Symphonic prog from the XXI c. (2024)

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   Arriving at the final year in this phase - 2024! You know the drill. 

2000: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134131
2001: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134132
2002: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134133
2003: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134142
2004: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134153
2005: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134154
2006: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134155
2007: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134176
2008: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134190
2009: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134191
2010: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134212
2011: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134217
2012: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134228
2013: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134247
2014: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134248
2015: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134265
2016: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134266
2017: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134282
2018: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134283
2019: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134291
2020: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134292
2021: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134304
2022: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134305
2023: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134309

Table of votes so far:
1. 17 votes: Transatlantic - Bridge Across Forever (2001)
2. 12 votes: Spock's Beard - V (2000)
3-4. 11 votes: Transatlantic - SMPT:e (2000)/All Traps on Earth - A Drop of Light (2018)
5-8. 10 votes: Yes - Magnification (2001)/Camel - A Nod and a Wink (2002)/Änglagård - Viljans Öga (2012)/Big Big Train - Folklore (2016)
9-12. 9 votes: /Echolyn - Mei (2002)/Transatlantic - 
The Whirlwind (2009)/Discipline - To Shatter All Accord (2011)/Lars Fredrik Frøislie - Fire Foretellinger (2023)
13-21. 8 votes: Wobbler - Hinterland (2005)/Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura (2007)/Big Big Train - The Underfall Yard (2008)/Spock's Beard - X (2010)/Echolyn - S/T (2012)/Spock's Beard - Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep (2013)/Transatlantic - Kaleidoscope (2014)/Wobbler - From Silence to Somewhere (2017)/Wobbler - Dwellers of the Deep (2020)
22-27. 7 votes: The Flower Kings - Unfold the Future (2002)/Neal Morse - One 
(2004)/Wobbler - Rites at Dawn (2011)/Big Big Train - English Electric Part Two (2013)/Änglagård - Prog På Svenska - Live In Japan (Live) (2014)/Izz - Don't Panic (2019)
28-32. 6 votes: White Willow - Storm Season (2004)/Neal Morse - ? [Question Mark] (2005)/Spock's Beard - S/T (2006)/The
 Tangent - Not as Good as the Book (2008)/Jordsjø - Jordsjø II (2016)
33-46. 5 votes: Rick Wakeman - Out There (2003)/La Maschera di Cera - Il Grande Labirinto (2003)/La Maschera di Cera - S/T (2002)/Echolyn
 - The End Is Beautiful (2005)/Kotebel - Omphalos (2006)/PFM - Stati di 
Immaginazione (2006)/Moon Safari - Blomljud (2008)/Yes - Fly from Here 
(2011)/Logos - L'enigma della vita (2014)/The Tangent - A Spark in the Aether (2015)/The Neal Morse Band - The Similitude of a Dream (2016)/Southern Empire - Civilisation (2018)/Rick Wakeman - The Red Planet (2020)/Big Big Train - Welcome to the Planet (2022)

Edited by A Crimson Mellotron - January 29 2025 at 01:16

Poll Question: Pick you favorite album from the featured year:
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Izz - Collapse the Wave	5	[21.74%]
Le Orme - Il Leone e la Bandiera	2	[8.70%]
Rick Wakeman - Yessonata	0	[0.00%]
Big Big Train - The Likes of Us	11	[47.83%]
Focus - 12	2	[8.70%]
Solaris - Martian Chronicles III: I Or A.I.	0	[0.00%]
Kaipa - Sommargryningsljus	0	[0.00%]
Celeste - Echi di un Futuro Passato	1	[4.35%]
Neal Morse - The Restoration - Joseph: Part Two	1	[4.35%]
Neal Morse & The Resonance - No Hill for a Climber	1	[4.35%]
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A Crimson Mellotron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: September 10 2020 Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Status: Offline Points: 5491	Post Options Post Reply Quote A Crimson Mellotron Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Topic: Symphonic prog from the XXI c. (2024) Posted: January 29 2025 at 01:05
	Arriving at the final year in this phase - 2024! You know the drill. 2000: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134131 2001: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134132 2002: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134133 2003: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134142 2004: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134153 2005: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134154 2006: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134155 2007: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134176 2008: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134190 2009: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134191 2010: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134212 2011: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134217 2012: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134228 2013: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134247 2014: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134248 2015: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134265 2016: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134266 2017: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134282 2018: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134283 2019: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134291 2020: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134292 2021: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134304 2022: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134305 2023: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134309 Table of votes so far: 1. 17 votes: Transatlantic - Bridge Across Forever (2001) 2. 12 votes: Spock's Beard - V (2000) 3-4. 11 votes: Transatlantic - SMPT:e (2000)/All Traps on Earth - A Drop of Light (2018) 5-8. 10 votes: Yes - Magnification (2001)/Camel - A Nod and a Wink (2002)/Änglagård - Viljans Öga (2012)/Big Big Train - Folklore (2016) 9-12. 9 votes: /Echolyn - Mei (2002)/Transatlantic - The Whirlwind (2009)/Discipline - To Shatter All Accord (2011)/Lars Fredrik Frøislie - Fire Foretellinger (2023) 13-21. 8 votes: Wobbler - Hinterland (2005)/Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura (2007)/Big Big Train - The Underfall Yard (2008)/Spock's Beard - X (2010)/Echolyn - S/T (2012)/Spock's Beard - Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep (2013)/Transatlantic - Kaleidoscope (2014)/Wobbler - From Silence to Somewhere (2017)/Wobbler - Dwellers of the Deep (2020) 22-27. 7 votes: The Flower Kings - Unfold the Future (2002)/Neal Morse - One (2004)/Wobbler - Rites at Dawn (2011)/Big Big Train - English Electric Part Two (2013)/Änglagård - Prog På Svenska - Live In Japan (Live) (2014)/Izz - Don't Panic (2019) 28-32. 6 votes: White Willow - Storm Season (2004)/Neal Morse - ? [Question Mark] (2005)/Spock's Beard - S/T (2006)/The Tangent - Not as Good as the Book (2008)/Jordsjø - Jordsjø II (2016) 33-46. 5 votes: Rick Wakeman - Out There (2003)/La Maschera di Cera - Il Grande Labirinto (2003)/La Maschera di Cera - S/T (2002)/Echolyn - The End Is Beautiful (2005)/Kotebel - Omphalos (2006)/PFM - Stati di Immaginazione (2006)/Moon Safari - Blomljud (2008)/Yes - Fly from Here (2011)/Logos - L'enigma della vita (2014)/The Tangent - A Spark in the Aether (2015)/The Neal Morse Band - The Similitude of a Dream (2016)/Southern Empire - Civilisation (2018)/Rick Wakeman - The Red Planet (2020)/Big Big Train - Welcome to the Planet (2022) Edited by A Crimson Mellotron - January 29 2025 at 01:16

Octopus II Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 21 2023 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 12047	Post Options Post Reply Quote Octopus II Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: January 29 2025 at 01:33
	Big Big Train - The Likes of Us

Jared Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 06 2005 Location: Hereford, UK Status: Offline Points: 20194	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jared Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: January 29 2025 at 03:54
	well, the Focus is the only one I've heard so...
	Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson

MikeEnRegalia Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 22 2005 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 21467	Post Options Post Reply Quote MikeEnRegalia Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: January 29 2025 at 03:55
	Big Big Train, currently #2 in the Aoty 2024 polls.
	2025 Monthly Release Poll Listened to:

Heart of the Matter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 01 2020 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 3508	Post Options Post Reply Quote Heart of the Matter Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: January 29 2025 at 04:09
	Focus, imperfect but with a vibe to it. The Train left me cold this time.

Grumpyprogfan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 09 2019 Location: Kansas City Status: Offline Points: 12265	Post Options Post Reply Quote Grumpyprogfan Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: January 29 2025 at 04:56
	IZZ

Criswell Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 30 2023 Location: Illinois Status: Offline Points: 595	Post Options Post Reply Quote Criswell Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: January 29 2025 at 07:33
	Big Big Train... I would add Dirt Poor Robins "Firebird", but they aren't even on this site...I keep meaning to submit them...

verslibre Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 01 2004 Location: CA Status: Offline Points: 18390	Post Options Post Reply Quote verslibre Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: January 29 2025 at 09:12
	Le Orme
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King of Loss Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: April 21 2005 Location: Boston, MA Status: Offline Points: 16818	Post Options Post Reply Quote King of Loss Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: January 29 2025 at 11:35
	The Likes of Us. I recently preordered the Hawaiian shirt of theirs, which speaks of the album. Such a banger record!

richardh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 29202	Post Options Post Reply Quote richardh Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: January 29 2025 at 19:23
	Izz (although it doesn't particularly feel like a symphonic prog album!). BBT and Mangrove also put out solid symph prog albums but on the whole not a great year for symph fans I feel.

someone_else Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: May 02 2008 Location: Going Bananas Status: Offline Points: 24582	Post Options Post Reply Quote someone_else Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: January 30 2025 at 00:25
	Big Big Train


progaardvark Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Crossover/Symphonic/RPI Teams Joined: June 14 2007 Location: Sea of Peas Status: Offline Points: 52417	Post Options Post Reply Quote progaardvark Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: January 30 2025 at 06:44
	IZZ > Solaris > Kaipa. I'm all ears and a couple of knees and kidneys thrown in for good measure.
	---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions

Cristi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Crossover / Prog Metal Teams Joined: July 27 2006 Location: wonderland Status: Offline Points: 45548	Post Options Post Reply Quote Cristi Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: January 30 2025 at 06:51
	I don't know three albums here (I will try and listen), two I found disappointing and the rest i don't care for.