There is a lot of retro tinge to the sound of this album.

I really love this album. It’s instrumental and powerful.

This is not your parent’s progressive rock.

There may only be three songs here, but when you figure that two of those songs make up over half an hour, this isn’t short on material.

This is not decidedly progressive rock in nature. It is, however, definitely progressive rock.

Is this progressive rock? Well, surely it’s not progressive rock in terms of the old school prog.

This release is dramatic and unusual. It’s also very entertaining.

I like The Fall. I can see why some people wouldn’t, though.

Not everything here is progressive rock.

If you’re familiar with Italian horror cinema, there’s no way you’ve missed hearing the music of Goblin.

This is definitely not traditional progressive rock.

The mix of sounds here is pretty crazy.

I have reviewed another EP from this act in this same issue of Music Street Journal.

This might not be a tight fit into progressive rock.

The mix of sounds here is wide.

Here is another set that doesn’t fully land in progressive rock.

I’ve always liked this band. This new album, though, might be the best yet from them.

I think this new album from Kinetic Element might very well surpass their previous work.

I really like this band. This live album shows just how powerful they are live. 

Well, this might not be progressive rock. I’d argue that it’s progressive music, though.

I always enjoy Marco Minnemann’s work.

This is the new single from Monks of Melonwah.

I don’t know if this is progressive rock.

This is a new vinyl reissue of an album I already reviewed on CD.

I guess the only one word classification for this music would be “fusion.”

This is quite a cool set.

I remember getting this record when it was around the first time on vinyl.

Instrumental albums have always been a difficult genre for me to get into. 

This brand new live album from Styx is exactly what you’d expect.

The Syn may not be a household name but many prog fans know it as a band that Chris Squire lent his talents to before forming Yes (and again for a while when the band reunited in the twenty first century).  

This clearly isn’t progressive rock in the classic old school definition.

This is a good fit under progressive rock, but it’s got plenty of things like classical and jazz in the mix.

Psychedelia, creepy music and more merge into something that’s unusual, but also compelling.

You can make a pretty strong case that Armored Saint is the great American metal band.

I’ve always liked Girlschool’s raw brand of hard rocking metal.

This act is from my hometown of Rockford, Illinois.

This vintage Thor album is getting the reissue treatment here.

There are moments here that would qualify as progressive rock.

Mick Abrahams was the original guitarist for Jethro Tull.

I really wish I had more music to hear with this set.

I’ve always loved America. I got to see them live once, and they were great.

I dig the great rock vibe of this album.

This pop rock set has a lot of energy. It’s also packed with fun.

This is quite an interesting live album.

This outfit was one of the original garage bands of the 1960s.

David Clayton-Thomas is probably best known for his work as the lead singer of Blood, Sweat and Tears.

There are some strong cuts on this set. I’d also say that nothing is particularly weak.

Folk music is one of the biggest influences on this set.

I like this set. It has a fairly wide range of musical styles from mellow and dreamy, to hard rocking and a lot in between.

This is sure to appeal most to fans of pop music.

Here we have a classy reissue of an often forgotten Billy Joel album.

The name of this group is a combination of the last initial of each member of the group.

Hip hop can be a tough genre to review.

The long awaited Mumford and Sons CD finds that the group dropped their original banjo sound we all know and went all electric.

Folk music, progressive rock and much more is on display here.

This EP is quite strong. I’d have to say that it probably would appeal to fans of Heart quite a bit.

This is a band made up of two brothers with the last name “Pinder.”

This album has some modern music in the mix.

Buddy Rich is a legendary jazz performer and also a big influence on a lot of modern drummers.

This is the new CD from someone in my geographical neighborhood.

I definitely consider myself a fan of Tim Russ.

This set isn’t always completely successful, but it’s always entertaining.

The concept here is a bit gimmicky.

There are some really fun moments here.

I would say that this set is pretty effective.

It’s tough to judge a lot from one song, but that’s what we’ve got here. It’s quite a strong cut, though.

I had completely forgotten how raw and pure punk the Boomtown Rats were at first. This scorching hot concert really makes that fact clear.

I had never heard of this band before. I rather like their new wave sound.

Interview with Mike Vissagio of Kinetic Element from 2015

Interview with Bruce Kulick of KKB from 2015

Interview with Jeff Oster from 2015