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Porcupine Tree's Up the Downstair: Wilson's Joke and Their Great Story
Heavy Prog, GREAT, Artist Profile, Nineties Albums, porcupine-tree, steven-wilson, gavin-harrison,

Porcupine Tree's Up the Downstair: Wilson's Joke and Their Great Story

FrancescoProg

23-12-2025 12:52

Porcupine Tree's Up the Downstair, from 1993. Their second album, considered by Steven Wilson himself as their true studio debut...

The Sacred Book and Meditative Music of the Popol Vuh: Hosianna Mantra
Kosmische Musik Krautrock, ESSENTIAL, Artist Profile, Seventies Albums, popol-vuh,

The Sacred Book and Meditative Music of the Popol Vuh: Hosianna Mantra

FrancescoProg

23-12-2025 12:29

Hosianna Mantra by Popol Vuh, an album from 1972. It is the album that more than any other anticipated the New Age, a magical and meditative album, whose listening arouses...

Tertium non Datur, the return of Ezra Winston after 31 years
Italian Progressive Rock, Symphonic Rock, GREAT, Artist Profile, 2020s Albums, ezra-winston, aldo-tagliapietra,

Tertium non Datur, the return of Ezra Winston after 31 years

FrancescoProg

23-12-2025 12:12

Tertium non Datur, by Ezra Winston, from 2021. The return to recording after 31 years of silence since the previous Ancient Afternoons (1990), an album ...

Volume Two and the pure Canterbury Sound of Soft Machine
Canterbury Scene, ESSENTIAL, Artist Profile, Seventies Albums, robert-wyatt, hugh-hopper, brian-hopper, mike-ratledge, daevid-allen, soft-machine, theo-travis, allan-holdsworth, karl-jenkins,

Volume Two and the pure Canterbury Sound of Soft Machine

FrancescoProg

23-12-2025 12:03

Volume Two, a 1969 album by Soft Machine, represents the first fusion of rock, psychedelia, jazz, and avant-garde ever achieved by any musician...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

FrancescoProg

23-12-2025 10:03

Thanks to all of you for this year spent together listening to our beloved Progressive Rock and discovering new records and new bands thanks to your....

The 2025 Progressive Rock World Charts
2025 Albums, 2020s Albums, 2025-ranking,

The 2025 Progressive Rock World Charts

FrancescoProg

22-12-2025 11:28

This 2025 is coming to an end and it is time to take stock both in private and working life and in the world of music which for me means above all the WORLD OF

Live God by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
NOT-PROG, EXCELLENT, 2025 Albums, 2020s Albums, nick-cave,

Live God by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

FrancescoProg

19-12-2025 15:37

Live God by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, 2025 album. Live God is a simply extraordinary album, a powerful, magical and moving record, with moments ...

Argus by Wishbone Ash - 50th Anniversary Edition
Prog Related, ESSENTIAL, Artist Profile, Seventies Albums, wishbone-ash, john-tout,

Argus by Wishbone Ash - 50th Anniversary Edition

FrancescoProg

17-12-2025 21:11

Wishbone Ash's Argus, a 1972 album. This is the 50th Anniversary box set version of Argus (50th Anniversary Edition, Limited Edition...

Live at Carnegie Hall by Renaissance
Symphonic Rock, EXCELLENT, Seventies Albums, renaissance, john-tout,

Live at Carnegie Hall by Renaissance

FrancescoProg

16-12-2025 23:32

Live at Carnegie Hall by Renaissance, released in 1976. And recorded live on June 20, 21, and 22, 1975 at Carnegie Hall in New York ...

The Myths and Legends of King Arthur ... Rick Wakeman
Symphonic Rock, GREAT, Seventies Albums, rick-wakeman,

The Myths and Legends of King Arthur ... Rick Wakeman

FrancescoProg

16-12-2025 22:56

The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Rick Wakeman, a 1975 album, a great classic of symphonic progressive rock...

The Next Dream by Massimo Pieretti
Crossover Prog, EXCELLENT, Artist Profile, 2025 Albums, 2020s Albums, dominic-sanderson, laura-piazzai, massimo-pieretti, mattias-olsson, john-hackett, rob-townsend,

The Next Dream by Massimo Pieretti

FrancescoProg

13-12-2025 17:08

The Next Dream by Massimo Pieretti, 2025 album, the second chapter of the trilogy, a solid, concrete album, I can't wait to listen to the third chapter...

Rejoice! I'm Dead!... the Gong, the Life and Death of Daevid and Gilli
Canterbury Scene, GREAT, Artist Profile, 2010s Albums, daevid-allen, daevid-allen-trio, gong, steve-hillage,

Rejoice! I'm Dead!... the Gong, the Life and Death of Daevid and Gilli

FrancescoProg

11-12-2025 15:28

Rejoice! I'm Dead!... Gong and the Life and Death of Daevid and Gilli. The idea of ​​including a review of this album with biographical notes on Gong and...

Yessonata by Rick Wakeman and his concert on March 4, 2025 in Rome
Symphonic Rock, GREAT, 2020s Albums, rick-wakeman,

Yessonata by Rick Wakeman and his concert on March 4, 2025 in Rome

FrancescoProg

10-12-2025 20:50

Yessonata by Rick Wakeman, album from 2024, I saw him in concert on March 4, 2025 in Rome and these are his words, when he announced the tour...

Leftoverture and the
Symphonic Rock, ESSENTIAL, Artist Profile, Seventies Albums, kansas,

Leftoverture and the "Hybrid" Progressive Rock by Kansas

FrancescoProg

10-12-2025 18:02

Kansas's 1976 album Leftoverture is a milestone in progressive rock, and in my opinion, an essential album in any progressive rock collection.

We'll Talk About It Later by Nucleus
Jazz-Rock Fusion, ESSENTIAL, Seventies Albums, ian-carr, nucleus, karl-jenkins,

We'll Talk About It Later by Nucleus

FrancescoProg

10-12-2025 11:13

Nucleus's 1971 album We'll Talk About It Later, their masterpiece and absolute masterpiece of the Jazz Rock/Fusion genre...

The Pain of Salvation and the Remedy Lane
Progressive Metal, ESSENTIAL, Artist Profile, 2000s Albums, pain-of-salvation, daniel-gildenlow,

The Pain of Salvation and the Remedy Lane

FrancescoProg

10-12-2025 10:38

Remedy Lane by Pain of Salvation, released in 2002, here in the Re-Mixed version, is their masterpiece and an absolute masterpiece of Progressive Metal ...

Chameleon in the Shadow of the Night and the Great Disquietude of Peter Hammill
Eclectic Prog, EXCELLENT, Artist Profile, Seventies Albums, van-der-graaf-generator, peter-gabriel, robert-fripp, peter-hammill,

Chameleon in the Shadow of the Night and the Great Disquietude of Peter Hammill

FrancescoProg

07-12-2025 12:25

Chameleon in the Shadow of the Night by Peter Hammill, 1973. An album dominated by emotions and feelings of friendship and affection, a sort of “caress”...

Elastic Rock, the debut album from Nucleus, the Pioneers of Jazz-Rock Fusion.
Jazz-Rock Fusion, ESSENTIAL, Artist Profile, Seventies Albums, ian-carr, nucleus, karl-jenkins,

Elastic Rock, the debut album from Nucleus, the Pioneers of Jazz-Rock Fusion.

FrancescoProg

04-12-2025 11:43

Elastic Rock, Nucleus's first album from 1970, pioneered a "progressive" jazz-rock style unlike any other British jazz album...

The Road of Bones by IQ
Neo-Prog, ESSENTIAL, 2010s Albums, iq,

The Road of Bones by IQ

FrancescoProg

04-12-2025 10:55

The Road of Bones by IQ, 2014 album. Their masterpiece and a masterpiece of progressive rock, an album I consider Essential. It has a dark sound ....

The Archaeoptimist by Spock's Beard and Leonard Nimoy's unusual beard.
Symphonic Rock, EXCELLENT, Artist Profile, 2025 Albums, 2020s Albums, neal-morse, spock-s-beard, nick-dvirgilio,

The Archaeoptimist by Spock's Beard and Leonard Nimoy's unusual beard.

FrancescoProg

02-12-2025 15:22

The Archaeoptimist degli Spock's Beard, album del 2025. Fusione e sovrapposizione di stili musicali diversi in un unico disco e spesso in un unico brano...

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The 2025 Progressive Rock World Charts

22-12-2025 11:28

FrancescoProg

2025 Albums, 2020s Albums, 2025-ranking,

The 2025 Progressive Rock World Charts

This 2025 is coming to an end and it is time to take stock both in private and working life and in the world of music which for me means above all the WORLD OF

2025 is coming to a close, and it's time to take stock of both my personal and professional life, as well as the world of music, which for me means, above all, PROGRESSIVE ROCK. This year I've listened to a lot of records, old and especially new, and many of you have followed me on the new blog, as well as the previous one, and on social media. Below are my rankings; you'll find all the details, photos, and reviews.

 

This is my TOP 10

 

1 - Motorpsycho - Motorpsycho
2 - Bjorn Riis - Fimbulvinter
3 - Fulguromatic - Fulguromatic
4 - Karmakanic - Transmutation
5 - Solstice - Clann
6 - Lars Fredrik Frøislie - Gamle Mester
7 - AVKRVST - Waving at the Sky
8 - Lunatic Soul - The World Under Unsun
9 - Pattern-Seeking Animals - Friend of All Creatures
10 - Jordsjo - Jordsjo & Breidablik: Kontraster

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...I invite you to discover the ranking of the other 38 albums I listened to on the blog

Live God by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Live God by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Live God by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, 2025 album. Live God is a simply extraordinary album, a powerful, magical and moving record, with moments ...

FrancescoProg

The Next Dream by Massimo Pieretti

The Next Dream by Massimo Pieretti

The Next Dream by Massimo Pieretti, 2025 album, the second chapter of the trilogy, a solid, concrete album, I can't wait to listen to the third chapter...

FrancescoProg

The Archaeoptimist by Spock's Beard and Leonard Nimoy's unusual beard.

The Archaeoptimist by Spock's Beard and Leonard Nimoy's unusual beard.

The Archaeoptimist degli Spock's Beard, album del 2025. Fusione e sovrapposizione di stili musicali diversi in un unico disco e spesso in un unico brano...

FrancescoProg