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Some 21st century Greek prog favourites:-

5 stars 2020: Aries - Because of My Fears - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ-_mRulzvY


5 stars 2021: Forbidden Myth - Zantea Chronicles: The Dream Dominator - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBU4nHamOnWwcRWn5vOWeV-H2dmxxL_E


5 stars 2022: Naxatras - Naxatras IV - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPrCCmHowV4

5 stars 1999: Purple Overdose - Reborn - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LSHhSS6jv0





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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Dear god you hand out 5 stars like the messiah with bread and fish.


I haven't handed out as much bread and fish as it first appears. The long list of 5-star albums above only represents about a fifth of the British Neo Prog albums I've listened to so far this year. If I added my 4-star favourites too, the list would be at least three times as long. Smile

I may have gone a bit overboard with Magenta though. Wink


5 stars are meant to be a rarity not 20% of your collection, it's a Bell Curve not a horizontal line.
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

I may have gone a bit overboard with Magenta though. Wink

I think that's understandable. They are one of my favorite neo prog bands too. I don't think every album they did is worthy of five-stars, but I'm more likely to lean in that direction with them than most other neo prog bands.

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Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Dear god you hand out 5 stars like the messiah with bread and fish.



PP knows no half-measures  and can part the Chanel waters if he wants.

Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:


5 stars are meant to be a rarity not 20% of your collection, it's a Bell Curve not a horizontal line.


this is a nuance well beyond PP's horizon (and since he probably is a Flat Earth believer... )TongueWink


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My top picks:

Ayreon - The Human Equation

Moon Safari - Blomljud

Anathema - Weather Systems

IQ - Frequency


and three guitar albums:


Mike Oldfield - Return to Ommadawn

John Petrucci - Terminal Velocity

*Nick Johnston - Remarkably Human

*This artist is not yet in PA. His most progressive album is Wide Eyes in the Dark. Listen:
https://youtu.be/MfiNRE6IZJM

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I have said in the past that my favourite 21st century album is Maudlin of the Well - Part the Second, but that has been overtaken recently by Lost Crowns - Every Night Something Happens.
 
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I'll give you my verdict on this topic in 77 years, ok?
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top-12 in no particular order:

The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium
Swans - To Be Kind
IQ - Dark Matter
David Bowie - Blackstar
Tool - Lateralus
Opeth - Ghost Reveries
Riverside - Second Life Syndrome
Fates Warning - Disconnected
Oceansize - Everyone Into Position
Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet
Disipline. - To Shatter All Accord
Anekdoten - Until All The Ghosts Are Gone
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My favourites are something like (alphabetically)

Green Carnation  (N)  -  The Acoustic Verses  (2006)

        Indukti  (PL)  -  S.U.S.A.R.  (2004)

        The Mars Volta  (USA)  -  De-loused in the Comatorium   (2003)




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Eternity and The Silent Enigma by Anathema. 
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Thats if they were 21st century
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^Nope. The first Anathema album that qualifies is a Fine Day Exit when they started to emerge from the gloom and doom metal . Even Judgement (which I like) is so last century Smile
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Best overall IMHO would be Safe In The Hands of Love by Yves Tumor by a nose, best prog would be Error by Las Orejas y La Lengua. It's tough to pick even from just 23 years or so but I can hazard an educated guess.
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Never heard of them lad
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Oh yeah. What was the last one - that were pretty good, Optimus or summat. I was always surprised living on Merseyside for many years why they werent big in Liverpool.
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Originally posted by HarryT HarryT wrote:

Oh yeah. What was the last one - that were pretty good, Optimus or summat. I was always surprised living on Merseyside for many years why they werent big in Liverpool.

Nearly, ''The Optimist''.  Read somewhere that they were in trouble financially which is such a shame. Nice legacy of albums though.
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I answered this in 2021 based on some of my favourites, today I might say (based on what is in PA and also these are really highly rated at RYM) as a top five:

Radiohead - Kid A
Godspeed You Black Emperor! - Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven!
David Bowie - Blackstar
Swans - To Be Kind
black midi - Hellfire

That feels to me like a really satisfying and impactful top five that goes from early this millennium to contemporary music.

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Big Big Train or Wilson. Several choices , today I'll go for Folklore and TRTRTS.
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Tool-Lateralus
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Porcupine Tree- In Absentia
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Pikapika Teart - Moonberry
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