The Best of Jon & Vangelis
Artist: Jon & Vangelis

This disc by Yes frontman Jon Anderson and Greek keyboard wizard Vangelis is a compilation of songs from various releases they recorded together over the years. It presents a very entertaining collection of material and a great introduction to their progish, electronically oriented musical creations. Of course, the central selling point to many... Read More

Afraid of Sunlight - BONUS CD
Artist: Marillion

Afraid of sunlight was Marillion's first real progressive album since Fish had left the band. While it does not rank as high as classics like Script for a Jester's Tear or Fugazi, it still has some very strong moments. "Cannibal Surf Babe" is a tribute to the '60s (sort of). It starts off like the Beach Boys' "California Girls" before turning... Read More

Beginnings
Artist: Happy the Man

In 1990, the label Cuneiform released Beginnings, filling a huge gap in Happy the Man's discography. The jewel of American progressive rock recorded its first album in 1977, but its members had been hard at work for over three years. This CD contains home recordings from February 1974 to July 1975, for a total of seven songs not available... Read More

Pre-Modern Wireless: The Peel Sessions 1971-1974
Artist: Gong

Pre-Modern Wireless: The Peel Sessions 1971-1974 consists of nine tracks taken from three BBC sessions and is an essential archive release that would provide a perfect introduction to an interested newcomer to Gong, or provide the experienced Gong fan with some fine live material from throughout the peak of Gong's career. In addition, the album... Read More

The Battle of Hastings
Artist: Caravan
Community Score: 1.50

Listening to this beautifully melodic, midtempo album by Caravan is a bit like stepping inside of a time-warp. The group sounds astonishingly good vocally, and Pye Hastings' songwriting skills are as fine as (and maybe finer than) ever, as though they've scarcely skipped a beat from their 1970s heyday. Released in 1995, The Battle of Hastings... Read More

25th Birthday Party
Artist: Gong

On October 8 and 9, 1994, Gong celebrated its 25th anniversary with a massive festival at The Forum in London. In addition to Gong, sets were played over the two days by Kevin Ayers, Tim Blake, "Shapeshifter" Gong, Here & Now, Fluvius, Shortwave, Planet Gong, Kangaroo Moon, and the Invisible Opera Company of Tibet. This classic Gong lineup,... Read More

Mark I
Artist: Empire

Recorded in 1974, this has a few fillers, and it occasionally falls into the prog habit of going six minutes when four would do, but it's still mystifying that this perfectly solid collection would go missing for so long. Empire's sound bridges the West Coast funk of Cold Blood and the jazzy guitar of early Yes, and it works surprisingly well.... Read More

Barclay James Harvest/Once Again - ONE WAY
Artist: Barclay James Harvest

One Way reissued Barclay James Harvest's first and second Harvest albums on a single disc in 2003. Both Barclay James Harvest and Once Again are similar in that they fuse rock and classical music similar to Genesis, the Moody Blues, and ELO. Once Again was especially ambitious, as it features the London Symphony Orchestra throughout. Fans should... Read More

Afraid of Sunlight
Artist: Marillion
Community Score: 6.30

Afraid of sunlight was Marillion's first real progressive album since Fish had left the band. While it does not rank as high as classics like Script for a Jester's Tear or Fugazi, it still has some very strong moments. "Cannibal Surf Babe" is a tribute to the '60s (sort of). It starts off like the Beach Boys' "California Girls" before turning... Read More

The Very Best of Yes
Artist: Yes

If you view The Very Best of Yes as a singles sampler, not an attempt to offer a thorough overview of Yes' doggedly album-oriented career, this 11-track collection is actually quite successful, offering the bulk of the band's best-known songs, from "I've Seen All Good People," "Roundabout," and "Long Distance Runaround" to "Owner of a Lonely... Read More

The Dark Side of the Moon - TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY LIMITED EDITION
Artist: Pink Floyd
Community Score: 10.00

The music is familiar -- the real attraction of the limited-edition twentieth anniversary edition of Pink Floyd's landmark 1973 album is the packaging. This release uses the same remastered tapes as the Shine On box set, tapes that sound better than most previous editions. In addition to the improved sound, the disc is cased in a handsome box... Read More

The Best of Family
Artist: Family
Single File
Artist: Kate Bush