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Dream Theater release first track from upcoming album (Warning: opinions!)

Posted on December 7, 2018 by

Dream Theater release the first song from their upcoming album “Distance Over Time.” The song is called “Untethered Angel” and it’s the opening track on the album. It sounds like Dream Theater. But according to some fans of the band, … Continue reading →

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Editorial: Why does Derek Sherinian still have a grudge against Jordan Rudess?

Posted on November 25, 2018 by

Twenty years ago (I can’t believe it’s that LONG), Jordan Rudess was asked to join Dream Theater. The problem was the band had a keyboardist in Derek Sherinian. Sherinian was a really good player too. But both John Petrucci and … Continue reading →

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Rush “Officially” Calls it a Career

Posted on January 20, 2018 by

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 →

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Progressive Music Planet Top 40 Albums of 2017 Part II: 1-20

Posted on December 17, 2017 by

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 →

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Progressive Music Planet Top 40 Albums of 2017 Part I: 21-40

Posted on December 10, 2017 by

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 →

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When Prog Loses its Rock

Posted on December 5, 2017 by

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 →

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Re-evaluating my own hypocrisy

Posted on February 8, 2017 by

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 →

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