Simon Says Tardigrade: a forgotten masterpiece?

Yep. Somehow a bit off topic but also called a water bear. 

Tardigrade is a superb work of art. A beautifully composed, and wonderfully performed album. I especially love the jazzy chord progressions and soaring, romantic, melodies Stefan Renstrom wrote.

BTW, I just discovered the band Twin Age, which to my ear sounds uncannily like Simon Says. They were quite impressive, so I'd recommend their album Lialim High to every Simon Says lover who has a soft spot for Tardigrade.

Twin Age - The Pelican Lie

VG neo prog from Sweden , as far as I know they recorded 3 cds , the present one is their second and best..imho

Tardigrade is the only one I know by them. Unfortunately, I think they are all out of print now.

By the way, Ritual is another good forgotten Swedish prog band. I think we can now add Moon Safari to the list since it's been a while they released a full length album too.

Going by personal preferences and gut feeling, I would consider Tardigrade a good album, maybe even a great one, well above the mean of all albums, for sure, but maybe not exceptional enough to be a masterpiece. 

For me, a masterpiece is something that it is well above other albums and may be considered a timeless classic. Something with charisma that perfectly captures a sound, a time and a genre. Something like Wish You Were Here, Fear of a Blank Planet, OK Computer, Red, Still Life (Opeth), The Sound of Perseverance, The Power and the Glory, Apostrophe, Godbluff, etc. Even if it is a cliche to love those albums. 

Tardigrades rule! They can literally exit in the vacuum of space and tolerate unthinkable levels of radiation.