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657 Reviews - 374 Artists - 93 Detailed biographical profiles - 26 Prog Meteors -  22 Progressive Rock Subgenres

ESSENTIAL ALBUMS

Articles in order of publication

★★★★★
Albums that I consider fundamental, which are indispensable and include essential tracks or content. I also assign this to albums that have historical importance and have strongly influenced the music of a genre or music as a whole. These are absolute masterpieces that transcend the classifications of musical genres.
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Albums that are a MUST in any quality music collection.

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Terminal Twilight by White Willow
Symphonic Rock, Northern Prog, GREAT, 2010s Albums, white-willow, lars-fredrik-frislie, mattias-olsson, jacob-holm-lupo, tim-bowness,

Terminal Twilight by White Willow

FrancescoProg

19-06-2026 08:00

Terminal Twilight by White Willow, 2011 album, an album that blends Scandinavian prog from the 70s with art-rock and electronic sounds...

The Moth by Devin Townsend
Extreme Prog Metal, Symphonic Rock, EXCELLENT, 2020s Albums, 2026 Albums, devin-townsend,

The Moth by Devin Townsend

FrancescoProg

18-06-2026 08:00

The Moth by Devin Townsend, 2026 album, nineteenth album by the brilliant Canadian musician Devin Townsend, released on May 29, 2026...

Honora by Flea, and its story...
Jazz-Rock Fusion, EXCELLENT, Artist Profile, 2020s Albums, 2026 Albums, flea,

Honora by Flea, and its story...

FrancescoProg

17-06-2026 08:00

Honora by Flea, a 2026 album. It’s the first solo album by the legendary Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist, released on March 27, 2026...

Ghosts In The Park by Bruce Soord
Crossover Prog, ESSENTIAL, Artist Profile, 2020s Albums, 2026 Albums, bruce-soord,

Ghosts In The Park by Bruce Soord

FrancescoProg

16-06-2026 08:00

Ghosts In The Park by Bruce Soord, a 2026 album. In a rather unusual way compared to all the reviews I’ve done, I chose to start with ...

Tom Penaguin II by Tom Penaguin
Canterbury Scene, Jazz-Rock Fusion, EXCELLENT, 2020s Albums, 2026 Albums, tom-penaguin,

Tom Penaguin II by Tom Penaguin

FrancescoProg

15-06-2026 08:00

Tom Penaguin II by Tom Penaguin, a 2026 album. It is his second studio album released through the áMARXE Records label, which has given us in recent ...

Storm Corrosion a collaboration between Åkerfeldt of Opeth and Steven Wilson
Eclectic Prog, GREAT, FOR FANS AND COMPLETISTS, Artist Profile, 2010s Albums, PROG METEORS, steven-wilson, opeth, mikael-akerfeldt, gavin-harrison, storm-corrosion, dave-stewart,

Storm Corrosion a collaboration between Åkerfeldt of Opeth and Steven Wilson

FrancescoProg

12-06-2026 08:00

Storm Corrosion, a collaboration between Åkerfeldt of Opeth and Wilson, a partnership that began in 2001 when Wilson produced Opeth’s fifth album

In Praise of Learning by Henry Cow
EXCELLENT, Seventies Albums, RIO-Avant-Prog, chris-cutler, henry-cow, fred-frith,

In Praise of Learning by Henry Cow

FrancescoProg

11-06-2026 08:00

In Praise of Learning by Henry Cow, 1975 album. In an era in which we hear (in my opinion, too much) about social and political messages ...

Londinium and the history of Archive, a multifaceted musical collective.
Crossover Prog, EXCELLENT, Artist Profile, Nineties Albums, archive,

Londinium and the history of Archive, a multifaceted musical collective.

FrancescoProg

10-06-2026 08:00

Archive's Londinium, a 1996 album. The Archive are not the usual band, but a British musical collective born in London in 1994...

8-Tracks by Pink Floyd
Psychedelic Rock, GOOD, FOR FANS AND COMPLETISTS, 2026 Albums, steven-wilson, roger-waters, pink-floyd, david-gilmour, richard-wright, nick-mason,

8-Tracks by Pink Floyd

FrancescoProg

09-06-2026 08:00

8-Tracks by Pink Floyd, a 2026 album. On June 5, 2026 an official Pink Floyd album was released, collecting 8 key tracks recorded between ...

Segreti nel Nero by L'Ombra della Sera and their history...
Rock Progressivo Italiano, ESSENTIAL, Artist Profile, 2026 Albums, lombra-della-sera,

Segreti nel Nero by L'Ombra della Sera and their history...

FrancescoProg

08-06-2026 08:00

Segreti nel Nero by L'Ombra della Sera, a 2026 album, a masterful example of Cineprog and Italian Progressive Rock...

Selling England by the Pound by Genesis
Symphonic Rock, ESSENTIAL, Seventies Albums, steve-hackett, genesis, peter-gabriel, tony-banks, mike-rutherford, phil-collins,

Selling England by the Pound by Genesis

FrancescoProg

06-06-2026 18:05

Selling England by the Pound by Genesis, an absolute masterpiece of progressive rock, in the form I love most, symphonic rock

Spot the Pigeon, EP by Genesis
Symphonic Rock, GOOD, FOR FANS AND COMPLETISTS, Seventies Albums, steve-hackett, genesis, tony-banks, mike-rutherford, phil-collins,

Spot the Pigeon, EP by Genesis

FrancescoProg

05-06-2026 08:00

Genesis' 1977 Spot the Pigeon EP, which contains three tracks that didn't make it onto the 1976 album Wind & Wuthering...

Pestkrønikene by Jordsjø
Symphonic Rock, Northern Prog, ESSENTIAL, 2026 Albums, jordsjo, lars-fredrik-frislie, andreas-wettergreen-strmman-prestmo, hakon-oftung,

Pestkrønikene by Jordsjø

FrancescoProg

04-06-2026 08:00

Pestkrønikene by Jordsjø to be released on July 24, 2026. I'll say it right away to avoid misunderstandings: Prog is back!! And it comes once again from the North ...

…Sounds Like This by Nektar
Psychedelic Rock, Space Rock, GREAT, Seventies Albums, nektar,

…Sounds Like This by Nektar

FrancescoProg

03-06-2026 08:00

…Sounds Like This by Nektar, a 1973 album, is based on very long studio improvisations (jams), free-form structures and hypnotic, repetitive rhythms...

Monster Movie, The CAN's debut and their story...
Kosmische Musik Krautrock, EXCELLENT, Artist Profile, Sixties Albums, can,

Monster Movie, The CAN's debut and their story...

FrancescoProg

02-06-2026 08:00

Monster Movie by CAN from 1969, a seminal Krautrock album, an incredible debut that changed avant-garde rock forever and the ...

Wind & Wuthering by Genesis
Symphonic Rock, EXCELLENT, Seventies Albums, steve-hackett, genesis, tony-banks, mike-rutherford, phil-collins,

Wind & Wuthering by Genesis

FrancescoProg

01-06-2026 08:00

Genesis' 1976 album Wind & Wuthering, the second without Peter Gabriel and the last with guitarist Steve Hackett...

Discreet Music by Brian Eno
Progressive Electronic, ESSENTIAL, Seventies Albums, brian-eno,

Discreet Music by Brian Eno

FrancescoProg

29-05-2026 08:00

Brian Eno's Discreet Music, a 1975 album, a seminal work that forever changed the way of conceiving ambient music ...

Bromio by ZU and the revolution of the concept of avant-garde music.
Extreme Prog Metal, EXCELLENT, Artist Profile, Nineties Albums, RIO-Avant-Prog, zu,

Bromio by ZU and the revolution of the concept of avant-garde music.

FrancescoProg

28-05-2026 08:00

Bromio Degli ZU (album) (1999) I consider them a pillar of the avant-garde, able to merge apparently distant genres ...

Nucleus by Anekdoten
Heavy Prog, Northern Prog, ESSENTIAL, Nineties Albums, anekdoten,

Nucleus by Anekdoten

FrancescoProg

27-05-2026 08:00

Nucleus, the second album by Swedish band Anekdoten, from 1995. An album that's not easy and not for everyone, but beautiful and incredibly important: Nucleus, along with the album...

Inferno of Metamorphosis, symphonic and theatrical Italian Progressive Rock.
Rock Progressivo Italiano, EXCELLENT, Artist Profile, Seventies Albums, metamorfosi,

Inferno of Metamorphosis, symphonic and theatrical Italian Progressive Rock.

FrancescoProg

26-05-2026 08:00

Inferno by Metamorfosi album of 1973. This is their second studio album, one of the greatest masterpieces of Italian Progressive Rock, a concept album