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The Radio Hour - Radio Power
Review by Gary Hill
This is quite an intriguing set. I’m sure there will be those who will argue with it landing under progressive rock.

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The Radio Hour - Tim Hort
Review by Gary Hill
This is really confusing. The name of the project is "The Radio Hour," but the musician behind it is Tim Hort, yet the album title is Tim Hort, as well.

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Raelism - Freedom Within the Prison
Review by Gary Hill
Raelism is the project of Max Rael.

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Rain Rabbit - Rain Rabbit
Review by Gary Hill
I landed this under progressive rock, but I can see people arguing with that. First off, let me say that it's more AOR prog or even prog pop than pure progressive rock.

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Rama - Andy West With Rama-Rama 1
Review by Gary Hill
For this album Andy West (Dregs) has compiled an intriguing bunch of musicians who join him at various points on the recording. Among those he has a cast of drummers composed of Rod Morgenstein (Dregs), Jonathan Mover (GTR) and Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater).
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Ramses - Firewall
Review by Gary Hill
I’m sure some people will argue with this landing under progressive rock.

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Random Touch - Turbulent Flesh LP
Review by Gary Hill
I’ve had this LP sitting around for a while and never reviewed it before.

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Ransom Scenery - Ear to Ear
Review by Gary Hill
Modern progressive rock, shoegaze and more is on display here. This is an effective set for sure, with varying soundscapes driving each of the pieces.

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The Raptor Trail - New World
Review by Gary Hill
These guys are being billed as a progressive rock act. There are sections here that are definitely prog rock.

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The Raptor Trail - Devil on an Indian
Review by Gary Hill
The prog rock these guys do is very much guitar oriented. It's modern, but has its roots in classic prog, too.

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Rare Bird - Beautiful Scarlet: Recordings 1969-1975
Review by Gary Hill
Before I got this set Rare Bird was an early prog band that I had heard of, but never actually heard. This classy six-CD box set gathers up their entire catalog in one handy collection.

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Rausch - Book II
Review by Gary Hill
It's been about eight years since the debut album from Rausch. This follow-up is a real powerhouse.

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The Rick Ray Band - Dark Matter Halo
Review by Gary Hill
I’ve reviewed two sets from this act in the past. These guys just keep evolving.

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The Rick Ray Band - Acrylic Charlie
Review by Gary Hill
I have reviewed quite a bit of music from this band. Their sound, with its almost raw garage-band edge applied to jazzy progressive rock concepts is unique and entertaining.

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Dennis Rea - Giant Steppes
Review by Gary Hill
I've reviewed several things featuring Dennis Rea in the past, from his work with the band Moraine to his solo catalog. This new album is quite an intriguing and unusual one.

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Reacta - Refraction
Review by Gary Hill
I’m sure there are those who will quibble with this landing in progressive rock.

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Real Ax Band - Just Vibrations - Live At The Quartier Latin Berlin
Review by Gary Hill
This is a live recording from 1978. Perhaps it's technically not progressive rock, but it's clearly jazz rock or fusion.

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Reanimation - Under the Last Tree on Earth
Review by Gary Hill
The mix of sounds here is odd, but also compelling.

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Reanimation - The Ghost of the Muse (vinyl)
Review by Gary Hill
This new vinyl release from Reanimation includes the record (complete with lyric sheet as part of an inner-sleeve) along with a download code. The music on this has a lot of different textures.

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Reanimation - A Fear of Falling (vinyl)
Review by Gary Hill
We have reviewed several releases from this artist. On this album everything is done by one person, Michael Shanahan.

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Red32 - Red32
Review by Gary Hill
This act is a crossover prog group. Their self-titled album has a lot of variety.

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Scott Reeves Quintet - The Alchemist
Review by Gary Hill
We generally land fusion under progressive rock, which is why this goes there.

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Refestramus - Intourist
Review by Gary Hill
I have no problem putting this disc under the progressive rock heading, but they definitely stretch beyond what many might consider the classic limits of that sound to be.

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Reflexson - It's Broken
Review by Gary Hill
Perhaps this doesn't fit under progressive rock. The electronic vibe on this can be seen as almost a modernized, more fun-loving, take on acts like Kraftwerk.

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The Reformation - Fatal Expectation
Review by Gary Hill
I like this album quite a bit. These guys are pretty amazing musicians and the range of sounds is pretty impressive.

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The Reformation - Power Trip
Review by Gary Hill
We've reviewed several releases from The Reformation in the past at MSJ.

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Refugee - Refugee (Three-CD Expanded Edition)
Review by Gary Hill
Refugee released their only studio album in 1973. The band was considered a nod to the classic prog band The Nice, but I'd say there was more to it than that.

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The Keith Reid Project - The KRP – In My Head
Review by Gary Hill
One thing that needs to be dispensed with up-front is that I'm not sure that this is supposed to actually go under "The Keith Reid Project."

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Xavi Reija - Resolution
Review by Gary Hill
When one looks at the line up here (Xavi Reija on drums, Dusan Jevtovic on guitar and Bernat Hernandez on bass), it would be easy to assume this is a jazz trio.

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Xavi Reija - The Sound of the Earth
Review by Gary Hill
While this is released under Xavi Reija's name, the full lineup here is full of exceptional musicians. Reija handles the drums while Tony Levin delivers bass, standup bass and Stick.

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Jussi Reijonen - Three Seconds I Kolme Toista
Review by Gary Hill
This album is pretty amazing. It defies classification, really, but fits under prog for a number of reasons.

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Reinventing Jude - Shoulder Season
Review by Gary Hill
Perhaps this isn’t the most obvious choice to land in progressive rock.

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Reinventing Jude - Sundial Soliloquy
Review by Gary Hill
This is definitely not progressive rock in the traditional sense.

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Remain in Silence - ..and the soul goes on
Review by Gary Hill
Maybe these guys aren’t really progressive rock. Their music is clearly progressive, though.

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Renaissance - Novella
Review by Steve Alspach
Renaissance was a unique band, blending a rare combination of acoustic rock and classical music into a never-duplicated result. Like many others, I was a Renaissance fan in the 70s.
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Renaissance - Renaissance
Review by Steve Alspach
Funny outfit, the Yardbirds. In their early days they were a blues-based band, and their renditions of old standards as "I'm a Man" and "Smokestack Lightning" were something to reckon. But they also knew the zeitgeist of the 1960s, delving into such psychedelia as "Shapes of Things" and "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago" before finally packing it in around 1968.
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Renaissance - Scheherazade and Other Stories
Review by Gary Hill
Renaissance is a band that I never really followed closely, but always really enjoyed. In many ways I've always felt that they are a lot like Yes, but rather than focusing on the harder rocking styles, they were more interested in acoustic and organic sounds.
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Renaissance - Symphony of Light
Review by Gary Hill
This is a great return to form for Renaissance.

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Renaissance - Prologue
Review by Gary Hill
This early Renaissance disc has a lot of the folky progressive rock that was a trademark of the band at times.

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Renaissance - Azure d'Or
Review by Gary Hill
This was the first album I ever heard from Renaissance.

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Renaissance - Turn of the Cards
Review by Gary Hill
This isn’t my favorite Renaissance disc, but it is quite a good one.

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Renaissance - DeLane Lea Studios 1973
Review by Gary Hill
This live album catches Renaissance in the period many might call their best.

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Renaissance - Academy of Music
Review by Gary Hill
This live album is quite good. It does seem like it started life as a bootleg, though.

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Renaissance - A Song for All Seasons
Review by Gary Hill
I like this album quite a bit.

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Renaissance - Time-Line
Review by Gary Hill
I can see why a lot of Renaissance fans were put off by this set.

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Renaissance - Prologue (Remastered and Expanded Edition)
Review by Gary Hill
Newly released, this is a revised and expanded edition of the classic 1972 album from Renaissance. I love the sound on this version.

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Renaissance - A Song for All Seasons (Three-Disc Special Edition)
Review by Gary Hill
This new remastered release is so classy. Not only do you get a remastered version of the original album, but it comes with several bonus tracks.

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Renaissance - Live at Carnegie Hall (Remastered & Expanded Edition)
Review by Gary Hill
This new reissue of a classic Renaissance live album is exceptional. You get the original album across two CDs (with a song from the show that hasn't been released on CD before).

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Renaissance - Novella (Remastered and Expanded Edition)
Review by Gary Hill
Novella is one of Renaissance's most revered releases. It's definitely a fan favorite.

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Renaissance - Ashes Are Burning (Expanded Edition)
Review by Gary Hill
Just paying attention to the songs from the original studio release, this is an exceptional album. It really captured the magic of Renaissance in all its splendor quite well.

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Renaissance - Illusion
Review by Gary Hill

Technically this album (the second from Renaissance) was released in 1971. It was only released in Germany at that time, though.


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Renaissance - Turn of the Cards (box set)
Review by Gary Hill

This new set is pretty exceptional. It features three CDs and one DVD.


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Renaissance - 50th Anniversary Ashes Are Burning – An Anthology – Live In Concert, 2-CD, DVD & Blu Ray Box Set
Review by Gary Hill
This new set is such a classy release. It includes a two-CD set of a 50th anniversary concert from Renaissance, but that's just the beginning.

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Renaissance - Scheherazade And Other Stories (box set)
Review by Gary Hill
I like this new box set quite a lot. First, you get the classic Renaissance album.

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Renaissance - Azure D’Or, Expanded 2CD/Blu-Ray Set
Review by Gary Hill
This certainly is a great set.

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Renaissance - A Song For All Seasons (vinyl reissue)
Review by Gary Hill
I love Renaissance. Their particular brand of more organic and folk oriented prog is effective and inventive.

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Renaissance - The Legacy Tour 2022
Review by Gary Hill
This double live CD set from Renaissance captures a show from October of 2022.

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Renaissance - Tuscany (Expanded 3 CD Edition)
Review by Gary Hill
The Renaissance album Tuscany was a return for the band.

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Renaissance - Can You Hear Me Broadcasts 1974-1978
Review by Gary Hill
Renaissance really never rose to the level of some of the giants of progressive rock. I think that's a bit of a crime, really.

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The Residents - Ghost of Hope
Review by Gary Hill
The Residents' brand of sound is clearly not progressive rock in the traditional sense of the kind of music prog bands were doing in the 1970s.

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The Residents - I Am a Resident
Review by Gary Hill
This is intriguing album. Then again, can't you say that of anything from The Residents?

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The Residents - Intruder
Review by Gary Hill
The list is getting rather crowded, but this a contender for my best of 2018 list. Then again, you can pretty much count on The Residents for releasing music that works well for me.

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The Residents - The Mark of the Mole
Review by Gary Hill
When this was released in 1981 it was to be part of an ambitious project, the Mole Trilogy. It was to be an epic tale of two colliding cultures told through a series of albums.

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The Residents - The Tunes of Two Cities
Review by Gary Hill
The second album of a planned series that were intended to work as an extensive concept work, this is a bit more accessible than its predecessor. There is definitely more jazz in the mix, too.

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The Residents - The Big Bubble
Review by Gary Hill
The third (although it's called the fourth in the trilogy) in a planned series of albums from The Residents, this is my favorite of the three. It's much more vocal based (in fact, only one track is sans vocals), but the vocals are strange.

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The Residents - The Mole Show Live At The Roxy, 1982
Review by Gary Hill
This, as you can probably gather, is a live album from 1982. The Residents are captured in all their weirdness and in fine form.

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The Residents - The Residents' Mole Box
Review by Gary Hill
This new box set is really great. Over the course of several years in the 1980s The Residents set out to record and release a multi-album concept project.

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The Residents - God In Three Persons – 3CD pREServed Edition
Review by Gary Hill
In 1988 The Residents released a concept album titled “God in Three Persons.” This new edition is a three-disc set that includes the original album on the first disc with a couple bonus tracks.

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The Residents - Metal Meat & Bone: The Songs Of Dyin' Dog
Review by Gary Hill

To some degree you have an idea what you are going to get when you dig into a new Residents CD. I always land them under progressive rock, largely because of the experimental nature of their sound.


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The Residents - In Between Dreams: Live In San Francisco
Review by Gary Hill
The Residents' brand of sonic strangeness is not for everyone. I like it, but I completely understand why people don't.

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The Residents - Cube-E Box: The History Of American Music In 3 E-Z Pieces pREServed
Review by Gary Hill
This new box set celebrates an interesting era in the history of the Residents. With three albums they brought their own flavor to three types of American music - or perhaps movements.

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The Residents - Freak Show - 3cd Preserved Edition
Review by Gary Hill
In 1990 The Residents released an album called "Freak Show." That album is the bulk of the first disc of this new set.

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The Residents - Gingerbread Man: 3CD pREServed Edition
Review by Gary Hill
The Residents are the kind of act that by definition won't appeal to everyone. I happen to like them quite a bit.

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The Residents - Wormwood Box
Review by Gary Hill
This is quite an impressive set. It includes nine-CDs and quite a bit of the music here has never been released before.

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The Residents - Triple Trouble: The Original Soundtrack Album
Review by Gary Hill
I never expect The Residents to do anything the way others do. That's a good thing as far as I'm concerned.

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The Residents - Secret Show (Live In San Francisco), CD/DVD Edition
Review by Gary Hill
I love The Residents. I totally get why some people don't like them.

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The Residents - Demons Dance Alone: 3CD pREServed Edition
Review by Gary Hill
I always say that The Residents are definitely not for everyone. I happen to love them, but I get why some don't.

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Residuos Mentales - Introspection
Review by Gary Hill
While this might not be precisely the image you get when you conjure up the concept of "progressive rock," this definitely fits the bill.

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Resistor - The 5th Season
Review by Gary Hill
The brand of progressive rock on this is guitar-based. It leans toward metal at times.

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Reuter Motzer Grohowsky - Shapeshifters
Review by Gary Hill

Markus Reuter in combinations with various musicians has created quite a catalog of intriguing instrumental progressive rock. This new collection with Tim Motzer and Kenny Grohowski is no exception.


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Reuter Motzer Grohowsky - Bleed
Review by Gary Hill
This instrumental set is intriguing and powerful. It's got plenty of King Crimson-like sound built into it, but there are also hints of space music, fusion, jam band stuff and more here.

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Markus Reuter - Todmorden 513 (Concerto for Orchestra by Markus Reuter)
Review by Gary Hill
This is classical music, but not in the traditional sense. It’s more like the freeform classical that emerged in the early part of the 20th Century. Yet, it’s also ambient and space music. Is it rock? No, definitely not. It is, however, progressive music.

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Markus Reuter - Featuring Fabio Trentini and Asaf Sirkis - Truce
Review by Gary Hill

Markus Reuter is a very talented musician, and he surrounds himself with other talented cohorts. This instrumental set showcases that quite well.


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Markus Reuter - with Mannheimer Schlagwerk - Sun Trance
Review by Gary Hill

This new release is essentially a single. Well, that's only so true.


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Markus Reuter - Truce 2
Review by Gary Hill
Touch-guitar-master Markus Reuter can always be counted on for powerful music that is unique and yet somehow strangely inviting.

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Markus Reuter Oculus - Nothing is Sacred
Review by Gary Hill

Everyone on this release is exceptionally skilled. The majority of them are frequently featured in Music Street Journal reviews.


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Eric Revis - Slipknots Through A Looking Glass
Review by Gary Hill

Eric Revis is the bass player on this disc. That's important to note because the bass is prominent here.


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Alberto Rigoni - For The Love Of Bass
Review by Gary Hill
This is quite a cool release. I should mention that I play bass (well, not as often as I should these days, so maybe I should say "played").

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Alberto Rigoni - Songs for Souls
Review by Gary Hill
Alberto Rigoni is a bass player. In terms of playing music, that was always my first and most prominent instrument, too.

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Lee Ritenour - Rit & Rit 2
Review by Gary Hill
This reissue has both of Lee Ritenour’s first albums on one CD. I’ve included this under prog rock because we generally put fusion there.

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Road to Jerusalem - Road to Jerusalem (vinyl)
Review by Larry Toering
Road To Jerusalem are so experimental that it’s more prog than not, especially with the album title following their name and overall band concept.

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Robb & Pott - Once Upon the Wings
Review by Gary Hill
Here is a band that's sort of a spin off on the band Space Invaders and also Third Ear Experience.


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Robeone - Halos And Dogs
Review by Gary Hill
This instrumental set is all done on keyboards. Those keyboards are all played by Robert Schindler.

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Robeone - Dream Suite
Review by Gary Hill
This is the second set from Robeone I've reviewed. 

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Dante Roberto - The Circle
Review by Gary Hill
This is an instrumental album that definitely fits under progressive rock. Within that heading it leans toward symphonic stuff at times, fusion at others and neo-classical at times.

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Rocket Scientists - Oblivion Days
Review by Gary Hill
This is a very good album, no question about it. The disc covers a lot of musical territory and has a great prog sensibility.
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Rocket Scientists - Supernatural Highway
Review by Gary Hill
Rocket Scientists don’t release music as often as I wish they would.

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Rocket Scientists - Refuel
Review by Gary Hill
I think it’s safe to say that I like everything from Rocket Scientists. This new album is no exception.

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Rocket4357 Project - Flower Pot Hat
Review by Gary Hill
This disc is a strong debut entry from The Rocket4357 Project. In many ways it is a competent pop/rock album, but even in that mode, the prog influences show through.
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Rocking Horse Music Club - Circus of Wire Dolls
Review by Gary Hill
This is a double CD that is essentially a concept album or rock opera, depending on how you look at it. It's packed full of great music that lands in the progressive rock zone.

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Aksel Røed's Other Aspects - Do You Dream In Colours?
Review by Gary Hill
On the one hand, this is a jazz album. On the other it is often insane and experimental.

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Anthony W. Rogers - One Day (a journal) (vinyl set)
Review by Gary Hill
"Unique" would be one way to describe this set. "Experimental" would be another.

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Anthony W. Rogers - High Five (vinyl)
Review by Gary Hill
I generally put Anthony W. Rogers under progressive rock, as I did this release. That's because of the experimental, sonically challenging aspect of the music.

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Rogue Valley - Radiate Dissolve
Review by Gary Hill
I really like this album. The sound has a cool mix of elements.
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Paul Roland - and Midnight Rags – The Werewolf of London
Review by Gary Hill
This is a new issue of old independent release from Paul Roland.

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Paul Roland - Professor Moriarty’s Juke Box
Review by Gary Hill
Paul Roland’s brand of music is somewhat predictable, but never redundant or monolithic.

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Paul Roland - Bitter and Twisted
Review by Gary Hill
Paul Roland’s music is always quirky and very British.

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Paul Roland - In the Opium Den: Early Recordings 1980-87
Review by Gary Hill
The sub-title of this really tells you what you are getting. I generally put Paul Roland’s stuff under prog because there is a folk prog edge.

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Romislokus - Vinyl Spring Digital Autumn
Review by Gary Hill
Break out the Borsht and pour the vodka, Russian prog has come to the music scene. Romislokus is a project based in Moscow and their album was recently released.
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Ben Rosenblum Nebula Project - A Thousand Pebbles
Review by Gary Hill
This is one that I probably should have landed under non-prog as a pure jazz release. All of it fits under that category.

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Roswitha - Destiny
Review by Gary Hill
I’ve put this album under “progressive rock.”

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Rovo and System 7 - Phoenix Rising
Review by Gary Hill
Steve Hillage is best known for his work with Gong and his solo work.

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Royal Hunt - Paradox
Review by Gary Hill
Although Royal Hunt are certainly no strangers to the international music scene (they are quite popular in many countries, and this is their 5th album), they are, thus far, fairly unheard of in the United States.
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Royal Hunt - Dystopia Part 2
Review by Gary Hill
I have enjoyed Royal Hunt's style of merging heavy metal with symphonic prog since I first heard their Paradox album when it came out.

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The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Plays Fleetwood Mac's Rumours
Review by Gary Hill
I’m putting this under progressive rock.

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The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Plays Prog Rock Classics
Review by Gary Hill
I like these Royal Philharmonica Orchestra sets.

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The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Tubular Bells 50th Anniversary Celebration
Review by Gary Hill
In honor of the 50th Anniversary of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells album, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra working with the London Contemporary Voices Choir have created a new studio interpretation of the work.

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RPWL - Stock
Review by Gary Hill
RPWL have created quite an interesting beast with this one. They have found a way to combine early prog stylings of bands like Pink Floyd and Genesis with a modern Europop texture and come up with a highly listenable CD.
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RPWL - World Through My Eyes
Review by Josh Turner
The new album from RPWL arrived on my doorstep at the exact same time as a much anticipated copy of Spock's Beard's latest. I hadn't even realized RPWL was working on a new release.
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RPWL - Wanted
Review by Gary Hill
In general you just can’t go wrong with RPWL.

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RTFact - Life is Good
Review by Gary Hill
If you were to spin this new album with no advance information, you might think that it's some long lost disc from the 1970s.

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Barbara Rubin - The Shadows Playground (Piano Works)
Review by Gary Hill
This is a unique release. As you might guess piano is a large focus here.

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Jordan Rudess - Rhythm of Time
Review by Josh Turner
Jordan Rudess is a virtual virtuoso. His must be an android based on the way that he plays.
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Jordan Rudess - Feeding the Wheel
Review by Gary Hill
This solo release by keyboard wizard Jordan Rudess covers a lot of musical territory, ranging from hard edged prog and neo-classical to classic era jazz and fusion. The result is quite an entertaining work.

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Jordan Rudess - 4NYC
Review by Gary Hill
Jordan Rudess writes in the liner notes to this CD that the concert from which much of the material on this disc is from was set to raise money for the Red Cross in the wake of September 11th, 2001.
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Jordan Rudess - Explorations
Review by Gary Hill
The bulk of this album consists of compositions Jordan Rudess created and performed with an orchestra.

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Jordan Rudess - All That Is Now
Review by Gary Hill
This is a solo piano album.

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Jordan Rudess - Jordan Rudess / Steve Horelick - InterSonic
Review by Gary Hill
This would land under progressive rock under just about any circumstance at MSJ because of the fact that it's a project by Jordan Rudess. That said, while this is not rock music, it is progressive.

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Todd Rundgren - Todd Rundgren's Utopia
Review by Steve Alspach
Okay, so you're Todd Rundgren. You've just released the two-record "Something/Anything" album that included some classic pop songs like "Hello, It's Me" and "I Saw the Light."
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Todd Rundgren - State
Review by Gary Hill
I didn’t know what to expect here.

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Todd Rundgren - and Utopia – Live at the Electric Ballroom, Milwaukee 23rd October 1978
Review by Gary Hill
This is a live album from Rundgren and Utopia and it’s a killer set.

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Todd Rundgren - Global
Review by Gary Hill
I like pretty much everything Todd Rundgren does. 

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Todd Rundgren - Live at the Forum: London 1994
Review by Gary Hill
Let me say to begin that I think Todd Rungren is one of the greatest songwriters of all time. I’ve never seen him live, but I’ve heard (and I’ll bet) it’s a great experience.

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Todd Rundgren - and Utopia - Live at the Old Waldorf San Francisco - August 1978 (Deluxe Edition)
Review by Gary Hill
I never had the chance to see this band live. I’ve heard a few live recordings over the years, though.

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Todd Rundgren - An Evening with Todd Rundgren: Live at the Ridgefield
Review by Gary Hill
This new live Rundgren album is quite strong. It features a show from his 2015 tour.

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Todd Rundgren - All Sides of the Roxy: May 1978
Review by Gary Hill
The argument could be made that Todd Rundgren is one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th Century. In fact, I'd make that argument.

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Todd Rundgren - The Individualist, A True Star Live (double CD/DVD Set)
Review by Gary Hill
To some degree, you know what you are getting when you see the name "Todd Rundgren." The man's music is almost a flavor all its own.

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Rush - Caress of Steel
Review by Gary Hill
Caress of Steel was sort of a crossroads for Rush, taking them from their more metal beginnings into the progressive directions that would characterize the next phase of their career. Much of this album is quite metallic, but with many strong prog leanings.
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Rush - 2112
Review by Gary Hill
Where Rush's previous album, Caress of Steel first showed prog tendencies (arguably Fly By Night's Bytor and the Snow Dog was the first such hint) it leaned more to extremely progressive metal. This album is probably the one where they reversed that label to become metallic progressive rock.
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Rush - A Farewell To Kings
Review by Mike Korn
It was 23 years ago when I first heard this album in its entirety. And now, many years and many journeys (musical and otherwise) later, it is still one of my most prized possessions.
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Rush - Hemispheres
Review by Gary Hill
While Rush started almost as a Canadian Led Zeppelin, as they moved forward they became more and more of a progressive rock band with each album.

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Rush - Different Stages
Review by Gary Hill
Due to several personal tragedies in drummer Neil Peart`s life, Rush is currently on hiatus, and their future is uncertain. This album, chronicling the Test For Echo tour (primarily), could well be the band`s last effort.

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Rush - Vapor Trails
Review by Steve Alspach
After a five-year hiatus, the Grand ol' Men of power trios return with their nineteenth studio album. And if you think that the layoff made them rusty, rest assured that Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart have not lost a bit of their chops.
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Rush - Presto (Limited Edition Hybrid SACD version)
Review by Gary Hill
This is a new audiophile reissue of this classic Rush album.

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Rush - Permanent Waves (40th Anniversary Edition)
Review by Greg Olma
Rush started off the 80s with a record that was quite a departure from their three most recent (at the time) releases. 

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Rush - Hemispheres (40th Anniversary Edition)
Review by Greg Olma
In 1978, Rush was riding high after two consecutive albums that pushed their presence into the prog spotlight.  After a short break that followed a tour of the UK, the band went back to Wales to record this prog masterpiece.  

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Rush - A Farewell To Kings - 40th Anniversary Edition
Review by Greg Olma
In 1977, Rush were flying high with the success of their last studio release 2112.  That was a “make or break” record, and when fortune finally hit, it gave the band a sense that the direction they were heading was the right one.  

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Rush - 2112 40th Anniversary Edition
Review by Greg Olma
When Rush finished their Caress Of Steel tour (otherwise known as the “Down the Tubes” tour), the band was at a crossroads.  

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Rush - Moving Pictures (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
Review by Greg Olma
In February of 1981, Rush released their biggest selling record and one that seems to have captured the ears of many rock fans. 

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Ruthless Cosmopolitans - Ruthless
Review by Gary Hill
This is a short set that isn't precisely a tight fit under progressive rock. It's clearly art rock, though.

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Jimmy Ryan - The Healing Guitar
Review by Gary Hill
This new album is intriguing. Based on the cover and title you might expect acoustic guitar solos, but that's not true.

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Rymo - Kinetic
Review by Gary Hill
Rymo is a shortened form of Ryan Moran's name, and he's best known as the drummer for Slightly Stoopid. This solo album finds him joined by a number of musicians.

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