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    Posted: October 10 2019 at 09:52
I'm not complaining about 20019 one bit. 

Two pages and no mention of Dream Theater yet!?!?

Trying to stick mostly with those not yet mentioned:

First and foremost, a new DT this year.  And while not every DT release is cause for celebration, this one sure as hell is.  Great album from start to finish.  

The new Soen is also fantastic.  

Very nice new release from Steve Hackett

Divisive though it may be, I'm a big fan of the new Tool album.

There is much coolness in the Waste of Space Orchestra's Syntheosis

I like Focus 11

I very much enjoy the new folk-prog of Hexvessel's release

+Jon Anderson, Alan Parsons, and all those other great albums already mentioned, and 2019 is indeed a pretty impressive year for prog. 
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IQ, Hevy Devy, Cellar Darling....

Yes, awesome indeedCool
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It didn't grab me when I listened to it a couple of times, need to give it another spin.
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Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Not so much, this year I rate

Lost Crowns
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North Sea Radio Orchestra
Panzerpappa
PoiL
Gong
elephant9
Charlie Cawood
Emmit Elvin

Still some good things to come but it doesn't stack up with any of the last 5 years.


I agree. I'm having a heck of a time coming up with 20 I would consider AOTY candidates.

BTW, I'm surprised Tracteur is not on your shortlist.

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I agree - Thank You Scientist, Opeth and IZZ all brilliant. What I've heard of the new IQ sounds good and I'm still getting through the Pendragon 40 year box set.
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I agree for the following reasons:

Big Big Train
The Neal Morse Band
Pattern-Seeking Animals
Gong
IQ
Opeth
Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso
Karfagen
Jordsjo
IZZ
Steven Unruh
The Tea Club
Hasse Froberg Musical Companion
Asturia
Cheer-Accident
Flying Colors
Giant The Vine
Celeste
Kaprekar's Constant
Magma
The Psychedelic Ensemble
Magic Pie
Drifting Sun
Brighteye Brison

And a new one from The Flower Kings? C'mon now. Admit it. 2019 has been awesome!!!
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No mention of Steve Hackett's Edge Of Light? This is his best album since To Watch The Storms imo. I also love the In Continuum album. This features Hackett and also has a similar epic approach.

Other than those I've also been impressed with the Magic Pie and This Winter Machine's albums. BBT are certainly one of my favourite bands but I can't quite get excited by the recent albums for some reason. They had such a brilliant run from The Underfall Yard to The Second Brightest Star that something had to give eventually. The Grand Tour is still decent effort though.  
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All these sound like a good amount of great music, so I guess it really makes for a good year for prog.
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^ thanks, Cat. Havne't been up to speed on new releases this year but have found some gems. Love the new Cult of Luna for example.

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Originally posted by siLLy puPPy siLLy puPPy wrote:

For those seeking highly eclectic and avant-garde sounds, The Eclectic Maybe Band's new album will surely please!
 
Yes you done said it right, Dog!
 
 

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For those seeking highly eclectic and avant-garde sounds, The Eclectic Maybe Band's new album will surely please!

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Originally posted by dougmcauliffe dougmcauliffe wrote:

I知 listening right now, I知 only familiar with still life but I知 very impressed so far (Swedish version)

For me, it's definitely one of their best albums. I'm into metal, so I'm not too concerned about the growls in earlier albums, but I think this album is a step above most of their albums.


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I知 listening right now, I知 only familiar with still life but I知 very impressed so far (Swedish version)

Edited by dougmcauliffe - September 27 2019 at 13:19
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Originally posted by King of Loss King of Loss wrote:

The new Opeth album is quite good too. Just listened to it. Definitely highly recommended! Thumbs Up
I haven't heard it all yet, but it is definitely showing a lot of promise for me too.
 
 

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The new Opeth album is quite good too. Just listened to it. Definitely highly recommended! Thumbs Up
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Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

Originally posted by TCat TCat wrote:

I do have an extended list of great releases this year and actually have to do some extra listens to determine which ones are going to be on my final list of highlights for the year.  I think it's been a really good year seeing a lot of minor bands really shine, and some great comebacks from others.  But I have also listened to a lot more new releases this year than I have for a very long time.  There is really a lot of great stuff released this year, and a lot of it is from artists you don't hear about often.
 
 
 
 

TCat, you have a way with words and it shows in your reviews. Keep up the great work.

Were any of the following new releases going to receive a review from you? Richard Henshall, Marco Minnemann or Thieves' Kitchen? I would be interested in your thoughts.

Cheers  
 
I'm working on trying to get those.  I've been a bit busy the last several days.
 
 

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Originally posted by TCat TCat wrote:

I do have an extended list of great releases this year and actually have to do some extra listens to determine which ones are going to be on my final list of highlights for the year.  I think it's been a really good year seeing a lot of minor bands really shine, and some great comebacks from others.  But I have also listened to a lot more new releases this year than I have for a very long time.  There is really a lot of great stuff released this year, and a lot of it is from artists you don't hear about often.
 
 
 
 

TCat, you have a way with words and it shows in your reviews. Keep up the great work.

Were any of the following new releases going to receive a review from you? Richard Henshall, Marco Minnemann or Thieves' Kitchen? I would be interested in your thoughts.

Cheers  
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Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:

I have to disagree with OP, I think this year has been abysmal compared to all of the previous years of this decade. I have not been as committed to hearing everything that is released, but I've heard a few. The only albums that have really excited me for either their fresh contribution to progressive rock (LOOMINGS Hey, Weirdo!, EX CANIX Shaman, ROBERT JAN STIPS - SUPERSISTER PROJECKT 2019 Restis Repus, and OG MUSIQUEWater Birds) or simple due to their excellence (releases by IAMTHEMORNING, THANK YOU SCIENTIST, ARNAUD BUKWALD, DEVIN TOWNSEND, JORDSJﾘ, MONO, THE PSYCHEDELIC ENSEMBLE, MODERN-ROCK ENSEMBLE, UNITED PROGRESSIVE FRATERNITY Planetary Overload, Part 1 - Loss, THE APPLESEED CAST The Fleeting Light of Impermanence). Even so, very few of these are earning five stars from me. What's up with prog music???

This^ 
Now, I don't need to list most my favorite albums, because BrufordFreak did it for me. 
I hold out hope for IQ, Opeth, and Barock Project.  
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I have to disagree with OP, I think this year has been abysmal compared to all of the previous years of this decade. I have not been as committed to hearing everything that is released, but I've heard a few. The only albums that have really excited me for either their fresh contribution to progressive rock (LOOMINGS Hey, Weirdo!, EX CANIX Shaman, ROBERT JAN STIPS - SUPERSISTER PROJECKT 2019 Restis Repus, and OG MUSIQUEWater Birds) or simple due to their excellence (releases by IAMTHEMORNING, THANK YOU SCIENTIST, ARNAUD BUKWALD, DEVIN TOWNSEND, JORDSJﾘ, MONO, THE PSYCHEDELIC ENSEMBLE, MODERN-ROCK ENSEMBLE, UNITED PROGRESSIVE FRATERNITY Planetary Overload, Part 1 - Loss, THE APPLESEED CAST The Fleeting Light of Impermanence). Even so, very few of these are earning five stars from me. What's up with prog music???
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