Latest Reviews on Prog
“When Ian Crichton gets the wind in his sails it’s spectacular”: Six By Six’s Beyond Shadowland
Second full-length album from melodic prog supergroup is far wider-ranging than the members’ CVs might imply
Most of Steven Wilson’s Record Store Day special, Harmonic Divergence, is north of solid
Most of this limited-edition vinyl-only reimagining of 2023’s The Harmony Codex is north of solid.
“There’s plenty to sustain and even expand the myth of their mission to reconstruct rock music”: Faust’s Momentaufnahme III
Infectious enthusiasm glows out of unheard curios and a few previously-released tracks
Trifecta control the fusion in The New Normal
Steven Wilson band veterans Nick Beggs, Adam Holzman and Craig Blundell build on their 2021 debut
Anthony Phillips’ Strings Of Light reissue defies his claim that he’s not a brilliant player
Celebratory 2CD set defies former Genesis guitarist’s claim that he was never a brilliant player
“No questioning the quality, but is it essential?” Carl Palmer’s Fanfare For The Common Man
4-disc Celebration of the drummer’s career includes ‘scrap book’ documentary and 200-page memoir
Hawkwind return to the cosmos with the transportative Tales From Time And Space
The space rock icons’ late-career renaissance continues on their 36th studio album
Emerson, Lake & Powell’s The Complete Collection: better than the original trio’s Love Beach
The other ELP’s sole album remastered and bulked out, frustratingly showing how good a live act they were
Sleepmakeswaves stray from the post-rock path with It’s Here, But I Have No Names For It
Australians’ fifth album boasts seismic, speaker-rattling production with punch and nuance
“Half streamlined, half baroque, it wasn’t for everybody – but it hits the spot now”: Gentle Giant’s The Missing Piece gets the Steven Wilson varnish
Side one gravitates to the new era of 1977, but side two reverts to prog. It’s a reminder of how unique the band always were
“One doesn’t so much listen as feel it deep in the bones… their stark inventiveness and originality remain outstanding”: Van der Graaf Generator’s Still Life and Vital reissues
1976 studio album and 1978 live double album return from era of new momentum for Peter Hammill and co
“A fascinating listen that sometimes sounds like a missing 10cc album plus a little Be Box Deluxe”: Nektar’s Recycled 5CD set
Cult 70s proggers’ absorbing sixth album presented at its fullest.
“Dizzyingly diverse, full of invention and humanity… if only more bands were willing to take such risks”: Elbow’s Audio Vertigo
Guy Garvey and his band of brothers dream harder, ensuring their 10th LP is special
“What’s clear is the decision to pursue a direction that’s both harder and more experimental – electronics, looping and some fierce guitar”: Jethro Tull’s The Château D’Hérouville Sessions vinyl edition
‘Lost’ album from the studio they nicknamed ‘Château D’Isaster’ is a chance to hear A Passion Play material in embryonic form
“Someone’s spiked Derek Sherinian and Bumblefoot’s cornflakes – their virtuosity is hotwired for the next gen”: Whom Gods Destroy’s Insanium
Not yet ratedSons Of Apollo offshoot deliver a jawdropping and sometimes preposterous prog-metal storm with their debut release
“It might be downbeat, but emotions run strong in its slowly churning depths”: Fates Warning offshoot North Sea Echoes’ Really Good Terrible Things
It’s no busman’s holiday for Ray Alder and Jim Matheos, who pursue gloomier themes than fans are used to on their debut release
“Uncompromisingly melancholic – but there’s light amid the despair when Elizabeth Heaton sounds positively lovestruck”: Midas Fall’s Cold Wave Divide Us
Self-described “miserable prog” soundscapists return after six years with beefed-up but still brooding fifth album
“An album of genuine warmth and quiet wonder – and if it’s a little safe, well, that’s understandable”: Revamped Big Big Train return with The Likes Of Us
Unsurprisingly, there are differences after Alberto Bravin replaced the late David Longdon, and the band seeks to regroup and consolidate
“Tony Hill’s experiments in six-string overload go to places even Hendrix feared to tread… Simon House’s sonic attack is equal to anything he did with Hawkwind”: High Tide’s Sea Shanties reissue
Remastered vinyl edition retains the apocalyptic heavy psych and proto-prog first delivered in 1969
