Affinity was an English jazz-rock band that really were a lot more than that. They encompassed psychedelia and more.

This set features some strong music that focuses on the fusion end of the spectrum, but does work more toward pure prog at times.

This new CD is an intriguing one. It's definitely progressive rock, but of the hard rocking, guitar oriented modern variety.

This new set is quite an intriguing one. The music here is largely freeform and experimental.

You can always count on David Cross to deliver great music. This album is no exception.

Terry Draper is probably best known as one of the members of Klaatu, and one of their songwriters. He's got quite a catalog of solo releases, though.

This one is questionable for landing under prog. Big Paul Ferguson is probably best known as the drummer for and founder of the band Killing Joke.

This is such an impressive release. It would be exceptional no matter who performed this music.

You don't get much more artistic than the music produced by Futari.

Comparisons to Hawkwind are always on the table when talking about Gong. Both bands have similar space rock roots.

When you think of harp music, you probably get certain ideas in your head. Well, prepare to jettison those.

This act is considered jazz, but honestly, if any jazz group fits under fusion, it's these guys. The music seems like a paradox.

This is an unusual set. It includes a brand new studio album from Nicolas Meier World Group as the first disc.

I previously reviewed another set from Mark Murdock. I said that that one was excellent song to song, but a little samey as a whole.

This instrumental set is all done on keyboards. Those keyboards are all played by Robert Schindler.

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.

Sara Schoenbeck plays bassoon. This album finds her teaming up with various musicians to create unusual sonic tapestries.

Alan Simon consistently creates compelling music. It's generally of the prog rock variety, but lands more along the lines of rock opera or even musical theater.

Robby Steinhardt was probably best known as the violinist for the band Kansas. He was certainly a unique individual in the prog rock scene of the day playing that instrument.

This is a new edition of a Strawbs album from 2008. The original album was out of print, so just getting the chance to own it will be welcome news for fans of the band.

You can always count on 3rd Ear Experience for quality space rock styled music. I think this might be their strongest album, though, so that says a lot.

This Is It! is a trio consisting of Satoko Fujii  (piano),  Takashi Itani (percussion) and Natsuki Tamura (trumpet).

What can you count on with Vanilla Fudge? Well, you can count on great music that qualifies at least as proto-prog, if not full prog.

Animals is, without question, my favorite Pink Floyd album. it's actually pretty high up on my list of best albums of all-time, too.

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.

This release of music from Canadian metal band Cauldron is great stuff.

I've always had a bit of a fascination with Corrosion of Conformity. I like stoner metal in general, probably because I'm a huge Black Sabbath fan.

Mordred is quite an interesting band. I have to admit to never having heard of them before.

I have to admit to being a recent convert to the music of Orange Goblin. For years I had heard of them, but not actually heard them.

Badfinger were always a cool pop rock band. This new album collects a lot of their hits.

I know Judy Collins might not seem like the kind of artist that a prog and metal fan like myself enjoys. I've always liked her music, and especially her voice, though.

This release features the best known songs from D.I. newly recorded for this set along with a brand new song.

This is a very unusual Deep Purple album, yet there is no mistaking it as Deep Purple. It's also a lot of fun.

This is a band that first got started in the 1980s. I remember hearing the name, but I never heard them before this album other than one song on a compilation disc. .

This is quite a strong release from this North Carolina based act. The music here has a real classic rock feeling to it.

I reviewed a previous set from this artist and said that it was a bit monolithic. I don't think that's a problem this time around.

For readers of Music Street Journal, Leslie Hunt is probably best known as the lead singer in the band District 97.

This act has a sound that is a great combination of rock music and country. They've produced a collection of solid tunes on this EP.

The Pretty Things is a band that has an interesting history.

This is the 2020 release of a Canadian singer/songwriter. I dig the roots, Americana vibe of the music on this set.

This vinyl EP is a lot of fun. It features R&B and early soul music.

I reviewed the first volume of this set in this same issue of Music Street Journal. As good as that one is, this is even better.

This new album showcases a lot of cool Beatles covers from a number of artists. It's actually compiled of tracks previously released on a number of albums.

While this collection is a various artists release, every single song here includes the band Waves_On_Waves.

Let me start this by saying that I've never heard the original Ram album. I dig the Beatles and McCartney with Wings, but I never got any of this solo stuff before Wings.

This collection features a healthy helping of old school rock and roll from German artists.

The movie "The Beatles and India" explores the connection between the nation (and music) of India and The Beatles.

One way to describe this set would be to say that the music is retro-based. Perhaps timeless is a better description.

I previously reviewed another set from Rob Williams. I said that the main thing that held it all together for that release was the heartfelt story-telling.

I have to admit to being a casual Gong fan, so obviously my review will come from that viewpoint.

The three Grateful Dead gigs in 1989 at Alpine Valley are legendary. I personally have some attachment to this video because I there the third night. 

This documentary is pretty captivating. It's not a thing of perfection, but I really enjoyed it.

Interview with Riz Story of Anyone from 2021

Interview with Lena Bloch from 2022

Interview with Daniel Gauthier from 2022