This Robert Calvert disc is, in many ways, a lost Hawkwind album.

Those who follow my reviews carefully will know that I love music that combines unusual sounds to create something unique.

If you like quirky modern progressive rock that draws upon old school prog (and at times more modern sounds) this disc is for you.

Due to the packaging and recording quality, I always thought this was a bootleg.

I never met a Hawkwind album I didn’t like. That said, this is one of the more non-descript and lackluster discs in their catalog.

I’d have to say that for my money this is one of the best Hawkwind live albums.

I’m including this release under the Steve Howe heading. Why? Because that’s how it’s listed.

Steve Howe’s first solo release, this is a strong album that’s not perfect.

If you’ve read a lot of my reviews and been observant, you’ll know that I really like music that combines disparate genres into a unique sound.

If you like keyboard based instrumental music you really need to check this one out.

The latest disc from the Finnish band Kosmos, I like this one a lot.

You may have noticed that I put the first Bat Out of Hell disc into non-progressive rock and this one into prog.

Those who like their prog instrumental and just a little strange will enjoy this.

This live recording of Moraz and Bruford dates to 1985 and it finds both musicians in top form.

This music is hard to describe – jazz is one definition, but it only fits so well.

This outfit hails from Indonesia and the music has the world influence of that region.

This disc is a new age album that has a lot of keyboards and atmospheric textures. It’s quite pretty and relaxing.

This concept album is Rick Wakeman’s interpretation of George Orwell’s classic book.

Another concept album from Rick Wakeman, this one focuses on the famous novel by Jules Verne.

I have to say that when I first heard the female fronted, symphonically tinged epic metal genre, I was impressed.

They open this album with its title track – and Priest have seldom done any songs that are much more frantic and powerhouse in energy.

This compilation disc by Axel Rudi Pell shows how strong an artist he truly is.

This debut EP shows a band with a lot of promise.

This was Blondie’s second album and it found them working within a quirky pop rock sort of element, but not taking it to the mainstream extreme of the next disc.

This is the first time I heard The Cherry Poppin’ Daddies. I had always thought of them as one of the modern big bands – like Atomic Fireballs.

Whenever you see a band of women playing hard rock you have to wonder if it’s all a gimmick.

If you are like me you knew who Rory Gallagher was, but never really picked up an album by him.

This is a solo album from Gift of Gab of the group Blackalicious.

I’ve always been a big fan of Grand Funk.

It’s hard to believe that it’s been forty years since this album was released. It’s still a classic and probably always will be.

Here we get a killer blues rock album. What else do you really expect from John Mayall, though.

I remember that when this album was all over the radio and making news everywhere I was not taken by it at all.

Here’s a CD release that’s been overdue by a long shot.

This might not be one of Nazareth’s biggest albums, but it’s a strong one nonetheless.

I am sitting down to write this one month and a day from the 20th anniversary of the release of Pretty Hate Machine - an epochal day if there ever was one.

Operation Mindcrime is, in my opinion, the greatest album ever produced by any musical artist.

I remember this was the first disc I ever heard by Rainbow and it purely blew me away.

Status Quo are a legendary band, but here in the US they are really not a household name.

Hailing from Ohio, Thisisashakedown is band that combines electronic house music, rock and techno to form a sound that’s not extremely unique, but is still quite cool.