Category: CD Reviews

Mars Hollow Live RoSFest 2011 (Fingerwoven Records, 2012) American progressive rock band Mars Hollow has just released a live album that captures their vitality and…

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Cailyn Four Pieces (Land of Oz Music, 2012) Four Pieces is an instrumental album by skilled rock and blues guitarist Cailyn Lloyd who is better…

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Unitopia Covered Mirror Vol.1, Smooth as Silk (Birds Robe Records, 2012) I like Unitopia’s positive attitude and philosophy, their beautiful artwork and their phenomenal vocals…

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Phideaux Xavier is one of the most interesting and exciting characters in the current American progressive rock scene. Although he doesn’t get the attention he…

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The Prog Collective (Purple Pyramid Records, 2012) Musician and producer Billy Sherwood, who is a former member of Yes, has been busy in the last…

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Lee Ritenour Rhythm Sessions (Concord Records, 2012) Musician and composer Lee Ritenour has released one of the best jazz guitar albums of the year. Rhythm…

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Steve Hackett Genesis Revisited II (InsideOut Music, 2012) The music of progressive rock-era Genesis (meaning up to the album And Then There Were Three) has…

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Big Big Train English Electric – Part One (English Electric Recordings, 2012) Some of the most exciting progressive rock releases of 2012 have come out…

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Echolyn Echolyn (self-release, 2012) Echolyn is the self-titled new album by Echolyn, one of the most cherished American progressive rock bands. It’s an indie release,…

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Erik Wollo Airborne (Projekt PRO00278, 2012) The music of Norwegian musician Erik Wollo is normally characterized as ambient music. Indeed, he is a leading ambient…

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