Nattefrost - Futurized
Review by G. W. Hill
Perhaps this isn’t progressive rock.
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Nektar - Recycled
Review by Gary Hill
Recycled is arguably the masterwork by this fairly obscure progressive rock band. Basically an epic piece divided into 11 movements, Recycled utilizes the tools of progressive rock (both unique and reminiscent of other bands) to create a very interesting piece of work.
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Nektar - Magic Is A Child
Review by Gary Hill
1977's Magic Is A Child was never considered by fans to be among Nektar's best, because it is a lot more accessible and less prog rock-oriented than the majority of their catalog. The album's low esteem is really less about the quality of this album, though and more about the incredibly high quality of the rest of the band's repertoire.
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Nektar - Remember The Future
Review by Gary Hill
There are those who consider Remember The Future to be the creative peak of Nektar's career. Certainly there are reasons to buy into that philosophy.
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Nektar - Remember The Future (Remaster)
Review by Gary Hill
Another classic album from the progressive rock cult legends Nektar, this is part of their series of remasters of their back catalog. This album, a concept one consisting of two extended pieces (technically one piece, but limitations of the vinyl LP time format necessitated their splitting it into two sections) is one of the most impressive pieces of work from the band, and arguably the genre in general.
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Nektar - A Tab In The Ocean (Remaster)
Review by Gary Hill
When I first discovered Nektar, my favorite album by them was without a doubt Remember The Future. The thing is, the only copy of A Tab in the Ocean that I ever had was an LP that was scratched almost to point of total unplayability.
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Nektar - Man In The Moon
Review by Gary Hill
In the 1980's hair metal and new wave were king. It must have been really hard to be a prog band in those days because so many of them felt the urge to jump on the pop bandwagon to try to stay afloat.
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Nektar - Remember the Future - 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
Review by G. W. Hill
So, this new edition of a classic Nektar album is awesome. The whole epic has been covered by me at MSJ before.
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Byron Nemeth - Group - 100 Worlds
Review by Gary Hill
Fans of Dream Theater should love this album, as should most fans of harder edged prog rock. The disc is 13 instrumental prog numbers that are quite strong.
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New Sun - Expectations
Review by Gary Hill
The third album from this group, this one shows a new maturity and refinement and higher level of professionalism for the band.
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New Sun - Affects
Review by Gary Hill
Seeming a bit more true progressive rock (as opposed to prog metal) than the last album, this release shows that the band has made progress in their sound and song writing.
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Niacin - Organik
Review by Gary Hill
Niacin just keeps getting better. While all their albums are entertaining, the earlier ones seemed to be a little more low key in some ways - leaning more on the smooth jazz than the prog.
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Niacin - Live Blood, Sweat and Beers
Review by Gary Hill
Niacin have been quickly establishing themselves as a prog group that is at the top of the heap.
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Niacin - Deep
Review by Gary Hill
This album captures a nice retro and jazzy sort of prog texture. It does this, almost completely, without the addition of guitar and vocals.
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Niacin - Time Crunch
Review by Gary Hill
Niacin (Billy Sheehan, John Novello and Dennis Chambers) have certainly outdone themselves this time.
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Nightingale - Daylight Saving Time
Review by Josh Turner
If you did a search for bands with the name Nightingale, you would wind up with more than a single hit.
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Nima & Merge - Separate Worlds
Review by Josh Turner
On this disc, there are many lurid instrumentals. The music is elusively melancholic with the most wistful flow.
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Erik Norlander - Into the Sunset
Review by Gary Hill
This solo release from Rocket Scientist Erik Norlander is a very strong CD. He enlists the aid of quite a few of his friends to pull the disc together, and the result a very solid prog CD with some metallic elements.
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Erik Norlander - Stars Rain Down
Review by Gary Hill
On his new live album, Erik Norlander presents his excellent blending of progressive rock stylings with those of harder edged material like Deep Purple.
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Erik Norlander - Music Machine
Review by Gary Hill
n Music Machine Erik Norlander has created the newest rock opera. His story tells the tale of the first manufactured rock idol, hence the name "Music Machine".
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Erik Norlander - Seas of Orion
Review by Gary Hill
I have to say that I really like Erik Norlander. He is an incredibly talented musician, producer and songwriter.
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Nox Arcana - Necronomicon
Review by Gary Hill
This disc is certainly different from any other progressive rock CD. Indeed the band might not even consider it to be such, and I'm not completely sure it is, but it really feels like prog in many ways.
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Oz Noy - Ha!
Review by Gary Hill
Progressive rock is an unusual beast, difficult at times to put a collar onto. It crosses and shares lines with several other styles, including jam band music.
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