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Rick Wakeman - Return To The Centre of The Earth
Review by Gary Hill
By going back to his past, Rick Wakeman has created an album that is nearly a masterpiece. A sequel to his Journey to the Centre of the Earth disc, Return to the Centre of the Earth is a very potent progressive rock concept album.
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Rick Wakeman - Out There
Review by Bruce Stringer
The first thing I noticed about this CD is the bizarre spaceship on the front red-coloured cover booklet, which looks like a weird marriage between V8 engine and mechanical fish with a protruding golf putter to add to its other-worldly imagery.
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Rick Wakeman - Live at Hammersmith
Review by Gary Hill
This live album from 1985 captures Rick Wakeman and his band performing tracks from his Six Wives of Henry the VIII, Journey to the Centre of the Earth and The Myths and Legends of King Arthur albums.
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Rick Wakeman - Out of the Blue: Official Remastered Version
Review by Gary Hill
This is a newly remastered version of a Rick Wakeman live album. 

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Rick Wakeman - Softsword
Review by Gary Hill
Let me just start this review to say that I like this album a lot.

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Rick Wakeman - Fields of Green (Remastered Edition)
Review by Gary Hill
This remastered version just came out now. 

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Rick Wakeman - In the Nick of Time: Live in 2003 (Remastered Edition)
Review by Gary Hill
This is a brand new “Remastered Edition” of this live Rick Wakeman album.

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Rick Wakeman - Starship Trooper
Review by Gary Hill
This new Rick Wakeman album is actually a compilation. That said, it features a couple tracks that have never before been released.

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Rick Wakeman - Rick Wakeman's Criminal Record
Review by Gary Hill
I remember that when I first heard this album years ago I wasn't all that impressed. Listening to it now, I'm not sure why I didn't love it. 

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Rick Wakeman - Lisztomania
Review by Gary Hill
Have you ever seen this movie? I have seen it a couple times. It's definitely strange.

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Rick Wakeman - No Earthly Connection
Review by Gary Hill
This is a great album, no question about it. It's the classic example of how Rick Wakeman works with the combination of rock and symphonic music.

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Rick Wakeman - Rock N Roll Prophet
Review by Gary Hill
This is a rather odd entry into the Rick Wakeman catalog. Wakeman has said that he intended it as a spoof of music like The Buggles.

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Rick Wakeman - The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Review by Gary Hill
There are many who would consider this Rick Wakeman's strongest solo album. That argument has merit.

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Rick Wakeman - Rhapsodies
Review by Gary Hill
As you might guess from the layout in the track by track, I've done this retro review from the vinyl version of this album.

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Rick Wakeman - White Rock
Review by Gary Hill
This album was composed for the 1976 winter Olympics. The music is essentially instrumental, but there are chorale vocals in places.

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Rick Wakeman - The Phantom of the Opera
Review by Gary Hill
I'm a big fan of progressive rock, and especially Yes (and by extension Rick Wakeman). I'm also a fan of horror movies, including the old classic ones.

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Rick Wakeman - & Tony Ashton Present GasTank
Review by Gary Hill
Perhaps this three CD should go under "various artists" instead of "Rick Wakeman." Still, I think Wakeman plays on almost everything here.

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Rick Wakeman - Crimes of Passion
Review by Gary Hill
This is a new release of Rick Wakeman's 1984 soundtrack album. There are two songs here with vocals (one is a bonus track) serving as book-ends to the release.

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Rick Wakeman - The Red Planet
Review by Gary Hill
The argument could be made that the Rick Wakeman solo releases of the 1970s were the golden era of his career outside of Yes. Surely they set the bar next to which his later releases would be judged.

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Rick Wakeman - Christmas Variations
Review by Gary Hill
This is a reissue of an older Rick Wakeman album (from 2000). This edition, released in 2020, has two bonus tracks and a different cover.

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Rick Wakeman - Time Machine
Review by Gary Hill
This was a 1988 release from Rick Wakeman. It features multiple vocalists.

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Rick Wakeman - Cost of Living
Review by Gary Hill
This is an uneven, but interesting solo album from Rick Wakeman. I think there are at least a couple throwaway songs here, but there are some that work so well.

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Rick Wakeman - A Gallery of the Imagination
Review by Gary Hill
This new album from Rick Wakeman is considered a concept album. That's because he considers it a gallery of art work, but represented as music.

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Narada Michael Walden - Rising Sun EP
Review by Gary Hill
I know this guy is considered jazz.

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The Walk-A-Bout - 20/20
Review by Gary Hill

These guys don't qualify as progressive rock in a traditional sense. However, their brand of indie-rock is proggy enough to fit the bill as far as I'm concerned.


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Walking Cliché Sextet - Micro-Nap
Review by Gary Hill
This release is made up of a lot of freeform jazz compositions.

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Marty Walsh - The Total Plan
Review by Gary Hill
Marty Walsh is probably best known for his work playing guitar with Supertramp.

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Steve Walsh - Shadowman
Review by Greg Olma
I have always been a Kansas fan so it must come as no surprise that I find Steve Walsh's voice one of the best in prog rock. I have followed his career through his band Streets (and his solo material) and have never been disappointed.
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Steve Walsh - Glossolalia
Review by Gary Hill
One of the more recognizable voices in '70's rock, Steve Walsh is both the most well-known voice of Kansas and their keyboardist. He is joined on this solo release by Trent Gardner (Explorer's Club), Virgil Donati (Planet X), Page Waldron, Jim Roberts, Mike Slamer and Billy Greer.
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Robert Walter - Super Heavy Organ
Review by Gary Hill
Robert Walter has given us an album that, much like Niacin, combines a retro jazzy sound and prog sort of arrangements. This one grooves and still has enough musical integrity to please fans of instrumental progressive rock.
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Wappa Gappa - Yamatai
Review by Gary Hill
Featuring strong prog arrangements and vocals in Japanese, this is a competent release that should entertain most prog fans.
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Wappa Gappa - A Myth
Review by Gary Hill
In much the same vein as their first album, this disc is solid prog. The Japanese lyrics leave a bit to be desired by Western standards, but the music certainly makes up for this.
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The Watch - Vacuum
Review by Josh Turner
Like Selling England by the Pound, Vacuum is the kind of album that you need to revisit many times over in order to gain a full appreciation of it.

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The Waterboys - Appointment with Mr. Yeats
Review by Gary Hill
I’ve certainly heard of this group over the years, but I don’t think I’ve actually heard them before.

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Roger Waters - Radio K.A.O.S.
Review by Scott Prinzing
Roger Waters’ second solo album (not counting a couple of soundtrack collaborations) is still satisfying to sit and listen to over 25 years since its original release in 1987, but it does sound more dated than his other solo work.

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Roger Waters - Is This the Life We Really Want?
Review by Gary Hill
I have to admit that I haven't really followed Roger Waters much lately. When he left Pink Floyd and they moved on, I feel that it showcased the two sides within the band.

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Darryl Way - Ultra Violins
Review by Gary Hill
Is this progressive music? Yes. Is it progressive rock? I don’t know.

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Darryl Way - Children of the Cosmos
Review by Gary Hill
This is an amazing disc. For my money, it’s better than the previous album that I reviewed from Darryl Way.

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Darryl Way - Myths Legends & Tales
Review by Gary Hill
Darryl Way is best known as a violinist. He is also famous as one of the founding members of Curved Air.

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Darryl Way - Vivaldi's Four Seasons in Rock
Review by Gary Hill
The very act of combining rock music with classical qualifies music to land in progressive rock in my opinion. Of course, Darryl Way gets classified there at Music Street Journal anyway.

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Darryl Way - Destinations
Review by Gary Hill

You really can't go wrong with a Darryl Way project. He's one of those musicians who you can count on for quality.


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Darryl Way - Destinations 2
Review by Gary Hill
I like pretty much everything Darryl Way does. He is probably best known for his work in Curved Air, but that's only one piece of the musical picture he presents.

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Sean Wayland - Barrenjoey
Review by Gary Hill
The music here works between jazzy rock, pure fusion and a couple of other styles.

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Jeff Wayne - Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
Review by Gary Hill
This album is a rock opera based on the classic H. G. Wells book War of the Worlds. It is a very theatric work, somewhat more musical theater than rock album.
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Jeff Wayne - Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds 2005 Edition
Review by Gary Hill
In the world of rock opera's Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds stands far above the majority of the competition. A release that has shown lasting appeal, maintaining a following for all these years, has just been re-issued in this hybrid Super Audio CD.

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Walter Wayne - Twisted
Review by Gary Hill

I tend to be a bit liberal with what I put under the progressive rock heading. I'll admit that part of that comes from the fact that half of each issue has to be prog.


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Weather Report - Black Market
Review by Gary Hill
This was a transition album for Weather Report as they were moving more into electronic territory.

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Wedingoth - Five Stars Above
Review by Gary Hill
I really love this album so much. I know a lot of people call this heavy metal, and that is absolutely valid,

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Christian Welde - Illuminate
Review by Gary Hill
This is a good fit under progressive rock, but it’s got plenty of things like classical and jazz in the mix.

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West Space & Love - Vol. II
Review by Gary Hill
This is a cool album. It’s essentially instrumental, but one song does have some spoken things.

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Westward - The Last Stand (digital single)
Review by Gary Hill
This song is the first single from a new album from an act called "Westward." These guys play a form of modern prog rock that's dark and guitar heavy. It is the kind of thing that's closely linked to alternative rock.

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Westward - Empire of Deception
Review by Gary Hill
This new disc is based around a dark and guitar heavy brand of progressive rock. These guys are aligned in the direction of the modern alternative rock centered school of prog.

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John Wetton - And the Les Paul Trio – New York Minute – Live at the Iridium, New York, 2013
Review by Gary Hill
This was apparently recorded at a cancer awareness concert as John Wetton talks about that at a few places here.

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John Wetton - Anthology Volume 1: Studio Recordings
Review by Gary Hill
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.

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John Wetton - Live Via Satellite
Review by Gary Hill
This double disc set features two different concerts from John Wetton. 

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John Wetton - Live in Argentina 1996
Review by Gary Hill
John Wetton's known in some circles mostly for his prog rock work in bands like UK and King Crimson. His solo career, though, has a lot of AOR mainstream rock in it. 

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John Wetton - Official Bootleg Archive Vol 1: Deluxe Edition
Review by Gary Hill
This six-CD box set is quite cool. Each of the shows has a bit different flavor. 

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John Wetton - King's Road: 1972-1980
Review by Gary Hill
This is a compilation set from John Wetton. 

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John Wetton - Live in Osaka 1997
Review by Gary Hill
It's easy to think of John Wetton as a prog artist. His work in bands like UK and King Crimson (and even Asia) lend credence to that argument.

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John Wetton - Live at the Sun Plaza Tokyo 1999
Review by Gary Hill
This live album is pretty good. It suffers a bit in terms of sound quality.

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John Wetton - Akustika: Live in Amerika / Akustika II: Return to Amerika
Review by Gary Hill
This is a two CD set combining two John Wetton live albums into one release. The two shows were performed about ten years apart.

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John Wetton – Richard Palmer-James - Jack-Knife / Monkey Business 1972-1977
Review by Gary Hill
This set, basically two albums released as a two CD package, is a mixed bag.

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Whale Fall - The Madrean
Review by Gary Hill
This lands very much in a modern prog rock style, but informed by classic prog, jazz rock and more.

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The Wheel - The Wheel
Review by Gary Hill
Not to be confused with the German doom band Wheel, this is the musical project of Portland, Oregon musician Avram Brown.

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White Willow - Storm Season
Review by Josh Turner
While this band keeps itself contained within the walls of progressive metal, it wavers every so often. The random stimulus is what keeps the music interesting.
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Snowy White - Lucky Star: An Anthology 1983-1994
Review by Gary Hill
This new box set from Snowy White is classy. It’s also massive, with six CDs in a clamshell box.
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Wide Hive Players - Turnstyle
Review by Gary Hill
I really love this instrumental album.

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The Wild Beyond - The Wild Beyond
Review by Gary Hill
This has a lot in common with jam band music.

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Damian Wilde - Nouveau Noir
Review by Gary Hill
This might not be the tightest fit under progressive rock.

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Williamson - Backestro Park
Review by Gary Hill
Space rock, new age, Kraftwerk like electronic music and more merge on this set.

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Benjamin Dean Wilson - The Smartest Person in the Room
Review by Gary Hill
It's a safe bet that you've not heard anything quite like this. The closest comparisons are to things like Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart, but there is a bit of a They Might Be Giants vibe here, too.

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Gary Wilson - It's Friday Night with Gary Wilson
Review by Gary Hill
Maybe this doesn't fit under prog rock. It's electronic music, though.


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Gary Wilson - Let's Go to Outer Space
Review by Gary Hill
When you decide to listen to a Gary Wilson album, you have an idea what to expect. His music is always electronically based, off-kilter weirdness.

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Gary Wilson - It's Christmas Time with Gary Wilson
Review by Gary Hill
Gary Wilson's music is not really progressive rock. "Eccentric electronic sounds" might be a better label.

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Gary Wilson - The King of Endicott
Review by Gary Hill
Gary Wilson is a unique musician. He's not progressive rock in the traditional sense, but his music is experimental enough to fit there.

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Gary Wilson - Tormented
Review by Gary Hill

When it comes to Gary Wilson albums, you pretty much know what you are going to get before you spin the disc. 


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Gary Windo - Dogface
Review by Gary Hill
This is one of three Gary Windo albums I’ve reviewed in this issue of Music Street Journal.

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Gary Windo - Deep Water
Review by Gary Hill
I like this disc a lot. It combines progressive rock, jazz, space rock and more into a rich musical tapestry.

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Gary Windo - Steam Radio Tapes
Review by Gary Hill
This new release features a lot of old recordings that had been lost over the years.

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Wingfield - Reuter - Sirkis - Lighthouse
Review by Gary Hill
If you like instrumental music that's experimental and challenging, you should give this a try. There a real freeform vibe to a lot of it.

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Wingfield - Reuter - Stavi - Sirkis - The Stone House
Review by Gary Hill
If you like freaky guitar based instrumental prog, you are sure to dig this. It has fusion and a lot more built into it.

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Mark Wingfield - with Yaron Stavi and Asaf Sirkis – Proof of Light
Review by Gary Hill
There is plenty of fusion here.

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Mark Wingfield - Tales from the Dreaming City
Review by Gary Hill
This is the most recent disc from Mark Wingfield and continues to show off both his guitar skills and his fusion stylings.

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Mark Wingfield & Gary Husband - Tor & Vale
Review by Gary Hill
If you like freeform experimental music, you will probably love this. It has a real Rock in Opposition flair to it, but is based strictly on piano and guitar with just some “soundscapes” added to the mix.

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Mark Wingfield, Jane Chapman, Adriano Adewale - Zoji
Review by Gary Hill
This new release features a trio of musicians in a somewhat unusual configuration in terms of their chosen instrumentation.

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Edgar Winter - Entrance
Review by Gary Hill
This was Edgar Winter's first solo album. It was released in 1970. 

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Bridget Wishart & the Band of Doctors - Ghost
Review by Gary Hill

I had no idea what to expect here. Well, I had ideas that it would be a space rock set, and some of it is, but I really didn't grasp just how much territory this album would cover.


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Wishbone Ash - The Best Of Wishbone Ash
Review by Gary Hill
This compilation chronicles the career of Wishbone Ash. The band has really touched on many styles. Always guitar dominated, the Ash have presented their own version of progressive rock, perhaps a bit sparse at times, but certainly prog.
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Wishbone Ash - Blue Horizon
Review by Jason Hillenburg
Never believe anyone who says, "It's just music.”

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Wishbone Ash - Raw to the Bone
Review by Gary Hill
This is a new two-CD reissue of an older album from Wishbone Ash. The first disc includes the original album with some bonus tracks, while disc two is comprised of some live performances.

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Wishbone Ash - Twin Barrels Burning
Review by Gary Hill

This new double CD re-issue features the Twin Barrels Burning disc from Wishbone Ash. The first CD is the original edition with three bonus tracks added to it.


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With Bravado - Silent Film
Review by Gary Hill
I won't argue with those who will say that this doesn't fit under progressive rock. There is definitely a lot of alternative rock here along with metal and more.

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Witsend - Cosmos and Chaos
Review by Josh Turner
When I first heard this album, I was driving away from the Alpine Valley festival grounds after a tiresome and draining day at Ozzfest.
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Witthüser & Westrupp - Der Jesuspilz - Live!
Review by Gary Hill
Things like acid folk and kraut rock generally land under progressive rock. This has plenty of both of those elements.

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WIZRD - Seasons
Review by Gary Hill
This Norwegian progressive rock act is so interesting. Their music is heavily rooted in classic prog, but it's also modern.

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Wizzard - Introducing Eddy and the Falcons
Review by Gary Hill

Were I to categorize this based on the music here alone, it probably wouldn't fit under the progressive rock heading.


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Jah Wobble - Metal Box - Rebuilt In Dub
Review by Gary Hill
The whole post-punk thing is pretty fascinating. I mean, it really does largely qualify as progressive rock, although clearly not of the 70s variety.

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Wolverine - The Window Purpose
Review by Gary Hill
Not many progressive rock bands can say that they started out as a death metal band. In fact, unless I'm missing someone Wolverine is the only one.
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Wolverine - Machina Viva
Review by Greg Olma
I researched this band and have found out that they started their career as a death metal band but quickly adopted a more progressive metal sound.  

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Wonderland Band - No 1
Review by Gary Hill
This is a new vinyl release of an album from 1971. The range of sounds here is unique.

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Roy Wood & Wizzard - Main Street Remastered & Expanded CD Edition
Review by Gary Hill

Roy Wood came to fame as part of both The Move and Electric Light Orchestra (which basically evolved out of The Move).


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Brian Woodbury - Rhapsody & Filigree
Review by Gary Hill
This album is decidedly progressive rock based. This is definitely not AOR styled prog.

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Nate Wooley - Seven Storey Mountain VI
Review by Gary Hill
I suppose you could say that this is a single since there is just one piece of music on the disc. At over 45-minutes of music, that song is the very definition of epic.

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Nate Wooley - Columbia Icefield - Ancient Songs of Burlap Heroes
Review by Gary Hill
I previously reviewed another disc from Nate Wooley. That one was unusual because it was one 45-minute piece of music.

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Joshua Worden - Cinders
Review by Gary Hill
I reviewed another release from this artist a while ago. I didn't land that one under progressive rock.

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Lyle Workman - Uncommon Measures
Review by Gary Hill
This instrumental album is one focused largely on guitar. Lyle Workman's guitar, though, is accompanied by an orchestra.

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World Trade - Euphoria
Review by Gary Hill
There are many who claim that Billy Sherwood is nearly solely responsible for the song writing and arrangements on Yes' Open Your Eyes album. Listening to this album from him with his band World Trade, there are reasons to buy into this argument.
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Chuck Wright's Sheltering Sky - Chuck Wright's Sheltering Sky
Review by Gary Hill
Chuck Wright is a bass player. Since this is his project, you can expect some great bass work.

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Gary Wright's Wonderwheel - Ring of Changes
Review by Gary Hill
This is a long lost album from a Gary Wright project.
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Ron Wright - Acoustic Dreams
Review by Gary Hill
This is an entertaining instrumental (with one exception) album featuring strong guitar-based compositions and competent musicianship. At times, Wright`s work calls to mind such people as Steve Howe.
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Rick Wright - Broken China
Review by Gary Hill
For Pink Floyd afficianados, this disc is a must have. Wright`s writing style, in the moody sort of Floyd mode, makes it quite obvious what band he is from.
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Wucan - Reap the Storm
Review by Gary Hill
This is a brand new album from a German band. This act is probably best described as neo-Kraut-rock.

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Frank Wyatt - and Friends - Zeitgeist
Review by Gary Hill
Frank Wyatt is best known as the keyboardist and saxophonist for the band Happy The Man. This album started as a reunion set for that band, but then expanded as other musicians were added to the mix.
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