I had not mentioned IQ before assuming you all are aware of it. But it merits saying it. Road of Bones is a great album. For me all but 1 track are awesome. From heavy to melodic, Neo Prog at its best.
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Yup, been an IQ fan for many years. Subterranea is probably my fave. The solos in Sleepless Incidental are sublime - the keyboard being one of my top admired. Add the gothic feel and time signatures like 8:4 to 10:8 and something in-between I still canāt count outā¦ Mind you I always like songs that jump back & forth from major to minor within the same chord.
Leap of Faith from Ever is another delight. Iām sure tracks like this and Frost*'s Hyperventilate are any drummers audition to get into ANY band that ever played. Born Brilliant is another masterpiece. War Heroes, No Love Lost (Piano Version) - good stuff!
If you like IQ and complex time signatures you might dig Huis.
Or Mystery: (Scorching guitar solo at the end)
The entire concert is: (I bought the BluRay)
Kino -a great tune: (It almost has a Little Twelve Toes vibe from the Saturday Morning Cartoon Schoolhouse Rock series)
Check the lyrics out and tell me what YOU think the song is aboutā¦
Also been listening to a lot of Lonely Robot lately
And Cosmograf
See? Ya got a progger startedā¦ 
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Another cool tune with Gavin Harrison on (extremely well mixed) drums.
A great slow burn standard 12 minute gothic rock opera concept type neo prog piece with 70s arena rock sizzling guitar .
Clive Nolan on keyboards,
Sylvain Gouvernaire on guitar (Arrakeen and Isis)
Okay, I better quit before I get punted off for over-postingā¦ 
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SubterrƔnea is my second favorite IQ album!
Mystery! love it. Dear Someone is quite nice
Lonely Robot is great. John Mitchell is great on it and also FROST. He has a cover of Gentlemanās Excuse Me (FISH/Marillion) which is quite cool with his raspy voice. Steven Wilson covered his In Floral Green (Lonely Robot); I prefer the original but its a big kudos.
I like Steven Wilson (cool guitar and MOOG solos! what is not to like?). All musicians are top notch and they make a yearly stop in my area. Very cool live show. I also saw them during the Insurgentes tour in Mexico City. Gavin rocks
I only recently discovered Cosmograf (playing right now actually). I want to listen to Heroic Metals but its not on Amazon. Time to get QOBUZ I guess.
I will listen to HUIS (many thanks!)
my queue for today includes RPWL, Airbag, Cosmograf and now HUIS
Please, keep the suggestions coming.
is there such a thing as overposting? 
Funny story about music and family. We were on a road trip and my wife says that we each get to pick one song. I chose Octavarium! Now my kids say that prog and prog metal is synonym for super long tracks. ha ha ha. Here is an awesome cover of Octavarium:
What a fantastic album! It is on about the 4th spin of the day. Very atmospheric. Iām normally not a huge fan of female vocals in prog but the Shelter is phenomenal. Are you Tidal subscriber?
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Iām not a Tidal subscriber. Spotify, Amazon UHD, Pandora (they are all the Control 4 system for whole house audio and then on my streamer for my music room).
Which is best for Prog? Tidal or QOBUZ?
Unsure as I defaulted to Tidal via elimination. My research showed Tidal and Qobuz looked to be the best for prog stuff and best sound quality but Qobuz isnāt available in Canada. I think theyāre all pretty close for content. One day Iāll take a work break and VPN Qobuz & see how it stacks up for SQā¦
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According to people who have tried recently to use the VPN method if your payment method has an address from a non-Qobuz country it still wonāt let you sign up.
You can buy all 4 cds for $39.95. Great stuff. Bit of blues, bit of soul, bit of prog, bit of rock, bit of gospelly feel and very well recorded. Any track with the word Piper in the title is outstanding.
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Oh crep!
I took your advice from Pauls Post this morning , and joined the party. Thanks for the invite. Last year I got a chance to see [ The Pineapple Thief ] with Gaven in a small club. Also saw Roger Waters in August ,and Porcupine Tree in October. That show Literally gave me goosebumps and wet eyes, because it was 20 tracks , almost three hours, and I keep thinking this will most likely be my last chance to hear these guys live.
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Nice!
And welcome. Sadly being on Vancouver Island - west coast of Canada, not too many prog shows get too near. Vancouver brought Floyd in 87 & 94, Yes, Rush, Fripp, but not too many lesser known groups venture this way. Iād LOVE to catch SW- especially if Govan & Holzman and Marco were on board. Holy!
Personally I think Marco Minnimann should join up and continue Rush.
Not so many audiophiles and probably very few prog-head audiophiles so we gotta stick together!
BTW - setlist.fm - can log in free and look up every concert youāve attended - shows songs, opening bands, encoresā¦ petty cool. Easy to source out shows youāve seen - search by city and venue and itāll narrow down the whens and wheres.
Example - my list:
- Jul 30, 2018: Toto, The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts, Vancouver, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- Feb 11, 2017: Matthew Good, Alix Goolden Performance Hall, Victoria, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- Oct 29, 2016: The Tea Party, McPherson Playhouse, Victoria, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- Jul 22, 2016: The Tragically Hip, Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- Sep 12, 2015: Yes, Hard Rock Casino Vancouver, Coquitlam, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- Sep 12, 2015: Toto, Hard Rock Casino Vancouver, Coquitlam, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- May 12, 2015: Joe Bonamassa, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- May 11, 2015: Joe Bonamassa, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- May 14, 2014: Tommy Emmanuel, McPherson Playhouse, Victoria, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- Apr 10, 2013: Joe Bonamassa, The Orpheum, Vancouver, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- Dec 8, 2011: Sting, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- May 31, 2011: Supertramp, Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- Apr 13, 2006: Queen + Paul Rodgers, Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- Sep 23, 2005: Robert Plant, Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- Sep 23, 2005: The Trews, Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- Aug 28, 2005: Def Leppard, Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- Aug 28, 2005: The Tea Party, Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- Sep 15, 2003: Joe Satriani, The Orpheum, Vancouver, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- Sep 13, 2002: Supertramp, Pengrowth Saddledome, Calgary, AB, Canada ( Delete)
- Sep 12, 2002: Rush, Pengrowth Saddledome, Calgary, AB, Canada ( Delete)
- Jan 22, 2001: Elton John & Billy Joel, General Motors Place, Vancouver, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- Sep 26, 1997: Joe Satriani, Plaza of Nations, Vancouver, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- Sep 26, 1997: Steve Vai, Plaza of Nations, Vancouver, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- Sep 26, 1997: Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Plaza of Nations, Vancouver, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- Sep 26, 1997: Robert Fripp, Plaza of Nations, Vancouver, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- May 14, 1996: Dave Matthews Band, Victoria Curling Club, Victoria, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- Dec 9, 1995: Yanni, General Motors Place, Vancouver, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- Jun 26, 1994: Pink Floyd, BC Place Stadium, Vancouver, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- Mar 23, 1990: Rush, Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- Dec 10, 1987: Pink Floyd, BC Place Stadium, Vancouver, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- May 17, 1986: Rush, Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- Nov 17, 1985: Supertramp, Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- May 19, 1984: Rush, Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- Sep 3, 1983: Supertramp, BC Place Stadium, Vancouver, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- Sep 3, 1983: Bryan Adams, BC Place Stadium, Vancouver, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- Sep 30, 1982: Rush, Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- Sep 3, 1982: Van Halen, Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada ( Delete)
- Sep 3, 1982: After the Fire, Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada ( Delete)
Thereās a few shows missing like Aldo Nova Streetheart (1980, Victoria) or Blue Rodeo/Amanda Marshall/Jann Arden (Courtenay ?year? or Jeff Healy and War (like, reallyā¦ who put THOSE two acts togetherā¦?) at the Commodore Ballroom early 80s.
Cool site tho.
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Iām impressed with your list. Mine wonāt be nearly that long. I just retired three years ago after 40 years on the road crisscrossing the country as an owner operator and logging over 3.5 million miles. I didnāt have much time for concerts, but I never stopped listening. When XM came into existence I was in heaven. Thatās where I heard Porcupine Tree for the first time leaving El Paso Tx. one evening. I converted my sonās upstairs bedroom into my private listening space with tube monos , tube preamp, and DIY open Baffles. Iām loving retirement checking out all this great Prog rock. We do think alike when it comes to music. I canāt listen to any opera and the phrase ( hip hop music) is definitely a oxymoron.
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SOUND of Contactā¦ 
Well THATāS a lil embarrassingā¦ for eons Iāve heard the ad on Morow:
āHi, Iām Simon and Iām Matt - weāre from Simon Contact and youāre listening to Morow - the Prog radioā
Doh!!!
I always wondered why I could never find Simon Contactā¦
I may have to return my prog membership badgeā¦
Iām sure you are all already aware but just in case -
The prog bible.
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