With this disc Peter Gabriel continued to confound the record label by releasing it under just his name.

This live album is rather unusual.

The easy description for this is “instrumental music dominated by violin.”

Combining classic with modern progressive rock, the new disc from Galahad is a strong one.

Releasing two albums of new material in the same year could be seen as either a big gamble or foolhardy.

Best known for his work in Izz, John Galgano delivers a tasty progressive rock album here.

Ronnie Montrose, along with Davey Pattison on vocals, Mitchell Froom on keys, Glenn Letsch on bass and Denny Carmassi on drums, made three records between 1979 and 1982.

I received this album and had little warning of the joys about to unfold. After a few listenings it’s become one of my all time favorite discs.

The debut disc from Gandalf’s Fist, this isn’t the masterpiece the 2011 release is, but it is a fine album that shows a lot of promise. 

Over half a minute longer than the version from the album, this single is, of course, similar to that song.

When I reviewed the last disc from Gandalf’s Fist, I heaped some high praise on it.

Prog purists should take note of this new album.

This is a band that’s hard to categorize, which shoots it far into prog territory for my ears. Gazpacho, is from Norway and have a very conceptual approach.

This is likely to make a lot of people’s best of 2012 list.

Trespass was the second album from Genesis. It was the final one to feature Anthony Phillips on guitar.

This disc is one of my favorites from Genesis.

Foxtrot might not get the attention that is afforded to Genesis works like The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, but it is really an incredible piece of work that should be in the collection of any Genesis fan or progressive rock fan in general.

It took me a while to review this CD. You really have to be in the right mood.

Another of the new series of Gentle Giant remasters, this is actually one of my favorites from the band.

One of a series of new remasters of Gentle Giant discs, this one represents their classic In A Glass House album.

Another of the new remasters of classic Gentle Giant albums, this is a good one. Of course, when you are talking about GG, you really can’t go wrong.

Virtuoso bassist Randy George began writing instrumental music around 1989 and wanted to ultimately showcase his writing and performance talents in a solo release.

Here we have quite an intriguing album. I’ve included it in the progressive rock section of Music Street Journal, but I could understand some folks quibbling with that label.

This record takes a few words to describe what’s really going on with it, and being a fan of Ian Gillan it’s appropriate to explain a few things in the process of reviewing this with as much of an unbiased approach as possible. 

This was David Gilmour’s first solo album. 

About Face is not your average run of the mill piece of work from David Gilmour, but that was the intended purpose, as he said when he released it.

This one is a rather a guilty pleasure – a pleasure to be sure, but one that at times feels almost too derivative for comfort.  

This might not be the most obvious choice for progressive rock, but it surely fits from my point of view.

I’ve read a few reviews of this disc that just plain trashed it.

With a unique sound that is entirely his own, Mike Glendinning sets up the perfect face for “grunge jazz.” The inspirations for this disc are as numerous as the sounds portrayed, giving the listener an overall feeling of relaxation without worry.


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After eight long years The Guilty Party return with an even more widely varied collection of well written and played tunes that just about anyone can enjoy.

Roger Glover assembled some fine musicians in the shape of Warren Haynes and daughter Gillian, and called them “The Guilty Party.”

This French outfit is a trio and there sound is sometimes described as “Pantera meets the Beatles.”

This is definitely not a disc that’s for everyone. It’s very freeform. At times it’s jazz like.

Atmospheric music, this was a little tough to review for Music Street Journal.

Sometimes progressive rock can be too sterile and technical.

Jessica is Jeff Green’s still-born daughter and this album is really a tale of coming to grips with that loss.

Mark Green is a British-based composer, keyboard player and vocalist who has finally made this his debut album after some recent trials and tribulations, significantly his recent recovery from cancer.

This is a recent CD reissue of a spectacularly ambitious full-colour book and double-album project from 1979.

After his last outing Time, Space and Electric, Todd Grubbs returns with a strong and very playful concept. 

OK, this might not fit into the category of progressive rock.

Putting together an album of purely instrumental music and having it work start to finish isn’t easy.

American Radio Two by The Gun and Doll Show is an album unlike any other.

This compilation disc shows a lot of versatility. It features recordings released by various projects that featured Trey Gunn. Most of it is instrumental, but there are some vocals.

What a unique set this is. It features some serious space rock meets jazz meets classical and progressive rock.

This is really an intriguing instrumental outfit.

Performing purely improvised music is often a daunting experience.

I love Alan Davey’s current band Gunslinger.

There are few musicians in the mold of Pontus Gunve.

Let’s address one thing up front, the music here is probably not progressive rock.