Kansas was looking to get back to their original sound.  

Kansas will always be remembered for their Leftoverture and Point Of Know Return albums and will always be linked to the 70s.  

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

After Kerry Livgren’s excellent solo debut in 1980, he waited a few years before his second.

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

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

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

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

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

This is an enjoyable read that saunters through the chronology and culture of progressive rock.

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

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

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

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

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

This is Steve Morse's first real solo outing, and it is still considered one of his very best albums.

Telergy consistently releases strong progressive rock albums.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It can be argued that after Kerry Livgren left Kansas in 1983, the band was never the same. 

This new reissue of Purpendicular includes two bonus tracks.

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

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

The first solo outing by Kansas founder Kerry Livgren is still a rewarding listen three decades after its 1980 release. 

After Steve Morse found himself in Deep Purple by way of Joe Satriani's rather swift exit due to contractual obligations, or so the story goes, this was one of his opportunities to continue in the fiery direction he was going in on his solo albums with Dave LaRue on bass and Van Romaine on drums.

What an amazing set this is.

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

I like anything Joe Deninzon is involved with.

The premise is simple: list 200 albums that are under-appreciated. When Jim Santora started the project he set some ground rules. 

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

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