formed by Scott McGill (guitar) and Vic Stevens (drums), this is almost a band, but really a project. The duo, having played together in McGill's Hand Farm, recruited bassist Michael Manring (Attention Deficit) and keyboardist Jordan Rudess (Dregs, Dream Theater) to complete the outfit and record this album.
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McLaughlin, Surman, Berger, Martin & Holland - Where Fortune Smiles: Remastered Edition
Review by Gary Hill
This album was really a supergroup meeting of the fusion minds. I have to say that it lands too far into the freeform, Rock In Opposition type territory for my tastes.

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Weather McNabb - Cubicle Zombie
Review by Gary Hill
Weather McNabb has produced a particularly powerful release with this EP.

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Laura Meade - Remedium
Review by Gary Hill
This album from Laura Meade is a unique and intriguing pleasure. It's hard to really pin down to a musical style, beyond the vague "progressive rock" heading.

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Laura Meade - The Most Dangerous Woman in America
Review by Gary Hill
Perhaps Laura Meade is best known as the lead singer in the progressive rock band Izz, but I previously reviewed one of her solo releases, and this is her latest.

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The Meads of Asphodel - The Mill Hill Sessions
Review by Mike Korn
Every once in a while, a vague, undefined thing comes shambling out of the darkness and into the sterile, pre-packaged music scene. Yes, even in the world of extreme metal, where cookie-cutter bands are a lot more prevalent than hardcore headbangers would like to admit.
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Meat Loaf - Bad Attitude: 30th Anniversary Edition
Review by Gary Hill
This is a brand new 30th anniversary edition of this classic Meat Loaf album.

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Nicolas Meier - Infinity
Review by Gary Hill
Let's make one thing clear at the start: this is really not progressive rock. It's very much progressive music, though.

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Nicolas Meier - World Group - Peaceful
Review by Gary Hill

With jazz, world music and more built into it, this instrumental set is classy. It lands on the mellower end of the spectrum, but that's not a bad thing.


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Nicolas Meier - World Group - Magnificent
Review by Gary Hill
This is an unusual set. It includes a brand new studio album from Nicolas Meier World Group as the first disc.

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Melting Mergers - Melting Mergers
Review by Larry Toering
Melting Mergers is an album that fuses EDM, electronica, funk and world samples together by keyboardist/composer David Lee Bassett, drummer/percussionist Vinnie Bargas, and dancer Emily Paris.

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Nicole Mercedes - Look Out Where You're Going
Review by Gary Hill

I'll say right out front that this is perhaps not the most obvious choice to land under progressive rock. The music is largely electronic, though, and has proggy vibes to it.


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The Mercury Tree - Countenance
Review by Gary Hill
I can see people arguing with this landing under progressive rock.

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The Merlin Bird - Chapter and Verse
Review by Gary Hill
The most dramatic thing about this set is the vocal presence.

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Lucia Micarelli - Music From A Farther Room
Review by Gary Hill
You often hear people describing the violin as a passionate or emotional instrument. Certainly it can create stirrings of passion in the hands of the right musician.
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Kurt Michaels - Inner Worlds - Part One
Review by Gary Hill
Kurt Michaels has created an ambient piece of music here that fits loosely into the progressive rock heading. Understandably music of this type is not the most dynamic or powerful sound structures one will find - such goes against the grain.
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Kurt Michaels - Stones from the Garden
Review by Gary Hill
Kurt Michaels just keeps releasing cool albums. This new disc often bridges a gap between more mainstream rock and progressive.

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Midnight Lands - Destroy the World
Review by Gary Hill
This new disc is pretty interesting stuff. It is not a perfect fit under the "progressive rock" banner, but I'm happy enough putting it there.

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Midwest Soul Xchange - Weakened at the Asylum
Review by Gary Hill
I reviewed a previous set from this act and liked it a lot. It didn't prepare me for this, though. This album is a masterpiece that really lands under folk prog more than it does pure folk music.

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Might Could - All Intertwined
Review by Gary Hill
It would be quite simple to do this review in one sentence by saying "if you like California Guitar Trio you will like this CD." The disc does sound that much like CGT.
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Might Could - Relics from the Wasteland
Review by Gary Hill
The acoustic music here might not be the most obvious choice for progressive rock inclusion.

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The Mighty Bard - Beyond the Gate
Review by Gary Hill
This is an intriguing set that feels like it could be some kind of concept album. It's a progressive rock set with a lot of emotional and intensity variety.

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Migliori Amici & Co - Best of Friends
Review by Gary Hill
This debut set is quite impressive. The music here brings all kinds of differing musical styles together and blends them into a powerhouse progressive rock tapestry.

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Milkwood Tapestry - Milkwood Tapestry (vinyl)
Review by Gary Hill
I want to make this clear right out of the gate, this album from 1969 is not a progressive rock disc. It is however, very much proto-prog, and there are moments that are prog.

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Mind the Journey - Color in the Gray Machine
Review by Gary Hill
I’m not sure if this really fits under “progressive rock.”

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Mindivide - Fragments
Review by Gary Hill
I made the decision to put this album under progressive rock. It could just as easily have gone under heavy metal, though.

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Mind's Eye - Waiting for the Tide
Review by Steve Alspach
Five things that are done very well in Sweden:
1) Meatballs
2) Women

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Marco Minnemann - EEPS
Review by Gary Hill
Marco Minnemann is a unique artist. His music is always creative and innovative.

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Marco Minnemann - Celebration
Review by Gary Hill
I always enjoy Marco Minnemann’s work.

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Miriodor - Jungleries Elastiques
Review by Gary Hill
Fans of King Crimson should really find this album to be their cup of tea. Indeed, much of the disc feels like a take on the music of that band.
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Miriodor - Mekano
Review by Gary Hill
This is the latest release by Miriodor. The album carries on the sound of their previous album while moving a bit further away from the sounds of King Crimson and more into their own realm.
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Fabio Mittino and Bert Lams - Long Ago
Review by Gary Hill
This instrumental album is a strictly guitar duet kind of thing.

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Yoko Miwa Trio - Songs of Joy
Review by Gary Hill
Here is one of those releases that kind of borders between the prog and non-prog heading. We usually put fusion under prog.

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Cameron Mizell & Charlie Rauh - Local Folklore
Review by Gary Hill
I can definitely see people arguing with this landing under progressive rock. The thing is, prog is a rather expansive heading to me.

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MJ12 - MJ12
Review by Gary Hill
MJ12 gets their name from a supposed organization called “Majestik 12” which was supposedly convened in the 1940s to investigate UFOs.

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Mleo - Ridiculous (digital single)
Review by Gary Hill
I can see people arguing with this landing under progressive rock.

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Mleo - Sunken City
Review by Gary Hill
This is such an intriguing set. Not everything here is progressive rock.

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Mobius Strip - Mobius Strip
Review by Gary Hill
This is an intriguing set of instrumental music. Perhaps it fits better under the non-prog heading as pure jazz.

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Mobius Strip - Time Lag
Review by Gary Hill
This is the second release from Mobius Strip.

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Mobtown Moon - Mobtown Moon
Review by Gary Hill
Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon album is one of the most iconic discs in history.

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Modest Midget - Crysis
Review by Gary Hill
I’m a big fan of Modest Midget, so I was looking forward to this CD.

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MoeTar - Entropy of the Century
Review by Gary Hill
It’s getting to be a pretty full crowd, but this album is a contender for my best of 2014 list.

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Mohodisco - Kaloomith
Review by Josh Turner
If wacky had a middle name, it would be Mohodisco. However, unlike other odd incarnations, this band keeps its goofiness in check.
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Ry Mohon - Not Like the Bread
Review by Gary Hill
Although I’ve landed this under progressive rock, I can see some people arguing about that. Let me say that I’ll stand by that label.

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Molesome - Dial
Review by Gary Hill
This is an intriguing CD. It's one track that is almost 34 minutes long. This is a reissue of a digital only release.

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Mollmaskin - Heartbreak In ((Stereo))
Review by Gary Hill
The packaging on this is a little gimmicky.

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Molly Tigre - Molly Tigre
Review by Gary Hill
This is quite an intriguing set. It's fully instrumental. I've put it under progressive rock, but it probably would have fit just as well under the non-prog category.

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Mombasa - Shango Over Devil's Moor: Live At Stagge's Hotel 1976
Review by Gary Hill
This is a cool live album. It's not progressive rock, but it is definitely fusion, and we generally land that under prog.

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Monks of Mellonwah - Never Been Good (digital single)
Review by Gary Hill
This is the new single from Monks of Melonwah.

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Mooch - Stations of the Sun
Review by Gary Hill
I usually like Mooch albums a lot. I like this one, but not as much as I expected to like it.

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The Moody Blues - A Question of Balance
Review by Steve Alspach
The fourth album released by the Moody Blues between 1967 and 1972, A Question of Balance was the first album by the Moodies that didn't have any sort of coherent theme to it. It was still an influential album.
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The Moody Blues - Blue World 12 inch single (Vinyl)
Review by Gary Hill
This twelve inch single from the Moody Blues is out of print, but you can certainly find it online and most likely at a decent price.

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The Moody Blues - On the Threshold of a Dream
Review by Gary Hill
I’ve always liked this album a lot.

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The Moody Blues - The Magnificent Moodies
Review by Gary Hill
For the fiftieth anniversary of the release of this album, it’s been reissued with a lot of bonus tracks.

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The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed Live
Review by Gary Hill
In 2017 The Moody Blues album Days of Future Passed turned 50 years old. It's hard in retrospect to understand just how much of a game-changer that album was, merging symphonic music and rock into a concept album.

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The Moody Blues - Octave (original vinyl)
Review by Gary Hill
I recently saw a list of most disappointing albums, and this was on it. I decided to do this retro review as sort of my rebuttal to that.

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The Moody Blues - Seventh Sojourn
Review by Gary Hill
This album from the Moody Blues probably falls in the middle of the road of their older stuff. There are a few exceptional tracks.

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The Moody Blues - In Search of the Lost Chord
Review by Gary Hill

The third album from The Moody Blues, this came out in 1968. As such, it's more proto-prog than actual prog, since that wasn't really a thing yet.


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The Moody Blues - The Present
Review by Gary Hill
I know a lot of people disregard these later Moody Blues albums. I happen to have a special attraction to them because Patrick Moraz is on them, bringing a Yes connection.

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The Moon & Pollution - The Box Borealis
Review by Gary Hill
I don’t know if this is progressive rock.

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Moon Letters - Until They Feel the Sun
Review by Gary Hill
Those looking for modern prog that calls to mind the classic era of the genre should really look to this album and band.

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Moon Letters - Thank You From the Future
Review by Gary Hill
The first album from Moon Letters came out in 2019, and this is the follow up. That one was very strong, but I think this one surpasses it. 

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Moon Over Mountain - The Colors of Life
Review by Gary Hill
This might not belong under progressive rock. There isn’t a lot of rock here.

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Moon Over Mountain - Champagne And Brass
Review by Gary Hill

I previously reviewed another set for this act. I liked that one quite a bit, but I think this is even stronger with the exception of one element.


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Steffie Moonlady and Dennis Haklar - To the Universe
Review by Gary Hill
The music on this album is unique. There is an ancient quality to it, but it's also modern.

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Moonlapse - Conscious
Review by Gary Hill
This instrumental album is cool. There is a range to it, but a lot of if it lands in the vicinity of Tangerine Dream, really.

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Moonlapse - Reversal
Review by Gary Hill
This is quite an intriguing set. The nearest comparison is to Nox Arcana, and that's actually pretty close.

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Michael Moorcock & The Deep Fix - Live At The Terminal Cafe
Review by Gary Hill
Many know Michael Moorcock as a science-fiction writer. He's also a musician, though,

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M-Opus - At The Mercy Of Manannán
Review by Gary Hill
This is an unusual act.

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Moraine - Groundswell
Review by Gary Hill
The mix of sounds here is pretty amazing.

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Moraz Alban Project - MAP
Review by Gary Hill
Patrick Moraz is probably best known for his stints as the keyboard player for Yes and The Moody Blues.

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Patrick Moraz - The Story of i: Remastered Edition
Review by Gary Hill
The first solo album from Patrick Moraz, this is getting a cool remastered edition. This features two bonus tracks and restored art.

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Patrick Moraz - Out in the Sun
Review by Gary Hill
The first solo album from Patrick Moraz, The Story of i (also reviewed in this issue), was released in 1976 as part of a group effort from members of Yes to release solo albums.  

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Neal Morse - One
Review by Josh Turner
While Testimony is spoken in the first person, One is in the third. Neal has the knack for relaying meaning through song. He tells a smooth flowing story, yet it's nowhere near a monologue.
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Neal Morse - ?
Review by Josh Turner
He did everything I would have asked of him and a whole lot more. This is his best album out of his most recent batches and one that rivals all the best from the year.
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Neal Morse - Testimony
Review by Steve Alspach
Neal Morse's first post-Spock's Beard album is a big pill to swallow - over two hours' worth of music that document Morse's conversion to Christianity.
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Neal Morse - Neal Morse
Review by Steve Alspach
On "Day for Night," Spock's Beard songwriter, frontman, and head whisker Neal Morse said that he wanted to put emphasis on the songs rather than the long suites so prevalent on their first few albums.
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Neal Morse - It's Not Too Late
Review by Steve Alspach
Neal Morse is showing that there are two sides to his musical persona - one as the leader of Spock's Beard, but another that shows that he is at home writing well-crafted rock numbers.
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Neal Morse - Songs from November
Review by Gary Hill
I’ve liked Neal Morse’s music from all the way back in the Spock’s Beard days.

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Neal Morse - Neal Morse Band: Alive Again
Review by Gary Hill
This new live set from Neal Morse includes the double disc CD set and a bonus DVD. The performances are powerful.

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Neal Morse - Morsefest 2015: ? and Solo Scriptura LIVE
Review by Gary Hill
In 2015 Neal Morse put together Morsefest. It was a two night event. On one night of the show, he performed his ? album, while the second night they did Solo Scriptura.

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Neal Morse - Life & Times
Review by Gary Hill
This brand new release from Neal Morse finds him moving from his usual Christian lyrical territory into slice of life stories that seem poignant and personal.

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Steve Morse - Prime Cuts
Review by Gary Hill
Joining Magna Carta's Prime Cuts series is this release of music by Steve Morse. The majority of the material comes from three solo albums of his, Split Decision, Major Impacts 1, and Major Impacts 2.
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Steve Morse - Split Decision
Review by Gary Hill
According to the liner notes, this album is named "Split Decision" because Morse had in mind two different albums, one a hard rocking collection and the other a sedate set of pieces.
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Steve Morse - Major Impacts
Review by Gary Hill
Steve Morse has come up with a very intriguing concept for an album in this release. The disc is an all instrumental excursion through his varied influences.
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Steve Morse - Major Impacts 2
Review by Steve Alspach

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.


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Tim Morse - Faithscience
Review by Gary Hill
This is a pretty impressive progressive rock album. 

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Tim Morse - III
Review by Gary Hill
This new disc from Tim Morse should appeal to fans of melodic progressive rock. While most of it leans toward older textures, there is a modern edge to it.

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Tim Morse - The Archaeology Project: 2005-2020
Review by Gary Hill
This compilation set from Tim Morse is classy. I like the mix of sounds here.

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Mortality - Mortality
Review by Gary Hill
This disc fits under progressive rock because that's where fusion generally goes at Music Street Journal.

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Scott Mosher - Inferno
Review by Gary Hill
With Inferno Scott Mosher has shown once again that he is an incredible talent to be reckoned with in the harder edged prog field.
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Scott Mosher - Virtuality
Review by Gary Hill
Scott Mosher is an artist of considerable talent and ideals. The liner notes to his CD list a very extensive list of environmental, social and other idealistic charities that Mosher supports.
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Mostly Autumn - The Story So Far
Review by Steve Alspach
Autumn, in its glory, is a magnificent palette of colors - reds, yellows, oranges, and browns.
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Mostly Autumn - Passengers
Review by Josh Turner
Mostly Autumn is billed as the new Pink Floyd. The new Pink Floyd might arguably be RPWL, but there is still some truth to this statement.
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Mother Gong - The Best of Mother Gong
Review by Gary Hill
A compilation of material from various discs by Mother Gong, this is an intriguing CD. The group performs a unique form of progressive rock that is thoroughly rooted in jazz traditions.
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The Move - Live at the Fillmore 1969
Review by Gary Hill
This is a cool live album. It’s got the Fillmore performance plus several songs from a different show and a short interview with Bev Bevan.

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The Move - Looking On – 2 CD Expanded Edition
Review by Gary Hill
The Move were the band that came before Electric Light Orchestra. Quite literally, they transitioned into ELO.

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The Move - The Move
Review by Gary Hill
Let’s get one thing out of the way right off the bat, this album itself is not prog rock.

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The Move - Shazam
Review by Gary Hill
This is a reissue of an album from The Move. This is pre-Jeff Lynne days.

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The Move - Something Else from The Move
Review by Gary Hill
The original of this was a mono EP released in 1968. That’s presented in its remastered entirety at the end.

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The Move - Magnetic Waves of Sound: The Best of
Review by Gary Hill
This is quite a cool release. Even if all you got was the CD, it would be worth having, but that's sort of just the beginning.

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Mr. Averell - Gridlock
Review by Gary Hill
The main man behind this project is René van Commenée.

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Mrs. Fun - Truth
Review by Gary Hill

This is being billed as jazz, and certainly that is the main element here, though. It's really a fusion-leaning type of jazz, though, and we generally land that under prog.


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The Mugshots - Love, Lust and Revenge
Review by Gary Hill
I would argue that some of Alice Cooper’s music leaned towards progressive rock. I’d also argue that this outfit are prog rock.

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The Mugshots - Something Weird
Review by Gary Hill
I've reviewed these guys before, and liked them. Well, that hasn't changed.

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Rahul Mukerji - Ma De Re Sha
Review by Gary Hill
This is a particularly strong album. It can be tough to pull off an instrumental disc that never really falters or feels redundant, but that's just what we have here.

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Sacha Mullin - Duplex
Review by Gary Hill
Sacha Mullin is a Chicago based musician. In addition to other work, he's been part of the band Cheer-Accident.

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Mullmuzzler - Keep It To Yourself
Review by Gary Hill
Although bearing a band name, this album is actually the solo album of Dream Theater`s lead singer James LaBrie.
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Mullmuzzler - Mullmuzzler 2
Review by Gary Hill
James LaBrie's "solo" project Mullmuzzler has just released its newest, appropriately, if not imaginatively entitled "Mullmuzzler 2".
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Mark Murdock - The Phoenix Has Risen
Review by Gary Hill
This is an intriguing release. I have to say that I wanted to like it more than I did.

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Mark Murdock - Visitors from Another Planet
Review by Gary Hill
I previously reviewed another set from Mark Murdock. I said that that one was excellent song to song, but a little samey as a whole.

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Muse - The Resistance
Review by John Pierpoint
First of all, a little confession: I was not a fan of Muse in their early years, but a work colleague kept on trying to persuade me how good they were and loaned me copies of their first few albums.

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Muse - The 2nd Law
Review by John Pierpoint
Released in 2012, this album capitalised on the success of The Resistance with Muse making a conscious effort to further diversify their repertoire and try out new sounds, styles and technology.

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Music by Gestalt - Debussy's Fawn
Review by Gary Hill

What do you get when you combine classical music with jazz and some rock?


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My Education / Theta Naught Sound Mass - Sound Mass II: Spiritual Docking
Review by Gary Hill
This is instrumental space rock.

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Jourdan Myers - Ruin Me with Love
Review by Gary Hill
Not everything here is progressive rock, that’s for sure.

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Myloe - Empty out Your Mind
Review by Gary Hill
This might not be the most obvious choice for progressive rock, but really, I don’t see how it fits anywhere else.

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Mythos - Grand Prix
Review by Gary Hill
Fans of Kraftwerk will dig this album. It’s a reissue of the 1972 disc.

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Mythos - Jules Verne Forever
Review by Gary Hill
I always dig the electronic music of Mythos.

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Mythos - Jules Verne – Around the World in 80 Days
Review by Gary Hill
The previous album from Mythos was the first musical look into the works of Jules Verne.

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Mythos - Berliner Schule Sequencing
Review by Gary Hill
I've reviewed quite a few releases from this act over the years. This latest continues the electronic music concepts of recent albums.

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