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Lots of rain is on the way; it’s called an “atmospheric river” or “pineapple express”! 🌧️🌧️

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Dream Theater saves the best track for last in “The Shadow Man Incident” from their recently released “Parasomnia” album. There are places like from after 3:30 to just past the 7 minute mark that have chord changes that are brilliantly unexpected and eerie! … youtu.be/BVykt8LzEWI

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So far this song is my favorite from Wobbler, the title song from their album of the same name “From Silence to Somewhere”. The instrumentation, the vocals, the chord progressions—everything about it is like all of the good stuff of the 70’s prog rock era distilled together! … youtu.be/2k2OzIG-0Zg

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The Masters of Yes, King Crimson and Gentle Giant who have passed on to the other side are smiling at music like this because their progressive rock legacy still lives on in groups like Wobbler! … youtu.be/7XwXx7ikTNA

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“Imperial Winter White” sounds more like the name of a craft beer than a progressive rock song! 🤣 But with the Hammond & Mellotron included in here, it’s a high ABV of 70’s style prog rock from Wobbler in Norway! 🇳🇴 … youtu.be/QUV2vZZNnGA

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The bad news: I’ve been sick in bed. The good news: I discovered a new prog rock band from Norway 🇳🇴 called Wobbler! From their debut album of the same name, here’s the title track: “Hinterland”. No one writes 1970’s style prog rock anymore? Wobbler didn’t get the memo! … youtu.be/agw5W9IyLQg

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There’s an underlying repetition to this song that’s a bit unpleasant to hear as if The Smile is attempting to beaten it into your head, but the message does need to be made as strongly as possible, especially in these dark times, that ultimately we are all “The Same”! … youtu.be/4rDaqGv4AIE

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Imagine that you’re meditating with the most beautiful image created in your mind. That’s how I would describe the feeling of listening to “Open The Floodgates” from The Smile… youtu.be/yyq-YwrUJhw

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My favorite part of this song (“Speech Bubbles” by The Smile) is after the 3 minute mark and then it’s not too long after that and the song is finished, so I only wish that part would have continued on and on because it’s fantastic! … youtu.be/GWiWIN9TKBs

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Dark, haunting, yet somehow strangely beautiful, is how I would describe “Pana-vision” from The Smile… youtu.be/wKXQhFXlFs4

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Tomorrow (February 11) I will be sharing all of my favorite songs from The Smile’s album “A Light for Attracting Attention” released in 2022. If you haven’t heard of The Smile, it consists of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke & Jonny Greenwood, along with Tom Skinner on drums. Great music! 🎼

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Anna Lapwood performs an incredible organ arrangement of Ludovico Einaudi's “Experience” at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg in Germany… youtu.be/OWhsXRIwOKg

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Absolutely stunning music from Hans Zimmer’s “Interstellar” composition, played on the great Walcker pipe organ of Église Saint-Paul, Strasbourg, France… youtu.be/tJ5W-yrB9_I

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This is a wonderful symphony with a wide range of emotions, superbly performed by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and conducted by the grandson of the composer! … youtu.be/O3rjwHdhyOY

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King Crimson’s “Starless” from their album “Red” (released 1974) starts off fairly soft and mellow, but the middle part keeps ratcheting up the musical tension to unbelievable levels! … youtu.be/bA27IWspddM

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Fever Ray, performing LIVE at the Sydney Opera House. Fantastic acoustics and great atmosphere! … youtu.be/5-g80Tic7sk

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You might think that trippy, psychedelic music completely went out with the 1970’s, … unless… you’ve heard King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard “Made In Timeland” album! … youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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“Parallels” from the Yes band album “Going for the One”. Much like “Awaken”, the organ features prominently in this song too! … youtu.be/8LefIcasQkY

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While the entire album of Steven Wilson’s “The Raven That Refused To Sing” is a great modern progressive rock work, my favorite song of the album is “Luminol”, with its musical nods to several groups: Jethro Tull, Yes, King Crimson, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, etc. … youtu.be/E3MpGBwGdVk

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Bruckner’s 9th Symphony including the completed performing version of the Final Movement; performed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra… youtu.be/sQybgzA0VX8

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While the piano intro in this live performance of “Firth of Fifth” may be a bit slower than what Tony Banks played in the original 1973 recorded version, everything else is pretty true to the original… youtu.be/RCnzDy2tSk0

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These pictures were also taken last Fall; beautiful blue skies with wispy Cirrus clouds! …

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If your music tastes are quite eclectic, then British progressive rock band Gentle Giant’s “Octopus” album from 1972 is for you! Enjoy! … youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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These were pictures of the clouds❤️ taken back in October…

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Jon Anderson sing’s Yes’ epic “Awaken” (1977, from “Going for the One” album) with Todmobile, along with backup soloists, chorus & orchestra in Iceland 🇮🇸. It’s truly a magnificent and spiritual performance! … youtu.be/d_Va3e_52TE

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Steven Wilson & Porcupine Tree somehow manages to make 17 minutes feel like 7 with their song “Anesthetize”. My favorite parts are the vocal harmonies (especially the singing in a round near the end) and the absolutely phenomenal drum playing! … youtu.be/kgwgtERCVI4

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The song “Islands” from King Crimson on their 1971 album of the same name. A beautifully melancholic song with classical & jazz influences that proves the saying that “less is more”… youtu.be/jY7dbRyoHfE

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Take rock music, mix in some electronic/ambient music, along with some touches of metal, combined with excellent performers and you have a superb modern progressive rock album: “The Rockfield Files” from Frost* …

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Putting our human lives into perspective… youtube.com/shorts/PDh7Z...

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Take a classic progressive rock song: Emerson, Lake & Palmers “Tarkus” (1971), re-arranged for all percussion instruments and the result is absolutely fantastic! … youtu.be/T6Y5H6rCQuc

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I know that a lot of you came here to escape X marks the Nazi hotspot 😉, but I’ll be more focused on music and the beauty in the world & universe rather than ugly political stuff. It’s sad that I have a degree in Political Science and now don’t even want to have much to do with it in my older life!

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The last full moon of 2024…

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A picture of Orion this evening…

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An epic Greek story deserves an equally epic musical accompaniment! “The Odyssey” by progressive metal band Symphony X, with lead vocalist Russell Allen … youtu.be/inqC_yDCfc4

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Sometimes there is such incredible beauty in a music piece that it might even make you cry! “Anil” from the album “Red Alert In The Blue Forest” by Finnish rock band Von Hertzen Brothers … youtu.be/7UsM2Cybqts

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Arjen Anthony Lucassen from 🇳🇱 has assembled a Who’s Who of metal & progressive rock band singers from around the world in this collaborative effort in “The Day That The World Breaks Down”. Michael Mills from Australian band Toehider steals the show by singing in binary code! … youtu.be/oFuMKdrzPqU

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Want to headbang to symphonic metal music? Floor Jansen from Nightwish joins Simone Simmons in a duet with Epica, along with orchestra & chorus in “Sancta Terra”… youtu.be/cx22Yuj2nzg

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Two days before David Lynch passed away, I took these photos of the PNW Douglas Fir trees shrouded in thick fog. The eerie landscape reminded me of a scene out of “Twin Peaks”.

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