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Astral Magic - Featuring Bridget Wishart - Ad Infinitum Review by Gary Hill
Astral Magic is always dependable for producing cool space rock. This latest release continues that tradition.
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Arthur Brown - Dance Review by Gary Hill
This is a reissue of an Arthur Brown album from 1974. I generally include Brown under progressive rock in general, but most of this album fits there to some degree, either way.
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CatsMelvin - Seasick Circus Review by Gary Hill
I have included this set under progressive rock. That's not a tight fit, but I think it's the right place for it.
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JJ Chardeau - Ombres And Lumières Review by Gary Hill
This is the second album from this artist I've reviewed. I loved the other one, and I think I like this one even more.
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David Cross - David Cross Band - Ice Blue, Silver Sky Review by Gary Hill
I heartily included this on my list of best albums of 2023. It is a beautiful sonic tapestry that encompasses classical music, progressive rock and jazz.
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Filip Dinev - Romann Review by Gary Hill
You will note that I have included this album in the progressive rock section of Music Street Journal.
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District 97 - Stay for the Ending Review by Gary Hill
Chicago's District 97 put out consistently strong progressive rock. It's often too metallic for some prog purists, but it's definitely prog.
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Max Enix - Far From Home Review by Gary Hill
The mix of sounds here is pretty amazing. There are passages that are full symphonic.
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The Ephemeral - Your Burden Is Safe With Me Review by Gary Hill
This is definitely not an obvious choice for inclusion under progressive rock, but I don't see it fitting elsewhere.
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Glorious Wolf - Mysterious Traveler Review by Gary Hill
This is an intriguing and effective release. It makes good use of bluesy hard rock sound at times leaning toward metal.
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Rich Halley Quartet - Fire Within Review by Gary Hill
We generally put fusion under progressive rock at Music Street Journal. That's because it tends to be more artsy and is not far removed from jazz prog.
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Daniel Hersog Jazz Orchestra - Open Spaces - Folk Songs Reimagined Review by Gary Hill
This is such an intriguing album. This album includes jazz interpretations of folk songs.
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King Crimson - Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (The Complete Recording Sessions) Review by Gary Hill
This is quite an interesting set. It's been released in honor of the 50th Anniversary of King Crimson's Larks' Tongues in Aspic album. We get two CDs here along with two Blu-Rays.
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Life On Mars - Shadows In A Jar Review by Gary Hill
This isn't precisely progressive rock, but there are enough space rock and other angles to lean me in that direction for classification.
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Marillion - Brief Encounter (vinyl) Review by Greg Olma
In 1986 Marillion were riding high in England, but here in the United States, they were relative unknowns.
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The Mighty Bard - Beyond the Gate Review by Gary Hill
This is an intriguing set that feels like it could be some kind of concept album. It's a progressive rock set with a lot of emotional and intensity variety.
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Otis Infrastructure - In a Room Review by Gary Hill
This might not be the most obvious choice to go under progressive rock, but I think the mix of sounds and experimental, artsy nature of the music here, lands it there.
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Chuck Owen and The WDR Big Band - Renderings Review by Gary Hill
There is some amazing and particularly potent instrumental music contained here.
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Ozric Tentacles - Lotus Unfolding Review by Gary Hill
To some degree you know what you are going to get with an Ozric Tentacles album.
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The Angelica Sanchez Nonet - Nighttime Creatures Review by Gary Hill
This album lands under prog because that's where we put fusion. This sort of experimental jazz seems to qualify.
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Sara Serpa & André Matos - Night Birds Review by Gary Hill
This music is art music. It is probably considered jazz-aligned, but this really stretches beyond that.
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Cecilie Strange - Beyond Review by Gary Hill
Cecile Strange's music is probably more pure jazz than fits under progressive rock, via jazz rock or fusion.
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Kevin Sun - The Depths of Memory Review by Gary Hill
This album is a double CD set. It's made up of three multi-part suites.
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3 - Emerson, Palmer & Berry - Rockin' The Ritz NYC 1988 (double vinyl set) Review by Gary Hill
3 was essentially a variant on Emerson, Lake and Palmer, but it was its own band, too. The group played ELP music, but also their own stuff that leaned a little more on the mainstream rock sound.
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21st Century Schizoid Band - Live in Japan (CD/DVD set) Review by Gary Hill
This band can be looked at as a spin-off from King Crimson. They play music that's very much in line with earlier King Crimson here.
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Viima - Väistyy Mielen Yö Review by Gary Hill
Viima always deliver strong music. Their sound lives somewhere between folk music and symphonic prog, at times encompassing both.
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The Wheel - The Wheel Review by Gary Hill
Not to be confused with the German doom band Wheel, this is the musical project of Portland, Oregon musician Avram Brown.
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Zanov - Lost in the Future Review by Gary Hill
To some degree you know what you will get with Zanov. The music is always electronic keyboard stuff along the lines of Synergy, Vangelis, Kraftwerk and others.
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Arthur Adams - Kick Up Some Dust Review by Gary Hill
The newest album from blues legend Arthur Adams, this finds him in great form.
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Stacy Antonel - Always the Outsider Review by Gary Hill
While this album isn't really within the zone of the kind of music I listen to most often, I can certainly appreciate the effort.
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Katie Callahan - Extraordinary Review by Gary Hill
I previously reviewed another set from Katie Callahan.
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Circus Mind - Bioluminate Review by Gary Hill
I previously reviewed one other album from this act. Like that one, this has a real retro edge.
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Ian Danter - Rule of Three Review by Gary Hill
This collection of hard rocking music has a lot of great songs. The cover is rather confusing, though.
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Joey Dee & The Starliters - On the Dancefloor With Review by Gary Hill
This group was the house band at the Peppermint Lounge in Manhattan in the early 1960s. They had a huge hit in 1962 with "Peppermint Twist."
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Foghat - Sonic Mojo Review by Gary Hill
At their core, Foghat has always been a blues rock band. This album really makes that point clear.
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Angie Goeke - If I Were Honest Review by Gary Hill
This is an intriguing and effective release. One constant throughout is Angie Goeke's voice.
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Motörhead - Another Perfect Day 40th Anniversary triple-vinyl edition Review by Gary Hill
I didn't realize it at the time, but a lot of people didn't like this album when it came out. Guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clark was out of the band, and his replacement was Brian "Robbo" Robertson.
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Plainride - Plainride (vinyl) Review by Gary Hill
The sticker on this record declares it as "heavy. freaky. fuzzy." I'd consider that accurate.
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Red Hot Shame - My Satellite Review by Gary Hill
This is quite an interesting release. It covers a good amount of territory musically.
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The Rockats - Start Over Again Review by Gary Hill
While the Stray Cats were bigger, the Rockats were the originals. They were actually an inspiration on Brian Setzer.
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Touch The Buffalo - Bodhicitta Review by Gary Hill
This four track EP is interesting. The band has a real artsy quality to their stuff. .
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U.K. Subs - 2006-2016: The Jet Age Review by Gary Hill
This five CD set gathers up all the music from a specific era of U.K. Subs. The band are a legendary punk act.
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Ryan Van Dordrecht - Undone Review by Gary Hill
This is a collection of solid music. Nothing here is especially unique or unusual, but instead we get a batch of songs that feel like they could have been released in the 1970s.
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Various Artists - Motörhead, Lemmy & Larry Wallis - The Boys Of Ladbroke Grove Review by Gary Hill
This is actually being distributed under the somewhat confusing moniker of Motörhead, Lemmy & Larry Wallis.
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Jimmie Vaughan - Strange Pleasure (vinyl) Review by Gary Hill
This is a double vinyl set, but it's actually sort of a weird configuration.
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