This new edition of Jon Anderson's Animation album is so much better than the version I first bought. That one was apparently just created by copying a vinyl copy of the album.

Olias of Sunhillow was Jon Anderson's first solo album. It's gotten several releases over the years, but this might be the real deal - the best of the bunch.

I feel like I'm really late to the party on this artist. I have to admit that I've not heard of him before.

I previously reviewed a set from Anthony W. Rogers. This release is from him, but this time under a band name.

Richard Barbieri is probably best known for his work in the bands Japan and Porcupine Tree. His keyboard skills definitely bring a lot to both acts.

Drastic Plastic was the final album from Be Bop Deluxe. It was released in 1978.

I have previously reviewed three other albums from Alex Carpani. Two of them were contenders for my "best of" list the years they were released.

I reviewed an earlier set from this act a couple issues ago. I liked that one a lot, and found it to be very inventive.

Crack the Sky is a progressive rock band, but their brand of prog is not what you might expect. This is quirky, hard-edged and unusual.

This album is an interesting and quite effective one. It gathers up instrumental and unplugged versions of several tracks from the previous two DarWin albums.

I've reviewed quite a bit of music from Dwiki Dharmawan, but this might be his most intriguing album. I'd consider it to be one of the most unique.

This new live set from District 97 is pretty strong. The band is a unique one, combining fusion, traditional prog, metal and more.

Dr. Space is otherwise known as Scott Heller, and he's the main guy behind Øresund Space Collective. He's always been involved in other projects, too.

You really can't go wrong with Downes Braide Association. This new album is a great example of that fact.

This album is largely understated, but also quite powerful. The last few songs on the disc feel like part of a longer epic.

I'd say that there is a good chance this album will make my "best of 2021" list. It's a strong album in general, but it's also very creative and inventive.

This is an intriguing release. It would be easy to just label it as fusion, but that's not descriptive enough.

Ken Hensley is probably best known for his work with Uriah Heep. With that band he played several instruments, wrote a lot of the music during his tenure and leant his voice to a lot of the music.

This is a fusion album that leans on the mainstream jazz end of the equation. We generally land fusion under prog, though, so that's where this goes.

As more and more of these projects come out, I wish I had organized the first ones differently. Each successive album from this act gets a higher number.

With a healthy helping of experimental jazz built into it, this is an intriguing set.

I previously reviewed another set from this artist. I landed that under prog, and I'm going to do the same with this one.

The sound of this act is pretty unique. There is a real experimental angle to all of this music.

Machine Mass, in various formations, produces unusual music time and time again. This new album is no exception.

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).

I've reviewed quite a few releases from this act over the years. This latest continues the electronic music concepts of recent albums.

I've always enjoyed the music Øresund Space Collective creates. It's space rock that's always improvised.

The latest album from multi-instrumentalist Marcelo Paganini, this is a powerhouse progressive rock album.

I reviewed an EP from this act in the past. I landed it under progressive rock, but made the point clear that it's a different type of prog than the 70s output of prog bands.

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.

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.

In 1990 The Residents released an album called "Freak Show." That album is the bulk of the first disc of this new set.

There is a real history behind this project. It's a lot more complicated and extensive story than I have space to fully convey in the space of this review.

This is an unusual release. It's under progressive rock at MSJ because of it's experimental nature.

This makes it under the heading of prog because that's where we put fusion, and that is probably the closest fit here. Then again, much of this isn't far removed from Rock in Opposition, either.

The history of this act is well-known to some, but perhaps not to others. It should be of interest to all fans of progressive rock, though.

I've debated and gone back and forth on where to land this. Psychedelia and alternative rock are big parts of the sound of this release.

It would be really hard to slap a label on this album, other than just lumping it in as progressive rock. Much of it is freeform, largely instrumental, weirdness.

Let me just say at the start that this is landed under progressive rock because Carl Verheyen, through his work with Supertramp and other projects is considered a prog artist, not because of the music here.

This new release features a trio of musicians in a somewhat unusual configuration in terms of their chosen instrumentation.

This instrumental album is one focused largely on guitar. Lyle Workman's guitar, though, is accompanied by an orchestra.

This new set from L.A. thrashers finds lead singer Johnny Cyriis as the only member from the 80s lineup. The music here is intense.

I know Metallica gets a lot of flack for a lot of things. I'll be the first to admit that their later output is largely inconsistent.

I almost put this set under progressive rock. I'm not positive metal is the proper place for it, but the band is billed as a cinematic metal band.

I previously reviewed another set from this act and said that it had a tendency to be samey. Well, I don't think that's the case this time around.

What an intriguing album this is. Some background, both on Music Street Journal and this artist, is in order.

This three-song EP is exceptionally effective. I'm not even a huge fan of this kind of music, but this works so well that it makes a believer out of me.

This is a new EP from a band out of Nashville. They've been around for a couple years, but this is their first release.

I previously reviewed another set from this act. I think I liked that one better, but that's because it was less focused in one direction.

Apparently this outfit was a short-lived group that were around Liverpool at the same time The Beatles were getting together. There is a definite Beatles-type element to a lot of the music here.

I reviewed a previous set from Peppino D'Agostino. Like that disc, this is made up of instrumental guitar pieces.

As I've noted in other reviews, when I'm lining up music for a new issue of MSJ, I tend to scan a little bit of a song or two to decide what category it lands in.

There is a modern angle to the sound of this set. Yet it's also rooted in classic rock.

This release is an acoustic guitar solo album. As such it seems like it might be limited.

I, like a lot of people, probably knew of Georgia Satellites because of two songs, "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" and "Battleship Chains."

The British rock and roll scene was a lively one, even if they didn't get the same level of attention state-side as the American acts.

This calypso collection is a lot of fun. While it does have a tendency to get a little samey, it's entertaining enough for that to never become a problem.

This is an intriguing album. While there is nothing really Earth-shattering about the sound of this act, they do what they do pretty well.

This new box set of Lynyrd Skynryd music post-plane-crash has some great music on it. There are five discs here, one of which is an EP.

This short EP contains some effective music. There is a real mainstream pop rock vibe to all of it, but there is a decent range within that heading.

I have two reviews of this duo in this issue of Music Street Journal. The other one, the newer of the two, is definitely the better release.

This Arizona based trio delivers a great sampling of high energy and catchy pop rock on this EP.

I previously reviewed a longer set from Salim Nourallah.

I have to admit that this is the first time I heard of this act. Apparently they were big in the Goth scene in the UK in the 1980s, but broke up in 1998.

I know a lot of people these days really like the country music that is more closely tied to rock music or pop. You know what I'm talking about, right?

This is a collection of well-written music and strong performances of those songs. The music is generally in the folk rock territory, with some variation in terms of the style within that concept.

This new three-CD box set is very cool. It is made up of a lot of unreleased songs, demos and such.

This is an intriguing outfit. It's a mother and son from the Seattle area.

A North Carolina based band, I would have guessed them as British from their sound.

If you are familiar with Latin party music, you'll have a good idea what this sounds like. Here's the thing. That type of music is generally a lot of fun, and this is a classic example.

You get a pretty good idea of what you get here when you read the title of this album. That said, while this is modern funk, you might not know it by listening to the disc.

I recently reviewed the first installment of "Destination Lust." I think this is the more consistent set of the two, but both have a lot of shining moments.

This collection from Bear Family records gathers up a heaping helping of roots music. The sound varies from early rock and roll to country, bluegrass and even jazz.

Half of each issue of Music Street Journal is progressive rock. That means that things that don't fit that category can get delayed, particularly when we get a lot of expedited review orders.

Bear Family is really one of the best companies for putting out these archival releases. This set is a reissue of an older set with new re-mastering.

If you are a fan of the blues, you have to know who Junior Wells was. He was blues royalty.

This act out of Colorado really has crafted a sound that has its roots and textures set in old-school, classic, musical zones. Yet, they bring a freshness and vitality to it.

There are certain bands that have such a catalogue and legacy but haven’t really released a lot of visual material. 

The great thing about Marillion is that they are rewriting the way a band interacts with their fan base.  They were the first (to the best of my knowledge) to use crowd-sourcing to put out music and fund tours. 

Queensrÿche has always been a favorite of mine since hearing the first EP way back in 1983.