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Everything up to Crusader, and possibly Crusader included, due to to the monumental title track.

An essential metal band, one that kept the strong ties with the rock'n'roll tradition of the past.

Strong Canterbury vibes on this one

cheers

Just don't forget to bump this, when it is out (for no particular reason, I never listen to samples before release. I am an album listener I guess.)

Is it Roger's voice in This Is Not The End part I ? Sounds like a message from the beyond.

I need a new Nuova Era to make my life better

The new album smokes. Our own Udi has done wonders with the sound in it.

Progressive Ears at its best

That's as good a call as it can get, but it's not the legions of bands that followed or imitated Led Zeppelin or Yes and Genesis.

Allow me to correct this :lol

I believe it was the exact opposite, but I am not taking an oath.

The Who, there are many-many bands that followed the path of Henry Cow.

Such a great, unique talent and a such a sad loss. He was for 3-4 of years at the forefront of inventive, quirky rock music - and criminally underdiscussed and underrated in years to come after....

I am not forgetting anything. Do you think I am that ignorant that I don't know this? I made a point. If the first thing you're thinking about The Who is their use of keyboards I give up. They relied...

I love Tommy and I believe I have given it a straight 15 at Gnosis. The Who travelled such a way of their own that I do no think they were a major influence to anyone, and all the more to prog rock....

Hi Tom! I am not familiar with Ibis. True about Cherry Five. God, it's been ages since I played that - and I am doing it right now. Always a pleasant choice.

Good call.

I'm not getting 80's vibes. I am getting early 70's, proto-prog/psychedelic vibes. Early Yes, Wishbone Ash, Man etc. The production and playing is very contemporary though, which makes the album...

I love Tea For One - it sounds like an epilogue not only to the classic Zeppelin sound, but possibly to a whole era. The wall of multiple guitars that Jimmy started building with Houses Of the Holy...

Yes, definitely they were also going directly to the source of it all.

I hear very little Pink Floyd or Yes influence on Italian prog. No1 influence is ELP in my opinion. Then Jethro Tull, King Crimson and Genesis. The weirder wing of Italian Prog (bands like Cervello...

Nothing could ever be too good to be metal, because metal is the best, at least for me. But come on, this is not heavy metal, and like a third of this album at least has nothing to do with heavy...

I perceive neither the band nor this new record as "metal". Sure, they use metal elements - but most heavy metal bands couldn't even dream of SGM artistic depth and complexity.

I have in the span...

That's a stone cold classic for me. While there is plenty of youthful confusion regarding the album's structure - so typical of Italian rock music of the 70's - the interplay between aggressive,...

all more than fine records which I love, but it's only 10 albums. The first 8 in the list are probably immovable for me.

With a gun to my head my top 10, no particular order

Area - Arbeit Macht Frei
Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - same
Battiato - Sulle Corde Di Aries
Premiata Forneria Marconi - Per un Amico
Jumbo -...

Saw them in a huge festival in 2010 and it was not so good - I was a big fan of what they were doing back then. First time it was in a small hall in 2002 and they were great, although Wayne had...

Very intriguing avant-freak folk from Poland, released just this year


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Japanese band Bondage Fruit is back after a great time of absence, with a new album named VII. It's as interesting, pleasant and well executed as one would expect from such a talented band.

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I am a big fan of modern US progressive music, and find the scene there to be the most original and interesting in all domains of prog, with the exception of maybe France. There are countless bands...

The Pneumatic Transit - Forbidden Trinkets

Released a few days ago from Chicago based band, a very interesting and well executed album of modern prog-post rock with chamber rock elements,
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Kind of makes you wonder why they even tried for all this half century after

(and cheers)

I liked very much Six Drops of Poison. There are many parts that are dramatically convincing, and I found the whole "desolate universe" atmosphere to be very moving. In my humble opinion it is a...

Maybe I missed it but I don't recall K'mono's latest release being mentioned here. This is a very interesting and creative band from the US that makes use of proto prog elements in a very fresh and...

thanks for the detailed and very interesting feedback Ken

While the mind part of me is not activated by this sort of music, the rest of myself - which is a huge majority - is very well engaged with this new record. There are some very beautiful vocal...

One of the few albums in our timid days that dared to kick some ass. And it did.

what you don't take into account is that I am not shocked by the nature of the discussion. Zappa was the one that stated that "there is no dirty word as such". Trust me, my moral standards concerning...

What I said suggests just what I said - respect does not mean that I think you're infallible.
I have expressed this respect repeatedly in direct messages and publicly, but it seems that I am unable...

I did not frame "autistic" as an insult. The insult part I reserve for the "cock size" discussion, which I am afraid I did not find "fascinating", although I am probably not "as much informed" as...

No, it stands well there. I like weird stuff in my music anyway. I appreciate it as a bold move, and as a statement with meaning.

The absurd insinuation that Zappa was autistic shows the boiling hatred that many people in here have for the man. The argument that "a member of my family is autistic therefore I know" is so...

I liked this to the point of buying it, which doesn't happen often (me buying). Yes , there is a big what the fuck with the huge intro in Eris but at least it is a genuine what the fuck at least....

I feel enriched as a human being by the depth of musical analysis and the profound psychological remarks of renown experts in this thread. Meanwhile there are actual people here that have interacted...

It's an excellent record, and while the material used is clearly retro, the overall atmosphere and strategic scope is very well their own and leaves a quite distinct impression on the listener. I ...

The new Ni is pretty great. There is no bullshitting in there, just inexhaustible riff pounding from start to finish, until you soften up. A great addition to the chronicles of merciless prog.

How could you ever endure the sheer probability of missing 2.500 posts of whether CD or Vinyl or download is the real way of listening to music?

[the two Zappa shows in the Montana box are good,...

does it ship from US? I can't afford to pay custom. If yes, anyway to order it from an EU retailer?

Got the 7vinyl MDK box as a gift! Super excited about it. Started with Trianon 2000 - the instrumental/semi-improvised part in the second part just blows away any jazz/fusion band I have ever...

30 words for the actual music, 10 posts for the same and the same off topic issue.

It's a very pleasant album.

I vote for Chameleon in this tight race. The stakes are kept high for every nanosecond of this incredible record. Everything in there is crucial, full of meaning.

I am happy for you Neil - and others - that share such enthusiasm for the current music production. I do not feel the same. I did not observe any particular difference in quality in this year's...

Take my money Steve! You do deserve it. Outstanding release on all levels

Nice interview btw - Damon puts a lot of information in there.

Unsurprisingly another brilliant record from Damon and co. It was instantly bought and in constant rotation the last couple of days. Favorite track ...And Who Will Tell Us?

The new record in my...

I totally agree with this. But my favorite is Zeit.

I regularly return to Seru giran, and each time I do I appreciate their music all the more. I would call their songwriting in this particular period as a blend of the romantic and the playful, it is...

Indeed Essence of Porphyry is an outstanding progressive rock piece, reminding me of Zappa's grand style. The debut is close to a masterpiece in my opinion. It has some indifferent moments maybe but...

Thanks for this great, and totally accurate, post

I love it. I think it's my favorite Nektar album.