Any thoughts?
I haven't bought much this year, and would like to blow the budget (by a little bit) on a few last-minute purchases before the year is out.
Any thoughts?
I haven't bought much this year, and would like to blow the budget (by a little bit) on a few last-minute purchases before the year is out.
Regards,
Duncan
Being a list thread I think this should be in OT, though as year end approaches this sort of thing is kinda front page news, so.....
Thinking Plague
Magma
Anglagard
Aranis
Unit Wail
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
I have no prog music that falls into the "best of" category for 2012. Van Halen wins by a huge margin over any other music for me this year.
I'm a fusion head, as you likely know...but here are my faves of the year thus far:
Anglagard's new one that I can't remember how to spell
Thinking Plague's new one that I can't remember the name of
Tribal Tech-X
Panzerballett-Tank Goodness
Farmer's Market-Slav to the Rhythm
Fazjaz-Season IV
Tohpati Bertiga-Riot
The Avengers-On a Mission
Hiromi-Move
Henderson/Berlin/Chambers-HBC
Alex Machecek-FAT
Doug Lunn Project-s/t
Gary Husband-Dirty and Beautiful Vol. II
Off the top of my head. I also liked Echolyn's new one...
Hadnt heard about this, but not too crazy about power trios... are there a good deal of textures in this? I generally find Prog without Keyboards hard to digestOriginally Posted by wideopenears
Why is it whenever someone mentions an artist that was clearly progressive (yet not the Symph weenie definition of Prog) do certain people feel compelled to snort "thats not Prog" like a whiny 5th grader?
Wideopenear's list works well for me! (Though there are a few that I haven't heard...I took those out since I don't know them.)
I'd also add:
Paul Buchanan - Mid Air
Karizma - Perfect Harmony
Michael Landau - Organic Instrumentals
Chad Wackerman - Dreams, Nightmares and Improvisations
Richard Page - Songs From The Sketchbook
I also want to mention because it's new to me this year - "Bad Dog U" by PE's own NoPride! Absolutely slamming!
Trioscapes is sitting at the top of my list.
Ordered it and awaiting it with great anticipation!
This was a great recommendation, thanks!
Astra - The Black Chord
The Future Kings of England - Who is This Who is Coming
Big Big Train - English Electric
The Pineapple Thief - All the Wars
Marillion - Sounds that Cannot be Made
I suppose that new Echolyn album
Steve Wilson's new live album
and Clockwork MotherFucking Angels!
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart
Was amongst my top 5 of 2011
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
Thinking Plague - Decline And Fall
Storm Corrosion - s/t
Anglagard - Viljans Öga
Astra - The Black Chord
Steven Wilson - Catalog / Preserve / Amass
3RDegree - The Long Division
Rhys Marsh and the Autumn Ghosts - The Blue Hour
Enslaved - RIITIIR
Katatonia - Dead End Kings
Cirrus Bay - Whimsical Weather
Rush - Clockwork Angels... hasn't clicked with me the way I thought it would.
I'm sure there are more I'm missing, it's been a great year for music.
Last edited by 100423; 11-06-2012 at 03:46 PM.
3rdegree - The Long Division
Flying Colors
Neal Morse - Momentum
District 97 - The Trouble With Machines
Echolyn
IZZ - The Crush Of Night
John Galgano - Real Life Is Meeting
and somewhere around 23 to 30, I happen to like Pinnacle's A Blueprint For Chaos quite a bit
(but I'm biased)
It's just been a silly year for new music. Silly.
Everything on arabicadabra's list plus...
It Bites - Map of the Past
Rush - Clockwork Angels
Marillion - Sounds that Can't Be Made (my current pick for favorite of the year, but who knows?)
Steve Vai - Story of Light (not all of it...maybe half of it. some of it is...eh.)
I'm sure there are others. I have to go through the pile and write everything down at some point.
Thank You Scientist - "Maps of Nonexistent Places"
Big Big Train - "English Electric Vol. 1"
Echolyn - "Echolyn"
I and Thou - "Speak"
Coheed and Cambria - "The Afterman: Ascension"
Last edited by Desdinova; 12-13-2012 at 04:50 PM.
Buster
"tonal poems of an aesthetic value, not intended for dancing, sexual stimulation, or selling sneakers" - Stuart Mutner
This has been a great year of music so far, with lots of great releases, and the one I've kept up with the best so far!
Here;s my favorites so far:
Anglagard _ Viljans Oga
Magma - Felicite Thosz
Pat Metheny - Unity Band
Mike Keneally - Wing Beat Fantastic
echolyn - Echolyn
Marshall Gilkes - Sound Stories
Thinking Plague - Decline and Fall
Honorable mentions:
Beardfish The Void
Panzerballett - Tank Goodness
Espernanza Spalding: Radio Music Society
"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible"
-Frank Zappa
what a great year so far...!
not quite in order of best-ness but close....
Big Big Train - "English Electric Vol. 1"
Echolyn - "Echolyn"
It Bites - "Map of the Past"
Marillion - "Sounds that Can't Be Made"
Storm Corrosion - "s/t"
Jadis - "See Right Through You"
Flower Kings - "Banks Of Eden"
Red Sand - "Behind the Mask"
Citizen Cain - "Skies Darken"
Cirrus Bay - "Whimsical Weather"
Flying Colors - "s/t"
waiting on Glass Hammer's new one and The Enid's new one sounds interesting as well.....
"Angels die, redemption rages
The age of man on an empty page
And chances are
This will save your soul or break it forever"
And thank you Kanukisbrave for including us in your list!!what a great year so far...!
not quite in order of best-ness but close....
Big Big Train - "English Electric Vol. 1"
Echolyn - "Echolyn"
It Bites - "Map of the Past"
Marillion - "Sounds that Can't Be Made"
Storm Corrosion - "s/t"
Jadis - "See Right Through You"
Flower Kings - "Banks Of Eden"
Red Sand - "Behind the Mask"
Citizen Cain - "Skies Darken"
Cirrus Bay - "Whimsical Weather"
Flying Colors - "s/t"
waiting on Glass Hammer's new one and The Enid's new one sounds interesting as well.....
Anglagard - Viljans Oga
Thinking Plague - Decline and Fall
Forgas Band Phenomena - Acute V
Diablo Swing Orchestra - Pandoras Piniata
Soen - Cognitive
Astra - The Black Chord
Ihsahn - Eremita
Peter Hammill - Consequences
John Zorn - Mount Analogue or Nosferatu
Behold ... the Arctopus - Horrorascension
TRAM - Lingua Franc
On the wish list:
Panzerpappa
Unit Wail
Aranis
Scherzoo
Echolyn
Anglagard- Viljars oga
Snarky Puppy-GroundUP
Funky Knuckles-As of Lately
Dean Brown-Unfinished Business
Donald Fagen-Sunken Condos
John McLauglin - Now Here This
The Producers - Made In Basing Street
Last edited by ProgUK; 11-05-2012 at 10:12 AM.
Someone better put "Perilous"-- I'm watching you people
So, so many. Beardfish's new one might be my favorite.
No one's mentioned Motorpyscho's The Death Defying Unicorn so I better do it. (Ew! Look how easy it is to italicize something!)
I want to dynamite your mind with love tonight.
Well, D97 of course!
Also digging new tunes from Hawklords, Mahogany Frog...
Probably forgetting something, but two clear standouts for me are:
District 97 - Trouble With Machines
Anglagard - Viljans Oga
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