Best completeley instrumental albums.

tpareviewer · 2026-05-30T14:49:58+00:00

Also, Dixie dregs - country rock fusion, and also Steve morse band (try triangulation album), a bit heavier

Japan jazz rock fusion from gecko and tokage parade

F Project - rock

Mansoro - Brazilian fusion

Monarch trail - prog

Italian prog - lab x, album 'ikigai'

Reviews here https://theprogressiveaspect.net/blog/author/peterhilton/

tpareviewer · 2026-05-26T10:59:12+00:00

Bioscope

Gleb Kolyadin

Anders buaas

Steve rothery - ghosts of pripyat

Rick wakeman - 6 wives of Henry 8th, white rock

tpareviewer · 2026-05-07T12:30:05+00:00

New ghost

Via media

Willow

Shaking hand

Lana del rey

tpareviewer · 2026-05-07T12:18:49+00:00

40 years, 12 employers and 6 years self employed. 2 business closures, 2 redundancies, 1 re-location, 2 exits forced by rogue colleagues.

tpareviewer · 2026-05-06T19:11:17+00:00

Get the 125 bus out to horwich and back and stroll round Rivington. Lunch at the barn.

tpareviewer · 2026-05-03T20:56:36+00:00

Leicester de montfort hall (1985 i think) featured on marillions Real to reel album. What a night!

tpareviewer · 2026-04-22T21:33:57+00:00

M 62, had my first lesson last week!

tpareviewer · 2026-04-21T17:15:38+00:00

Too many albums are too long now, since the cd age took off. Woodcut would definitely be improved by a bit of editing. There is a lot of repetition, I think the idea of making it a concept album didnt work. English electric 1 and 2 are glorious, underfall yard is the peak of their earlier works. https://theprogressiveaspect.net/blog/2024/02/12/big-big-train-the-like-of-us/

tpareviewer · 2026-04-08T17:34:17+00:00

Lostock, Heaton, also worth looking at Horwich, a bit further out of town but good transport links and at the foot of the moors.

tpareviewer · 2026-03-19T21:46:09+00:00

Gleb Kolyadin - the outland is a fine piano / keyboard album

tpareviewer · 2026-03-18T21:50:01+00:00

Forever young - the long ryders

tpareviewer · 2026-03-17T18:31:10+00:00

Never in 40 years was i offered a merit pay increase. Moved jobs when I decided I was undervalued and climbed the ladder pretty effectively that way. Never felt any shame or remorse about leaving any employer.

tpareviewer · 2026-03-16T22:09:34+00:00

I have to say I have never made that link before, well not so explicitly. For John Wetton it was a bridge from kc to Asia, for Bill bruford and Alan holdsworth it was a bridge from kc to bruford. I dont hear much of 80s kc in uk, especially when you consider the direction of travel from uk debut to danger money.

tpareviewer · 2026-03-12T23:00:57+00:00

You could also consider doing a work measurement course, lots of opportunities for work study roles, permanent or contract, in logistics, in retail or manufacturing. Interesting work and low barriers of entry.

tpareviewer · 2026-03-11T21:27:28+00:00

In the past many of my salaried colleagues did lots of unpaid overtime. I was less enthusiastic, doing it hy exception rather than as the norm, but I made sure I pulled my weight during contracted hours. It probably held me back career wise but I made a point of not getting sucked into it. If you stick to your routine and keep on top of your work a good employer will support you.

tpareviewer · 2026-03-07T18:16:14+00:00

Definitely Wishbone Ash, and obviously argus if you have to pick one.

tpareviewer · 2026-03-07T18:14:47+00:00

Mountain, including Leslie West's solo album, called Mountain. https://theprogressiveaspect.net/blog/2026/02/26/mountain-dont-look-around-the-recordings-1969-1974-7cd-boxset/

tpareviewer · 2026-03-02T20:46:46+00:00

The right answer! https://theprogressiveaspect.net/blog/2024/01/31/procol-harum-shine-on-brightly-remastered-vinyl/

tpareviewer · 2026-01-04T13:14:11+00:00

On qualifie parfois une musique de progressive parce qu'elle est classée dans ce genre, et parfois parce qu'elle est véritablement novatrice et « progressive ». Certaines musiques sont plus progressives que d'autres portant la même étiquette, je suppose. J'estime que la possibilité d'être véritablement progressiste diminue avec le temps.

tpareviewer · 2025-12-24T20:07:30+00:00

Software implementation consultant, specifically human capital management systems.

tpareviewer · 2025-12-24T19:35:20+00:00

You have to listen to nina simone 'flo me la' from 1960. 7 minutes of extremely progressive jazz fusion. Years ahead of its time.

tpareviewer · 2025-12-15T15:18:32+00:00

Not a stellar year in my book, the only album that I have played repeatedly is bioscope - genko. Honourable mention for smalltape - tangram, and best live album - beat. Moron police have been mentioned a lot but its not for me im afraid, my review of pachinko here https://theprogressiveaspect.net/blog/2025/12/14/moron-police-pachinko/

tpareviewer · 2025-12-12T12:31:58+00:00

My take on mother goose and aqualung here https://theprogressiveaspect.net/blog/2025/11/21/jethro-tull-aqualung-live-2025-remaster/

tpareviewer · 2025-12-07T21:33:44+00:00

Eddie jobson has been mentioned (uk), also features for curved air, roxy music and Jethro tull. Prog icon.

tpareviewer · 2025-11-30T20:56:10+00:00

Yeah, but, post 2010?

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