Prog 30

Billy Sherwood is a busy man. The one-time Yes guitarist/keyboard player has carved out a niche coordinating a myriad of projects in recent years – some with a prog angle, others with a ‘tribute’ theme. For the second offering from the aptly-titled Prog Collective he has brought together another A-Z of prog artists and another highly agreeable listen…

The multi-national, Finland-based recording project did it again, a marvelous, superbly produced album of first class retro-natured symphonic prog composed and co- performed by excellent prog musicians from various countries including e.g. Argentine, Netherlands, Italy and Japan. 'Another Time' (written by Ronaldo Rodrigues and Steve Unruh who also sings) evolves dynamically from mellowness to energetic instrumental section and features Marek Arnold on saxophone. Oliviero Lacagnina composed a pompous symph prog instrumental 'Dear Amadeus' inspired by Mozart. One may think of 70's RPI bands such as Latte e Miele…

The old legend Coupla Prog originally published this album in 1972. "Death Is A Great Gambler" is a refined, ecclectic krautrock album dominated by Hammond organs, solid guitar rythms and frantic technical drums. With a bands like Improved Sound Limited, Coupla Prog represents a more accessible and less obscure side of krautrock…

The fifth album from The Samurai of Prog, On We Sail is full of progressive music and lyrical journeys, this time on wild ocean, rivers and dangerous seas…

What do you get when some of the top prog artists in the world combine forces to make a world class prog Christmas album? We don't know…but if it ever happened it might sound something like this. Brainchild of prog mastermind Neal Morse, this new Christmas CD is like nothing you've ever heard before! Featuring the raging talents of MIKE PORTNOY (EX-DREAM THEATER), STEVE HACKETT (EX-GENESIS), ROINE STOLT (EX-SANE PERSON), STEVE MORSE (EXIT STAGE RIGHT), PETE TREWAVAS (TRANSATLANTIC AND MARILLION….he's not an ex but we let him on the album anyway) and more! If you've ever wondered what Edgar Winter's Frankenstein would sound like as a Christmas song, this is the album for you! Soon to be a viral video on Youtube, FRANKINCENSE is an instant holiday weird classic.

The prog rock supergroup spearheaded by much heralded producer/musician Billy Sherwood returns with a timely and magnificent new studio album! Features a star-studded cast with Todd Rundgren, former Queensrÿche vocalist Geoff Tate, Focus’s Jan Akkerman, Ayreon mastermind Arjen Anthony Lucassen, The Flower Kings’ Roine Stolt as well as Derek Sherinian, Steve Hillage, Joe Lynn Turner and so much more! This is the first release under the Prog Collective moniker since 2013’s epic Epilogue! The album is split between new compositions and spectacular versions of familiar classics such as Peter Gabriel’s “Solsbury Hill,” Alan Parson’s Project’s “Eye In The Sky” and more! Includes 3 previously released bonus tracks of Billy Sherwood produced cover versions!