Just a little diversion, what do we at GFT rate over the
last few years.
| Malcolm's Favourites | Webmaster's Favourites | My 10 indispensibles |
Malcolm's Recent Favourites
| Group | Title | Comment |
| Abarax | Crying of the Whales | stunning guitar work in Floydian style |
| Big Big Train | Gathering Speed | Great songs in Genesis/Camel vein |
Discipline |
Unfolded Like Staircase |
this is simply fantastic |
Flamborough Head |
Unspoken Whisper |
already laden with many awards |
Flamborough Head |
One For The Crow |
classy masterpiece 3rd CD |
| Fruitcake | Man Overboard | 2CD, best work - great songs |
| The Gift | Awake and Dreaming | best prog album of 2006 |
| Grey Lady Down | Time of Our Lives | at their best - stunning live |
| King Eider | Somateria Specabilis | great instrumentals and songs |
| Neil Morse | Testimony | Best work to date, more like Spocks Beard |
Mostly Autumn |
For All We Shared / The Last Bright Light |
Floydy/folky with great guitar, superb |
Odyssice |
Impressions |
superb guitar work in Camel/Floyd style |
| The Pineapple Thief | Variations on a Dream | Classy songs and guitar work |
| The Pineapple Thief | What We Have Sown | Stunning new album with great epic track |
| Product | Fire | great concept prog piece, beautiful |
| RPWL | Stock | More Floydian than previous release |
Saens |
Escaping From The Hands Of God |
masterpiece - just had to sign this band, best album of 2002 |
| Saens | Prophet in a Statistical World (2CD) | Another masterpiece |
| Sensitive to Light | Almost Human | brilliant prog + female vocals |
| Sinkadus |
Aurum Nostrum |
simply the best symphonic album for years |
| Suppers Ready |
Listen To The Pictures |
classy melodic prog |
| Tr3nity |
Cold Light Of Darkness |
great Floydian/Pendragon like |
| White Willow | Ex Tenebris | Swedish, folky with cutting guitar |
Webmaster's Recent Favourites
| Group | Title | Comment |
| ABARAX (Germany) |
Crying of the Whales | A very Floyd like outing with fantastic guitar breaks |
| CONQUEROR (Italy) |
Storie Fuori Dal Tempo | Refreshing melodic prog |
| DISCIPLINE (USA) |
Live At Orion Studios |
A close thing with Unfolded Like Staircase but the extra tracks give this the edge. |
| DAVID GILMOUR | On An Island | Great tunes and that guitar sound |
| MANGALA VALLIS (Italy) |
Book of Dreams | Lots of influences here but they are combined to make an outstanding album. |
| MINSTREL (Italy) |
Faust | Prog with a mix of rock and classical vocals, great concept work |
| PRODUCT (USA) |
The Fire | Product's latest offering is a little more introspective than On Water but further evidence as to the genius of this band |
| QUIDAM (Poland) |
Quidam (10th Anniversary edition) | Great vocals, fantastic songs, quality musicians. |
| RPWL (Germany) |
Trying To Kiss The Sun | Is this the future of prog? Exciting new stuff, still with the odd Floydian touch |
| SAENS (France) |
Prophet In A Statistical World | Fantastic complex prog at its best |
| SIMON SAYS (Sweden) |
Paradise Square | A modern day Genesis |
| THE SINGULARITY (USA) |
Between Sunlight and Shadow | Much in common with Timothy Pure, another album that really grows on you |
| SOLAR PROJECT (Germany) |
Chromagnitude | Vocals not the greatest but the male/female interchanges work well, strong floydian influence in places. |
| TEMPUS FUGIT (Argentina) |
Tales From A Forgotten World | Classic South American Symphonic prog |
| TIMOTHY PURE (USA) |
The Blood Of The Berry |
It took a while to really appreciate this CD but after that it just grows and grows on you |
| VALINORS TREE (Sweden) |
Kingdom of Sadness |
The bleak Scandinavian outlook applied to great songs |
| YES |
Magnification |
The resurrection of Yes as force to be reckoned with. |
| JETHRO TULL |
Living With The Past DVD |
The only DVD I have seen that is an improvement on the CD. DVDs have generally been a great disappointment. |
| JOHN MARTYN | Live in Dublin DVD | Back with Danny Thompson in this 1987 reunion concert classic acoustic Martyn. |
CLASSIC CUTS
Not quite desert island discs as in that situation I would take compilations and double albums like Genesis - "Archive", Pink Floyd - "Pulse", Yes - "Yessongs" etc. but if I had to limit my collection to 10 CDs then these would be there.
| Jade Warrior | Waves | All time favourite album. |
| Barclay James Harvest | and Other Short Stories | Memories are made of this BJH at their best. |
| King Crimson | In The Court Of The Crimson King | The birthplace of progressive ? |
| Genesis | Foxtrot | A close thing with Trespass but Supper's Ready is my idea of what prog should be. |
| Caravan | For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night | Still fresh after all these years. |
| Wishbone Ash | Argos | No longer considered prog but still captures your attention. The new remaster extra tracks are excellent. |
| Mountain | Live - the road goes ever on | The 20 minute version of Nantucket Sleighride is tremendous. |
| Lands End | Natural Selection | New acts can still create great prog. |
| Marillion | Clutching at Straws | Neo prog as it should be. My family home was in the light of Fidra lighthouse making this album spark a few teenage memories. |
| Timothy Pure | The Blood of the Berry | Now after the few years since its release it can be given the classic status it deserves. |
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