Progressive Rock

[onthewall2983]

First time Portnoy and Rudess have shared the stage since MP left Dream Theater.

[onthewall2983]

I AM SO INTO SPOCK'S BEARD AND YES RIGHT NOW. Obsessively. I just got into both and it took off like a bloody rocket!

Observations:
- Close to the Edge is amazing top to bottom – but I actually got into it from bottom to top. It flows better imo.
- I can't pick which Tale (or which Topographic Ocean?) I like best. What a monument. Or four monuments.
- "Awaken." No other words necessary.
- The Light is an incredible work. The title track alone is just perfection.
- I had gotten into the newer SB via the insanely catchy "Edge of the In Between," but the earlier stuff is the mindblower material.
- "At the End of the Day." Again. Nothing else necessary to say.
- "Crack the Big Sky" as well. Marvelous.

Just curious, are you still into SB? I'm getting back into the Neal stuff in a big way lately. I'm listening to a recording of a show they did on the Kindness Of Strangers tour and just a few minutes into any of those songs you can tell how well-oiled a machine they were on the road, with energy and charisma to spare. The tag of being kind of a throwback to Genesis or Yes maybe hampered their reputation as a live band, but man were they on fire.

[onthewall2983]

This looks epic

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[eversonpoe]

Shadowfax (who i've always put more into the jazz category, i guess?) have been putting a bunch of previously unreleased stuff up on streaming services over the last month or two. three live albums and a "lost years" compilation. lost years is super proggy and really, really good. sounds more like frank zappa than shadowfax but i'm totally fine with that.

[armogi]

New klone album is out soon and they are on kscope too now, hoping they can reach more people, new single is really strong:

[diptych]

I jusr found out (behind the times as I am) that my favorite band broke up. This sucks. These guys were awesome:

[onthewall2983]

[onthewall2983]

Watched this earlier in the week. A really mammoth performance all around, doing justice to his and his old band's music. This piece and "Shadow Of The Hierophant" from his first solo album really stand out for me.

[onthewall2983]

Rick Wakeman releasing new instrumental album in April.

A new book came out in the UK today (and it will be out here next week) called A New Day Yesterday: UK Progressive Rock & The 1970s. I've heard some really solid reviews for this, especially from Sid Smith who's own updated tome on King Crimson I'm mid-way through now.

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[henryeatscereal]

New Marillion album "An Hour Before it's Dark" it's a great listen!

[onthewall2983]

Mike Portnoy rejoins Dream Theater, and is playing a set with awesome jam band Umphrey’s McGee next week