Tag Archives: Dream Theater

Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 1992

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

In many ways, the fun of the early years of this Top 5 Albums project consisted in trying to choose five albums from such a vast pool of worthy possibilities. As I shared my lists with friends on Facebook and … Continue reading →

Posted in Top 5's | Tagged alternative, Anglagard, Automatic for the People, bluegrass, Dream Theater, folk, Hybris, Images & Words, Infamous Angel, Iris DeMent, prog, progressive metal, progressive rock, R.E.M., Ringo Starr, Time Takes Time, Top 5 Albums of 1992 | 1 Comment

Album Review: Transatlantic, “Kaleidoscope”

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

Forming a supergroup is always a risky proposition. If you aim high, you risk alienating your fans, and the record-buying public at large, if/when your material doesn’t hit the mark. And if you aim high, no matter how good the … Continue reading →

Posted in Album Reviews | Tagged Albums of 2014, Black as the Sky, Dream Theater, Flower Kings, Into the Blue, Kaleidoscope, Marillion, Mike Portnoy, Neal Morse, Peter Trewavas, prog, progressive rock, Roine Stolt, Shine, Spock's Beard, symphonic prog, Transatlantic | 4 Comments

Track Spotlight: Transatlantic, “Shine”

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

Speaking as a Christian–as a Christian who’s going to seminary next year even–Christian rock music is, by and large, terrible. Just… terrible. Neal Morse is one of the few popular artists working today who writes music that is both explicitly … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Track Spotlights | Tagged Dream Theater, Flower Kings, Kaleidoscope, Marillion, Mike Portnoy, Neal Morse, Pete Trewevas, progressive rock, Roine Stolt, Shine, Spock's Beard, symphonic prog, Transatlantic | 3 Comments

Album Review: Haken, “The Mountain”

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Tom Emanuel

London-based Haken could’ve chosen any number of beautiful, snow-capped Alpine peaks for the cover of their album The Mountain (2013). Instead, they went with an unidentified mass of naked rock, half-hidden in clouds: huge, impressive, forbidding. And if you look … Continue reading →

Posted in Album Reviews | Tagged Albums of 2013, Atlas Stone, Cockroach King, Dream Theater, Gentle Giant, Haken, Icarus, James LaBrie, John Petrucci, Pareidolia, prog, progressive metal, progressive rock, Ross Jennings, Sisyphus, Spock's Beard, The Mountain (album) | Leave a comment