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    Posted: December 09 2009 at 22:44

1st January is coming very fast so it's time to make some summary of 2009 year. So what albums issued in this year you've listened to and enjoyed?

Here's my list:
 
1. Various Artists - Dante's Purgatorio: The Divine Comedy part II (2009)
2. Beardfish - Destined Solitaire (2009)
3. Wobbler - Afterglow (2009)
4. Archangel - The Akallabeth (2009)
5. Shadow Circus - Whispers And Screams (2009)
6. The Spaghetti Epic Part III: The Great Silence (2009)
7. Gregg Rolie Band - Rain Dance-Live (2009, 2007 recorded)
8. Ubi Maior - Senza Tempo (2009)
9. Neal Morse - So Many Roads (2009)
10. Transatlantic - The Whirlwind (2009)
11. Litttle Tragedies - Magic Shop (2009)
12. Black Bonzo - Guillotine Drama (2009)
13. Ars Nova - Seventh Hell (2009)
14. Little Tragedies - The Paris Symphony (2009, 1997 recorded)
15. Martigan - Vision (2009)
16. Adventure - Beacon of Light (2009)
17. The Tangent - Down And Out In Paris And London (2009)
18. Eloy - Visionary (2009)
19. 5bridgeS - The Thomas Tracks (2009)
20. Neal Morse - From the Cutting Room Floor (2009)
21. Antonius Rex - Per Viam (2009)
22. Glass Hammer - Three Cheers for the Broken Hearted (2009)
23. Il Castello Di Atlante - Capitolo 7: Tra Le Antiche Mura (2009)
 
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1) IQ - Frequency
2) PETER HAMMILL - Thin air
3) PORCUPINE TREE - The incident
4) DREAM THEATER - Black clouds...
5) WILCO - The album
 
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some of my favorite albums of 2009 are not prog but they are great non the less, so here it goes (in order):

  1. Radiodervish “Beyond the Sea” - Favorite Song: Deep Blue
  2. Matthew Good Band “Vancouver” - Favorite Song: Empty's Theme Park
  3. Riverside “Anno Domini High Definition” - Favorite Song: Hybrid Times
  4. Redemption “Snowfall on Judgment Day”  - Favorite Song: Black & White World / Walls
  5. Nosound “a Sense of Loss” - Favorite Song: Winter Will Come
  6. Kiko Loureiro “Fullblast” - Favorite Song: Se Entrega, Corisco
  7. Guilt Machine “On This Perfect Day” - Favorite Song: Season of Denial
  8. Transatlantic “the Whirlwind” - Favorite Part: Is It Really Happening?
  9. Dream Theater “Black Clouds and Silver Linings” - Favorite Song: Count of Tuscany
  10. Pain of Salvation “Linoleum” - Favorite Song: Yellow Raven (Scorpions Cover)
  11. Porcupine Tree “the Incident" Favorite Part:  I Drive the Hearse
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Oh, a list-type thread...I love those....so let's see....

1. WOBBLER - Afterglow (far and away the best thing of 2009 although I'm aware the songs are 90's material)
2. MASTODON - Crack the sky
3. KEBNEKAISE - Kebnekaise
4.DELUGE GRANDER - The form of the good
5. RICK MILLER - Falling through rainbows
6. VIIMA - kahden kuun sirpit
7. DREAM THEATER - BC&SL
8. TRANSATLANTIC - The Whirlwind
9. PHIDEAUX - Number 7
10. MAUDLIN OF THE WELL - Part the Second
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That's somewhat right.
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I've listened to lots of new albums this year, but virtually none of them are 2009 prog.

From your initial list, the only albums I actually consider buying are Wobbler and the Tangent.

But can anyone tell me if Andy Tillison's singing (and his morose lyrics) has got less irritating? For me, that's what ruined NOT AS GOOD AS THE BOOK, you see....
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@anyone making a list to post it here: You're very welcome to also rate those albums at PF (link in the sig). Smile
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I only have four 2009 albums:

1. What We All Come To Need - Pelican
2. Part The Second - Maudlin Of The Well
3. Myxomatosis - Myxomatosis
4. The Incident - Porcupine Tree
5. ADHD - Riverside


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Here we go:
EDIT:

1. maudlin of the Well - Part The Second(http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=23206)
2. Big Big Train - The Underfall Yard (http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=25416)
3. Myxomatosis - Myxomatosis (http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=25458
4. Epignosis - Still The Waters (http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=24140)
5. Porcupine Tree - The Incident (http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=23718)
6. Steven Wilson - Insurgentes (http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=20537)

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Originally posted by floydispink floydispink wrote:

I only have four 2009 albums:
1. What We All Come To Need - Pelican
2. Part The Second - Maudlin Of The Well
3. The Incident - Porcupine Tree
4. ADHD - Riverside


You should check this one out - Make the list 5 ;-D

http://myxomatosismusic.com/

Free download, too!
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Originally posted by progkidjoel progkidjoel wrote:

Originally posted by floydispink floydispink wrote:

I only have four 2009 albums:
1. What We All Come To Need - Pelican
2. Part The Second - Maudlin Of The Well
3. The Incident - Porcupine Tree
4. ADHD - Riverside


You should check this one out - Make the list 5 ;-D

http://myxomatosismusic.com/

Free download, too!

Whoops.. forgot about that one!Embarrassed

I've downloaded it a while ago, though not as good as Pelican or MOTW. 
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1. The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love
2. maudlin Of The Well - Part the Second
3. Gong - 2032
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1.-Hourglass-oblivious to the obvious
2.- Riverside-anno domini high definition
3.- Panzerballet-Hart gennosen vis bon abba
4.- Gazpacho-Tick Tock
5.-Maudlin of the well-Part the second
6.-morlgbl-Jazz for deaf
7.-Phideaux-number 7
8.-Jono el grande-Neo dada
9.- IQ-Frecuency
10.-Dream theater-Black cloud and silver linnings
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1. Anno Domini High Definition - Riverside
2. Part the Second - maudlin of the Well
3. Balance & Illusions - Closed for Tonight
4. An Endless Sporadic - An Endless Sporadic
5. Addicted - Devin Townsend
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2009 was a pretty good year for me, my favorites include:

1)  Phideaux - Number 7

far ahead of the rest

2)  Mew - No More Stories . . .
3)  Agents of Mercy - The Fading Ghosts of Twilight
4)  Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition
5)  Muse - The Resistance
6)  Porcupine Tree - The Incident
7)  Derek Sherinan - Molecular Heinosity 
8)  Dream Theater - Black Clouds and Silver Linings
9)  IQ - Frequency
10)  The Whirlwind - Transatlantic

mmm hmm, that's right, The Whirlwind gets number ten.  When we get new Transatlantic and it only ranks tenth for the year . . . it's been a good year.
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^ Have you heard the new Nemo album? Definitely a recommendation if you like Number 7 so much.
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9: Magma - E-Re
9: Porcupine Tree - The Incident
9: The Flaming Lips - Embryonic

8: Maudlin Of The Well - Part The Second
8: The Mars Volta - Octahedron
8: Gong - 2032
8: Indukti - Idmen
8: The Decemberists - The Hazards Of Love
8: Mew - No More Stories
8: Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - Los Suenos de un Hidago
8: Byron - A Kind Of Alchemy

7: Mastodon - Crack The Skye
7: Tortoise - Beacons of Ancestorship
7: Zu - Carboniferous
7: Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - Xenophanes
7: Astra - The Weirding

6: Phideaux - Number 7
6: Nemo - Barbares
6: Muse - The Resistance
6: Between The Buried And Me - The Great Misdirect
6: Russian Circles - Geneva
6: Wobbler - Afterglow

5: Flor de Loto - Mundos Bizarros


Still waiting to buy Magma's E-Re, that might be my flawless album of this year, considering how awesome it is live. Didn't know Morglbl released a new album. A good year for progressive stuff, not as good as 2007 but definitely much better than 2008.

EDIT: List updated.


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Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

9: Porcupine Tree - The Incident


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9
Nemo
8.5
Astra, Magma, Led Bib, 5Bridges (though uncertain)
8
Animal Collective, The Decemberists, Gazpacho, Return To Forever, Grizzly Bear, Gosta Berlings Saga, IQ, Wobbler, Kronos Quartet, Beardfish, Dirty Projectors, Black Bonzo, Lobster Newberg, The Antlers, Anouar Brahem, Tomasz Stanko, Lalle Larsson
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maudlin of the well, Gong (uncertain), Van der Graaf Generator, Jarrett, Forgas Band Phenomena, Novo Gordiano, Alamaailman Vasarat
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Magma-Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré
Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra-Take Off!
Jono El Grande-Neo Dada
Natural Snow Buildings-Shadow Kingdom
Shiina Ringo-Sanmon Gossip
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Points: 35731 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 10 2009 at 15:21
Um...  Magma's, Cheer-Accident's, and Gong's.  I still haven't gotten around to giving Gong's a proper listen. 

I've heard very little from this year as I've been catching up on so much music from the 60's and 70's.  However, there are various albums I want from this year -- Aranis', Led Bib', Present's, Miriodor's or something different from my usual fare.  I hope to find one album that expands my musical horizons as I'm not progressing that much in terms of music appreciation.  I mean, I ended up giving E-Re a five (which I may change), and that's re-hashing to a large extent. So I'm getting stale.  I need something fresh, that sounds truly unique to my ears or gets me into a genre of music that I don't generally listen to.  However, if it ain't smellin' fresh, I'll settle for something that smells funky.

EDIT: Noak's list is intriguing me.


Edited by Logan - December 10 2009 at 15:24
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