For your ease and reading pleasure, I decided to compile all the links to Progarchy’s 10th anniversary posts into one post. We had a lot of fun writing them, and I hope you have enjoyed this look back at the last ten years in prog. Here they are in the order they appeared: Intro – …
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As we wind down our month-long celebration of Progarchy’s tenth birthday, we bring you our pick for the band of the decade – Big Big Train. For long term readers, this pick should come as no surprise. The original inspiration for this website came from a love and appreciation for Big Big Train and what …
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Commemorating Progarchy’s anniversary month in Progtober, we have seen Bryan’s celebration of the decade’s best discs, as well as Rick’s top albums. At the same time, too, we have been debating who the top artists of the past ten years are. Check out Bryan’s case for Steve Hackett; Rick’s case for Steven Wilson; and my case for Neal …
Continue reading Progarchy’s Resident Drummer (Time Lord) on the Top Ten Albums of 2012-2022
I’ve kept a spiral-bound notebook titled “Core Discs: The Honor Roll” since the mid-1990s, when I was deeply into a classical music binge at the height of that genre’s last recording boom. Over the years, as I migrated through jazz (courtesy of the Ken Burns documentary) and country/folk (blame Johnny Cash & Leonard Cohen) back …
Progarchy has been here for a decade now. So, we’re celebrating in this October anniversary month by looking back at the past ten years. Already in this series, “Progarchy’s Artists of the Decade,” we’ve had two strong cases made for Steve Hackett and Steven Wilson. Undeniably, two guys named Steve loom large over the past …
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Lobate Scarp, You Have It All (Indiegogo/Bandcamp) ★★★★★ A+ 10/10 What kind of band would you get if you combined Keith Emerson on keyboards, Steve Hackett on guitar, Chris Squire on bass, Neil Peart on drums, and Robby Steinhardt on violin? That’s the best way I can try and communicate to you what the sound …
Continue reading Album Review: “You Have It All” by Lobate Scarp
This brilliant new release draws upon all the best features of Pure Reason Revolution’s back catalogue. But it also reveals PRR developing now into a heavier band, with cascades of sound that can suddenly rock the listener at unpredictable junctures. I have listened to no other record this year more times than I have this …
Continue reading Album Review: “Above Cirrus” by Pure Reason Revolution
We’ve come to the end of another year, and what a horrible year it has been. Really the only positive thing I can think of from this year is the music. In addition to all the non-music nonsense that has gone on this year, we lost from legends in the prog world, none hurting more …
For reference, here is a list of the first ten obscure prog bands I reviewed many years ago. Enjoy! Cathedral Yezda Urfa Osibisa Clear Blue Sky Babylon Lift Universe Mirthrandir Gotic Hands
Here we are at the end of another year. As you’re probably well aware, 2019 has been the latest in a string of great years for progressive rock and metal. Overall it didn’t blow me away like other years have (a few particular albums did however), but I think that’s more because of how my …
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