MORSEFEST 2018: Annual Neal Morse’s Festival Hits All the Right Notes with Spock’s Beard’s Classics and a Brand New Progressive Rock Opera
A concert hall…in a church? A self-named festival called…Morsefest? Complex albums played in their entirety cover to cover…for one time only? All in the anti-progressive…
TALKING PERSPECTIVES: Episode No. 13 (Riverside / Internet Radio / Phideaux)
This week on Talking Perspectives regulars Nick and Jordan were joined by Mark and Rayna Monforti, co-owners of the ProgRock.com internet radio station and show runners…
TALKING PERSPECTIVES: Episode No. 12 (Lux Terminus / Unpopular Opinions – Part 2 / Value in Music)
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends, unless of course you count the part where it ends after about an hour! This…
DESERTED ISLAND PICKS: The 5 SPOCK’S BEARD Albums to Take With You
Nothing goes together quite as well as progressive rock fans and lists, am I right? They’re like oil and water, Democrats and Republicans, eight-string guitars…
Night of the Prog Festival 2018: Two Days of Progressive-Rock Sensory Overload from Atop the Eastern Shores of the Rhine River
I’ve been fortunate enough over the years to experience a lot of progressive music festivals, but thus far all of them have been based in…
TALKING PERSPECTIVES: Episode No. 11 (The Pineapple Thief / Unpopular Opinions Discussion – Part 1 / A Dying Planet)
Welcome to what was a truly fun and powerhouse discussion, the middle section of which left friendships in tatters and battle scars for all. Joining…
TALKING PERSPECTIVES: Episode No. 10 (Immediate Impact Albums vs Growers / Owning A Record Store)
For the second straight week we have a discussion that involved Nick, Gonzo, and Jordan, this time talking mainly about albums we found had an…
Remembering the Great ROYE ALBRIGHTON on the Second Anniversary of his Passing
Two years ago I wrote this homage article, after the passing of the legendary NEKTAR guitarist and frontman Roye Albrighton. It saddens my heart to see…
TALKING PERSPECTIVES: Episode No. 9 (Michael Romeo / 80’s Prog-Rock Scene / Night of The Prog Festival / 2018 Upcoming Albums)
Sorry it’s been awhile since one of our spirited musical discussions! Nick was off to Europe for a few weeks that ended with some festivities…
26 Years Ago DREAM THEATER Changed The Progressive Metal Landscape Forever: “Images And Words” Was Released
“Images and Words” turns 26 years old today. Dream Theater’s second, and most famous release, is undisputedly hailed as a progressive-metal defining classic, given its…
TALKING PERSPECTIVES: Episode No. 8 (Haken / Forgotten Bands: Lilitu / Devin Townsend / 2018 Half Year Wrap-Up)
Although they may not be household names like Justin Bieber or Bruno Mars, it’s a pretty big deal around these parts to be able to…
TALKING PERSPECTIVES: Episode No. 7 (The Fierce And The Dead / Fates Warning / Between The Buried And Me / Iron Maiden)
Talking Perspectives’ episode number 7 is here, and was there some heavy hitters discussed on this week’s episode! We started off with a band that…
