Sounds more like “recent” music. I’d say my bro was listening to this kind of stuff in the early 90s, maybe even late 80s? Just keep on loving what you love.
Anyway, some recent music for me too:
Drummer really rocks my socks. He also played on their “in the arms of god” album some 20 years ago, and he struck me back then too!
And now for something completely different.
Not necessarily good, but it made me smile. Especially the “John Cage” solo. 
Last night we went to Madam Butterfly, a production by Opera International Kyiv,
We are always pleased to support this opera company and the Ukrainian National Orchestra.
My wife rated the production as “two handkerchiefs”
I’m really excited for the new Elder album.
Also appreciate seeing this in the description:
All graphics were created using completely analog methods. Take your AI and shove it.
Dunno if it qualifies as “listening”, but Thick as a Brick (Jethro Tull) has been “playing” in my mind for the past two days. I mean, note-for-note playing, as if I were listening to it now. I guess that’s testament to how much I listened to it years ago! 
Good stuff.
Sounds like an “ear worm” to me. Those drive me nuts!
Sometimes it is, but usually it’s just a case of me knowing a tune so well I can mentally play it back entirely from memory. I’ll sometimes find myself “listening” to music in my head while I drive.
I’ve always been a careful, intentional listener. I’m not one who just lets it wash over me or serve as background “aural wallpaper”. That’s why I usually can’t play music while I’m attempting to do anything requiring concentration. Either my task will get it or the music will, but not both. The one exception to some degree is ambient / spacemusic. I can let it run and usually work at the same time.
What drives me nuts is to remember a short sequence of notes or a scrap of a melody, but not remember enough detail about it to put it in the proper context from whence it came. It’ll take a while for all that to gel in my mind, so until then it plays over and over in a generic way, only slowly gaining identity.
Nice prog. First time listening to it, pleasant experience…
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I haven’t been listening much of late to my detriment. Lately music while driving, the most remarkable thing being that Freebird shuffled while getting on the highway, thankfully my car is slow 
(And I am a responsible driver afraid of losing his license)
Interesting music, they have a sound that stands apart from most others I’ve heard. Not your usual metal-ish melodic sense.
WARNING – Personal musings ahead…
It’s also interesting how music (probably all art) impacts different people differently. In the final result it’s an inconsequential point because as Chick Corea put it, “There are only two types of music, good and bad.”
That song didn’t trigger the notion of “prog” in my mind at all. I’ve learned I tend to see the prog genre differently from what’s common now. Maybe that’s a result of coming out of 1970s music, including the birth of (mostly classically-influenced European) prog.
For example, Rush has never struck me as a prog band. They certainly had more or less, at times, prog influences – no doubt. But at heart I hear them as a hard rock trio with other stuff layered in, mostly, plus some wanderings into other stylistic areas over the years.
On the other hand, “prog” conjures ELP, Yes, Gentle Giant, Triumvirat, etc. There’s also King Crimson who were always – and quite deliberately – outliers. And yes, they’re all older bands, but that’s because I know of little (any?) current “prog” in that vein.
My perception of prog is music done by classically – or at least non-solely-rock – trained musicians, with some rock pasted on the outside. That was kind of the European way in the 1970s: classical core, rock skin. Whereas, the rare American “prog” was rock at the core with classical pasted on the outside: rock core, classical touches (e.g., Kansas). What I hear called “prog” these days is almost completely bereft of European classical influence, much less form and structure.
Please note, none of this is any indication of “quality”, plus or minus. Just idiomatic musings.
Anyway, enough of my rambling…
Love Elder, and I’m really excited to hear it too. Catastasis from the album Innate Passage is a blinder.
As someone very into prog rock and prog metal, from its beginnings to present day, I can confidently say that it’s become quite a meaningless label
It’s also the subject of endless debate, and I’ve learned not to care at all whether something is classed as prog or not. It used to annoy me slightly when a band known for being quite creative and releasing the odd tune longer than 5 minutes was classed as prog, but I no longer care. There are quite a few bands who I would just class as non-mainstream and innovative, which seems to be all you need these days to enter the prog world. You just need to go to progarchives and see how many subgenres they’ve created…
However, I totally understand those who grew up with the likes of Jethro Tull, Yes, Van der Graaf Generator and Gentle Giant when they see that as “prog”. They were the pioneers and established the genre.
One thing I find all progressive bands have in common is that they are excellent musicians first and foremost. I know that’s not restricted to prog, but it’s definitely the place to explore if you want masters of their arts and creative vision.
Eurovision 2026 Grand Final playlist:
Always incredibly eccentric. Sometimes disappointing. Usually fun.
Perfect for @chroma_ghost RIP.
I’ve never watched Eurovision but was highly intrigued this year to discover that Sam Battle aka Look Mum No Computer is representing the UK.
He has a couple of YouTube channels which I have casually followed for years and seems a very down to earth kind of guy
I follow his music and also car/engine/workshop channels and I was really surprised too, what a strange but nice pick from the UK. Too bad Eurovision uses backing tracks. If they went for live music, he would definitely win it very easily
I would not go as far as him winning. I do not belong in the Eurovision, pop culture and social media space, so I do not know anything about anyone. Based on my no-context watch, I disagree. 
The execution is not tight enough to warrant that. But it does feel like the UK. 
Well, UK is Germanys main rival in fighting for the last place 
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Re live music: I’d also find it nicer if the music were live but I guess it would be too complicated to set up and get a proper mix in the very short time they have between the acts.
I’ve always had huge respect for Stanley Jordan and his unique technique of hammer-ons with both hands. In this interview with Rick Beato, he not only plays some tasty bits, but also pretty much unpacks his brain regarding everything from how he tunes to how he practices.
This turned up in recommended today. It’s unlike my usual taste, but it’s nice for going through my comic con pictures from yesterday.
I went to one of his gigs in 2019! My phone pictures and videos are somewhere. I was repping him yesterday, wearing the shirt I got.
I’m still stuck with this one.
Her voice reminds me of Floor Jansen. She’s a good singer, the song while catchy is a bit lacking but I think very good for Eurovision. I need to check out more of her stuff