Cast: Vigesimus [Album Review]
CastVigesimusProgressive Promotions Records [2021] Sometimes a band just nails it right off the rip. Fully-formed debut albums are a rarity to be sure. So what … Read more
JPL: Sapiens – Chapitre 2/3 – Deus Ex Machina [Album Review]
JPLSapiens – Chapitre 2/3: Deus ex MachinaQuadrifonic Records [2021] Coming in hot after last year’s Album Of The Year designation, JPL has unleashed part two … Read more
Transatlantic: The Absolute Universe [Album Review]
TransatlanticThe Absolute UniverseInside Out Music [2021] For fans of Progressive Rock the name Transatlantic resonates like few others. They need no introduction to the faithful … Read more
Prog 2020: The Year In Review
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Dickens himself couldn’t have explained this year any better. With a global pandemic … Read more
The Flower Kings: Islands [Album Review]
The Flower KingsIslandsInside Out Music [2020] A global pandemic may not be the most pleasant of origin stories but the new double album from Sweden’s … Read more
Neal Morse: Sola Gratia [Album Review]
Neal MorseSola GratiaInside Out Music [2020] If the idea of religion as subject matter for progressive rock seems a little ridiculous at first then I … Read more
TFN Interview with Neal Morse
Back in the early nineties progressive music was on life support. Grunge was King and the thought of someone starting a Prog Rock band in … Read more
JPL: Sapiens – Chapitre 1/3 – Exordium [Album Review]
JPLSapiens – Chapitre 1/3: ExordiumQuadrifonic [2020] The first thing you hear is the devil’s interval – the tritone being playing by a French Horn that … Read more
Prog 2019: The Year In Review
The apocryphal, and often repeated, origin story of Prog has it that in 1969 King Crimson released In The Court Of The Crimson King and … Read more
The Neal Morse Band: The Great Adventure [Album Review]
The Neal Morse Band The Great Adventure Radiant Records [2019] Fire Note Says: American Prog warriors unleash sequel to 2016’s The Similitude Of A Dream … Read more
Prog 2018: The Year In Review
As another calendar year comes to an end it seems like 2018 was full of yardmarkers – elections, mass shootings, North Korea, etc. But it … Read more
Prog 2017: The Year In Review
Progressive Rock is not dead. It’s been relegated to the back of the line but it refuses to go away. And this is the time … Read more
Yes Featuring Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman: North American Tour 2017 [Concert Review]
Yes Featuring Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman: Fraze Pavillion, Kettering, Ohio – Sept. 12, 2017 The “New” Version of Yes hit all the right notes! As … Read more
Once & Future Band: Once & Future Band [Album Review]
Once & Future Band Once & Future Band Castle Face Records [2017] Fire Note Says: Oakland band strives to make Prog cool again. Album Review: … Read more
Prog 2016 – The Year In Review
It’s been a rough couple years for Prog with the losses of Chris Squire of Yes, Keith Emerson and Greg Lake of ELP, Nektar’s Roye … Read more
The Neal Morse Band: The Similitude Of A Dream [Album Review]
The Neal Morse Band The Similitude Of A Dream Radiant Records [2016] Fire Note Says: The Neal Morse Band challenge the 70’s concept classics and … Read more
Karmakanic: DOT [Album Review]
Karmakanic DOT Inside Out Music [2016] Fire Note Says: Explore the universe with Sweden’s Karmakanic. Album Review: Karmakanic began as a side project for The … Read more
Anderson/Stolt: Invention Of Knowledge [Album Review]
Anderson/Stolt Invention Of Knowledge Inside Out Music [2016] Fire Note Says: The voice of Yes and the leader of The Flower Kings team up for … Read more
Big Big Train: Folklore [Album Review]
Big Big Train Folklore Giant Electric Pea [2016] Fire Note Says: English Prog band finally deliver on their considerable potential. Album Review: Formed in 1991 … Read more
Knifeworld: Bottled Out Of Eden [Album Review]
Knifeworld Bottled Out Of Eden Inside Out Music [2016] Fire Note Says: UK octet perfect their craft on quirky yet accessible third album. Album Review: … Read more
Purson: Desire’s Magic Theatre [Album Review]
Purson Desire’s Magic Theatre Spinefarm Records [2016] Fire Note Says: Purson escape the dreaded sophomore jinx – but only just. Album Review: To say that … Read more
Dream Theater: The Astonishing [Album Review]
Dream Theater The Astonishing Roadrunner Records [2016] Fire Note Says: Progressive metal heavyweights push the envelope with a 34 song rock opera. Album Review: Since … Read more
Spock’s Beard: The Oblivion Particle [Album Review]
Spock’s Beard The Oblivion Particle Inside Out Music[2015] Fire Note Says: Album number twelve finds Spock’s Beard finally settling into their own skin. Album Review: … Read more
Magic Pie: King For A Day [Album Review]
Magic Pie King For A Day Karisma Records[2015] Fire Note Says: So good you’ll want more than just one slice. Album Review: Magic Pie are … Read more
Yes: Progeny: Seven From Seventy-Two (Box Set) [Album Review]
Yes Progeny: Seven From Seventy-Two Atlantic Records [2015] Fire Note Says: 7 complete concerts from 1972 recently unearthed, cleaned up and presented warts and all. … Read more