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Rush “Officially” Calls it a Career
The big news has been that Alex Lifeson was quoted in an interview with the Globe and Mail that Rush was done as a band. He said: “It’s been a little over two years since Rush last toured. We have … Continue reading →
Progressive Music Planet Top 40 Albums of 2017 Part II: 1-20
The rules for my list are no live albums, no EPs (separate list), no compilations. Most albums are purely progressive while some have hints of prog on them. Here is my top 20 albums of 2017: 1. Threshold – “Legends … Continue reading →
Progressive Music Planet Top 40 Albums of 2017 Part I: 21-40
The rules for my list are no live albums, no EPs (separate list), no compilations. Most albums are purely progressive while some have hints of prog on them. The bottom half of my favorite 40 albums of 2017 are as … Continue reading →
When Prog Loses its Rock
I’ve been struggling more than usual lately when trying to get into a lot of the music that has been submitted for review to this site. I was beginning to think that either my taste is getting more and more … Continue reading →
Re-evaluating my own hypocrisy
For a while now, I have rejected all review submissions with programmed drums. The problem is/was that the majority sounded like high quality demos rather than legitimate releases. Now I am aware that drums are expensive and a “real” recording … Continue reading →
Progressive Music Planet Top 40 Albums of 2016, Part 2: 1-20
Here are my top 20 albums of 2016. Some of the criteria for the whole top 40 list itself was that live albums, EPs, remixes of older albums and singles did not count. I wanted to make sure I was … Continue reading →
Steven Wilson vs. Marco Minnemann: a study in personalities
By now everyone know about the rift between Steven Wilson and former drummer for his band, Marco Minnemann. People are going to pick sides but is it really that easy? I think this goes way beyond a gold record and … Continue reading →
