2011 - the year of prog

Il Tempio delle Clessidre their debut with Stefano "Lupo" Califi of Museo Rosenbach rules

Many great albums in 2011.

darkshade wrote: Still need Phideaux Riverside King Crimson (Projekcts) Hiromi Derek Sherinian Pain of Salvation Mastodon Ozric Tentacles Agents of Mercy

From what I have listened so far:

Phideaux is a must; Snowtorch is a masterful album, to say the least! PoS's Road Salt 2 is more of the same, if you didn't /did liked Road Salt 1, Road Salt 2 isn't much different. Mastodon's newest takes the band back to the Leviathan days, but with considerable more prog. Despite being a HUGE fan of Riverside, Memories in my Head isn't a bright release at all; enjoyable, but that's it. As for Agents, I did not liked the album at all; it is terrible! I am really surprised to see it scoring so much higher than the other first two because it isn't a considerable departure from those at all.

I am new to this site...an older progger living in Australia who still pines for the prog of the 70s   ...and this topic seemed to resonate with the current Prog/Experimental scene in Melbourne and Sydney Australia which are currently very healthy...there has been a groundswell of support for these bands over the last 12 months which is now coming to fruition.....part of the reason is the support and promotion through local labels/promoters Anon Islet (in Melbourne) and Birds Robe Collective (in Sydney)....so yes 2011 is definitely the year where Prog bands have flourished and gained attention over here....probably the first time in Australias musical history- as it has never traditionally been recognised as a significant contributor or adherent to the Prog scene...but this could all change if the current scene is allowed to flourish and gain momentum.

Of what Ive heard

Beardfish                          * * * * *
Neal Morse                                * * * * *
Bela Fleck & The Flecktones  * * *
Symphony X                               * * *
Yes                                              * * *
Karmakanic                               * * * *
Dream Theater                          * * * * *
Umphrey's McGee                    * * *
Opeth                                          * * * *
Steven Wilson                           * * * *
The Tangent                              * * * *
Radiohead                                * *

Still need
Phideaux
Riverside
King Crimson (Projekcts)
Hiromi
Derek Sherinian
Pain of Salvation
Mastodon
Ozric Tentacles
Agents of Mercy

Edited by darkshade - October 15 2011 at 14:16

Picked up this year some overlap between 2010 and 2011 releases.
Anderson, Laurie    Homeland    2010 - great
Black Mountain    Wilderness Heart     2010 - good
Phideaux    Snowtorch    2010 -great
Frith, Fred    Eye To Ear III    2010 - good
Reasoning, The    Acoustically Speaking    2010 - good
Reasoning, The    Adverse Camber    2010 - great
Ukab Maerd    Waiting Room, The    2010 - good
Zorn, John    Ipsissimus    2010 -good
Maserati    Pyramid Of The Sun    2010 -good
Stereolab    Not Music    2011 - good
Knifeworld    Dear Lord, No Deal    2011 - good
Radiohead    King Of Limbs    2011 - good
Jakszyk, Fripp and Collins    Scarcity Of Miracles, A    2011 - good
Herd Of Instinct    Herd Of Instinct    2011 - great
Umphrey's McGee    Death By Stereo    2011 - good
Levin, Tony, David Torn, Alan White    Levin Torn White    2011 - great
Amos, Tori    Night Of Hunters    2011 - good
Primus    Green Naugahyde    2011 - good
Wilson, Steven    Grace For Drowning    2011 - great
Hackett, Steve     Beyond The Horizon    2011 - great

Some of these are fairly new and may move up and down between great and good. 

There's a banquet out there.  If you're starving it's your own damn fault.


Edited by Slartibartfast - October 11 2011 at 20:54

This really has been a great year.  Prog I've listened to:

Edited by Eärendil - December 22 2011 at 10:32

Top for me so far, in no particular order:

Phideaux - Snowtorch
Amplifier - Octopus
Hiromi Uehara - Voice
Beardfish - Mammoth
The Dear Hunter - The Color Spectrum
Opeth - Heritage
Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn of Events

High hopes for new Steven Wilson, Haken and Karmakanic which I haven't heard yet.

^ I liked Wilson's release a lot (surprisingly to be honest).

Slartibartfast wrote:  It might be a record year for me picking up new releases.  You might be missing out on some good stuff.