Tag Archives: symphonic prog

Tom’s Top 5’s: Most Anticipated Albums of 2015 (Addendum!)

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Tom Emanuel

Upon posting my Top 10 Most Anticipated Albums of 2015, friends questioned why I hadn’t included several other exciting new releases scheduled for the coming year. In my defense I can offer only ignorance: in most of these cases, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Top 5's | Tagged Aleksander Vinter, Astoria, blues rock, Dire Straits, dubstep, EDM, electronica, glitch hop, Here's to the Zeros, hip-hop, indie, Invasian, Josh Ramsay, Macklemore, Marianas Trench, Mark Knopfler, Neal Morse, pop, Pop 101, pop-rock, prog, progressive rock, Ryan Lewis, Savant, singer-songwriter, symphonic prog, The Grand Experiment, The Heist, Tracker | 2 Comments

Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 2007

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

If you’ve been keeping track of these lists, you’ve probably ascertained I’m a big Paul McCartney fan – apart from dominating with the Beatles during the 60s, of course, he made a strong showing on my lists for 1973, 1982, … Continue reading →

Posted in Top 5's | Tagged Bruce Springsteen, chamber pop, Doomsday Afternoon, indie pop, indie rock, Jens Lekman, Josh Ritter, Magic, Night Falls Over Kortedala, Phideaux, prog, progressive rock, symphonic prog, The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter, the Shins, Top 5 Albums of 2007, Wincing the Night Away | 2 Comments

Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 2002

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

The fact that the following list is filled with older artists (or artists working in older idioms) doesn’t mean that I haven’t heard anything more “hip” or contemporary from 2002. Wilco’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is probably their best album; but … Continue reading →

Posted in Top 5's | Tagged Brian Wilson, Bruce Springsteen, Dire Straits, Down the Road, Mark Knopfler, Mind If We make Love to You, power pop, prog, progressive rock, Snow, Spock's Beard, symphonic prog, The Ragpicker's Dream, The Rising, Top 5 Albums of 2002, Van Morrison, Wondermints | Leave a 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

Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 1972

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

Alright, folks, 1972 is where the prog side of my personality comes out swinging. Which means that seemingly obligatory choices like Exile on Main Street, Machine Head, or Ziggy Stardust get sidelined for the likes of Emerson Lake & Palmer … Continue reading →

Posted in Top 5's | Tagged Can't Buy a Thrill, Close to the Edge, Foxtrot, Genesis, Italian progressive rock, jazz, Jethro Tull, Per Un Amico, PFM, Premiata Forneria Marconi, progressive rock, Steely Dan, symphonic prog, Thick as a Brick, Top 5 Albums of 1972, Yes (Band) | 2 Comments

Album Review: Steven Wilson, “The Raven That Refused to Sing (& Other Stories)”

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Tom Emanuel

In 1976, producer/engineer Alan Parsons and songwriter Eric Woolfson entered the studio to record a concept album based on the short stories of Edgar Allen Poe. The resultant Tales of Mystery & Imagination gave birth to the Alan Parson Project. … Continue reading →

Posted in Album Reviews | Tagged Alan Parsons, Alan Parsons Project, Albums of 2013, Drive Home, Edgar Allen Poe, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Eric Woolfson, Genesis, King Crimson, Luminol, Music Radar, Porcupine Tree, Premiata Forneria Marconi, progressive rock, Steven Wilson, symphonic prog, Tales of Mystery & Imagination, The Holy Drinker, The Pin Drop, The Raven That Refused to Sing, The Watchmaker | 4 Comments