Pete's Picks: Atomic Rooster Anglagard Arena Honorables: Ayreon Ambrosia After Crying Acqua Fragile Area Anekdoten Arti y Mistieri Ain Soph Alusa Falax asia Astra Ark Ash Ra Tempel Agitation Free Alphataurus Luis' picks: Area, Anglagard, Alamaillman Vasarat. Honorable: Art Zoyd, Aranis and Aristocrats. Chad's picks: 1. Anglagard 2. Alamaillman Vasart 3. Atlas HM: ABWH Aqueous Amorphous Androgynous Anekdoten All Traps on Earth Ken's picks: 1. Ablution - “Ablution” (jazz rock) 2. Ain Soph - “A Story Of Mysterious Forest” (fusion/prog rock) 3. Atila - “Reviure” (prog rock) HM: Accordo Dei Contrari - “Violato Intatto” (jazz rock) Ache - “The Green Man” (prog rock) Aera - “Hand Und Fuss” (jazz rock) Affinity - “Affinity” (prog rock) Agitation Free - “Malesch” (krautrock) Aghora - “Aghora” (technical metal) Agusa - “En Annan Vard” (prog rock) Airbag - “All Rights Removed” (prog rock) Algarnas Tradgard - “Framtiden Ar Ett Svavande Skepp…” (psychedelic) All Traps On Earth - “A Drop Of Light” (prog rock) Alphataurus - “Alphataurus” (prog rock) Alusa Fallax - ‘Intorno Alla Mia Cattiva Educazione” (prog rock) Laurie Anderson - “Mister Heartbreak” (art rock) Anekdoten - “Vemod” (prog rock) Ange - “Au-dela Du Delire” (prog rock) Anglagard - “Epilog” (prog rock) Anyone’s Daughter - “Adonis” (prog rock) Aphrodite’s Child - “666” (prog rock) Ash Ra Tempel - “Ash Ra Tempel” (krautrock) Astra - “The Black Chord” (prog rock) Asturias - “Circle In The Forest” (prog rock/fusion) Atlantis Philharmonic - “Atlantis Philharmonic” (prog rock) A Triggering Myth - “Forgiving Eden” (prog rock/fusion) George's picks: 3. Arch/Matheos 2. Ark 1. Andromeda HMs Angra Artension Anomaly Steven's picks: 3. LEE ABRAHAM 2. ALSO EDEN 1. AYREON HONOURABLE MENTIONS ARENA AEON ZEN ASTRA THE ANABASIS ATOM WORKS Anthony's picks: Jon Anderson Astra Anekdoten

I don't expect to be comfortable picking 3 favorite bands per letter, but A is quite a packed letter! 1. Atomic Rooster 2. Arena 3. Argent

Hi everyone. Quite an awesome show concept. For me I'm going with the following. 1. Asia 2. Aphrodite's Child 3. Asia

1. Asia - S/T Debut (1982) 2. Angel - Helluva Band (1976 - NOT a pure prog album but "Feelings" and "The Fortune" have prog written all over them) 3. Ambrosia - S/T Debut (1975 - At one point in time these guys were dubbed the American Yes)

My current top 3 "A"s at the moment and favorite discs: 3. Amon Duul II - "Yeti" 2. Ange - "Au-dela du delire" 1. Anglagard - "Epilog"

1. Asia 2. Arena 3. Atomic Rooster 4. The Alan Parsons Project 5. Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe 6. Argent

Excellent show gents. Great to see Luis back. On an Airbag kick these days. All of their albums are top notch prog classics 1. Airbag 2. Anekdoten 3. Asia - know Pete is cringing Mentions 4. Absolutely Nowhere - miracle of the gods 5. Automatic man

What a great show..and a great crew. I am sorry, folks, I have Asia on my list. But it was great to discover bands that were mentioned here. I especially enjoy searching out those bands that George, Ken, and Luis mention. The rest of the crew is simply enjoyable too!

I'm picking a band and favourite album by them: 1. Anekdoten - Until All The Ghosts Are Gone 2. Atheist - Elements (surprised it wasn't mentioned) 3. A Forest of Stars - The Corpse of Rebirth (not sure it belongs under A, but my list, my rules) Honorable mentions: Anglagard (Hybris), Asia (probably Aura is my fav), Andromeda (Chimera), Amarok (polish band, fav album: Hero), Asia Minor (Points of Libration), Atomic Rooster (Death Walks Behind You).

Many thanks gentlemen.

Thank you to the tremendous panel. I learned a ton. Looking forward to the AM list. 👍💯

1. Airbag - All Rights Removed & Identity are my favorites 2. Alan Parsons Project - I Robot 3. Ambroisa - Ambrosia Cheers Guys!

3. Asia ~ Asia 2. Arena ~ The Visitor 1. Ad Infinitum ~ Ad Infinitum. This CD was released in - I think - 1999, and it sports a Roger Dean album cover. It appeared on the Kinesis label. Any fan of neo-prog should really enjoy this particular platter. My favorite track is “Waterline” which has great melodies, stellar keyboards and some sterling six-string solos. The CD has been out of print for a long time, but you can listen to the tunes, right here on KZfaq. Prog On, bruddas & sistas!

Anglagard by a long long margin (Hybris) Amon Duul II (Yeti) Amplifier (The Octopus)

Found all of Ken's 3 main picks on You Tube, all great - and that Atila is, as we say in the UK, The Dog's Bollocks.

It must be a Chicago thing, I am right on the picks with George and Luis

1. Anglagard, 2. Agitation Free 3. Arena, Honourables: Jon Anderson, Ian Anderson, Aphrodite's Child, Amon Duul II, Area, Ayreon, ABWH

Another really good show, a big thanks once more to everyone who took part.

My three picks contain one that was not mentioned. Great prog again. Nice to see Luis back. 3. Arena 2. Anglagard 1. Anathema

I love these A-Z shows. As much as I know about music and with the thousands of cds/lps I have I always learn about some bands I don’t have. And it was great to have the mighty Luis back. Thanks for all you do Pete. SOT IS THE BEST CHANNEL ON KZfaq.

My initial a - z favorite prog bands are Änglagård - Hybris, Area - Crac ! and Arti E Mestieri - Tilt... many great prog bands to choose from ... looking forward to all of the insights tonight.

Starting with a, I'd chose 3) Aryeon, 2) Avantasia and 1) Airbag from Norway. Arena as an honourable mention.

Great show! Some not mentioned: Abraxis s/t -Belgian jazz rock from 1976 Abus Dangereux - Le Quatrieme Mouvement -Zeuhlish Canterbury 1979 Akinetón Retard Cadencia Urmana 2006 -killer avant jazzy prog from Chile

My Top 3: 1) Al Di Meola - Land Of The Midnight Sun (1976) 2) Alphonso Johnson - Moonshadows (1976) 3) Akira Wada - The Guitar (1981)

1: Amorphis (Are more regarded as a metal band but much of their material is Prog) (Elegy is my favorite but they have many great albums) 2: Angra (Holy Land is a Progmetal classic and the best album of 1996 for me) 3: Anathema (They evolved from a fantastic Doom metal band into an excellent Prog band) (Judgment is my favorite by a hair over Alternative 4) Ayreon and Anekdoten would round out my top 5.

1) Jon Anderson 2) Ayreon 3) Aphrodites Child Hm: Asia, Arena, Ânglegaard

Jon Anderson Agitation Free Alrune Rod HM: Ambrosia, ABWH, Algarnas Tradgard

I like this show more than i like prog. So i don't have many picks to choose from. First bands that comes to mind that i put on regularly are ASTRA and AYREON. (today i received the shipped confirmation about the new Birth album).

Cool picks guys! I have some homework to do now. Staying in the prog or almost-prog world, I'd pick: 1. Ayreon 2. Alpha Galates 3. Astronoid

this is going to be a fun series. here are some random picks i enjoy 1. Accomplice 2. Agusa 3. Ars Nova

1) Ayreon: 01011001 2) A.C.T. : Last Epic 3) Änglagärd : Hybris

Great to see Luis back! Awesome show as usual.

Anglagard/Hybris Autumn/Oceanworld Alice/Alice Nice to see ya back, Louis!..This is going to be a fun series!!

Great show as ever gents, definitely some things to check out. For me it would be 3. Arena - "Songs From the Lion's Cage" 2. Ash Ra Tempel - "1st" 1. Ayreon - "Into The Electric Castle" Some HMs from my collection that I don't think were mentioned - Autumn - "Oceanworld" ; Abfinoosty - "Future" ; Abel Ganz - "Shooting Albatross" ; Aelian - "The Watcher" ; Ageness - "Imageness" ; Amon Duul II - "Yeti" ; Architectural Metaphor - "Odysseum Galacti" ; Asgard - "Imago Mundi" ;

I want to say Animal Logic, but that’s more of a pop/rock/jazz/fusion band. But i’ll pick em anyway. Yeah. 1. Animal Logic 2. Asia 3. Atomic Rooster

Ken with the Golden picks with Ablution and Atila 😎. Again, give this guy his own show 😉(and having available all the stuff he shows in his store😁)

1. Amon Düül II 2. Animal Collective (I feel contemporary bands which are labeled indie or alternative are often left out of conversations re: progressive music, extending the idea prog can never = cool or hip[ster], but I especially sense strong prog inclinations in Animal Collective) 3. Aphrodite's Child I am going to go by first name for solo artists, i.e. saving Kevin Ayers for later. Stretching the progressive definition a great deal, lol, but also: Autechre, an English electronic duo who aggressively push the envelope of dance music's forms and textures; their music always challenges and surprises me and puts my mind in an exploratory mode. If Warp Records-type 'techno' can have a prog variation, they are it.

Nice idea

Excellent concept guys! My top 3 Amorphis Anekdoten Ånglagard

Great show. Among the "not mentioned" bands : 1- Apprentice 2- Animals As Leaders 3- Ars Nova "Mentioned but i love them so much" : A Triggering Myth.

No love for Amplifier from the UK? Incredible Space Rock mixed with prog metal. Their 2010 album The Octopus is a masterpiece.

Great to see Luis !

My list: 1. Änglagård 2. Älgarnas Trädgård 3. Art Zoyd 4. Amon Duul ll 5. Acid Mothers Temple 6. Aksak Maboul 7. Area 8. Agitation Free 9. Agusa 10. Alphataurus 11. Anna Själv Tredje

A great series! Here are mine in no particular order. - Atomic Rooster (I like all of the albums) - Anathema (Later stuff is when I got into them... seen them live twice, great live) - Arena (I really like the first few albums) Honorable mentions - Ambrosia (First two albums, I really like the first one) - Anekdoten (I don't have enough of their albums... but I should get more... ) - Acid Mothers Temple (Seen them twice in a small club that holds about 150... amazing live band)

Nice for a Swede to see Ablution and Atlas mentioned! Great albums, cheers!

Speaking of A-Z, that’s the name of Mark Zonder and Ray Alders new band. Don’t know if you’ve talked about on the channel yet

Alkaloid (prog tech death) Archspire (tech death) Ad Nauseam (avant garde death, kinda proggy) And many thanks to Ken and Pete for their frequent recommendations for Ash Ra Tempel and Amon Duul.

Welcome back Luis!

Airbag, Anathema and Abel Ganz

Yup, A is a good one - Anekdoten, Anglagard and Anathema....and Astra....and Jon Anderson...and Areknames...and Ars Nova. You could have 26 weeks of this before we ever get to 'B'

A-N-A-T-H-E-M-A

The Italian fusion band Agora. They even played at Montreux, available on YT. I own their second album, called 2. Even this on YT. I like 2 more than the band playing live. Amazing musicianship!

I am Swedish and am pleasantly surprised that many Swedish artists/bands are chosen. Fun facts....Änlagård doesn't start with A but with Ä, which is the penultimate letter in our alphabet and is not pronounced as A. But it doesn't matter.....it's just a bit of fun! 🙃🙂

First ones that came to mind: Arena, Astra and Agusa. Great idea, lots of new to me bands to dig in to. Looking forward to B, My favorite letter lol!

Anathema for me. Love 'we're here because we're here'

Thanks guys! I took a handful of these as listening assignments and I am reporting back. By the way it really does help if you cite specific albums like Ken is doing here. I've done a first pass on ALL THREE Anglagard albums and oddly enough I liked the 3rd one best so far! They do sometimes get overly complex but usually they arrive on something you can sink your teeth into. Still cycling through on all three releases. Anekdoten (Vemod) is NOT what I thought it would be, it's much darker and spookier than I expected. Good stuff but I haven't got used to the quavery vocals. Atomic Rooster (first album) is one of those where you can HEAR the Sixties turning into the Seventies(!) and for it's time, it's quite good. Pleasantly surprised. Reviure by Atila is REALLY GOOD, including the VERY tasty keyboard work, it really is an amazingly great album. But the hands down PICK OF THE CROP so far is Astra, The Black Chord. It's "OMFG" GREAT from one end to the other. I have moved on to their "The Weirding" and it's just as good or better. BLEW ME AWAY. TASTY guitar work, keys, and vocals!

3.Ad Infinitum 2.Ars Nova:Goddess Of Darkness 1.Jon Anderson:Olias Of Sunhillow Honorable Mentions: John Abercrombie:Timeless Argent: Counterpoints Anderson/Stolt:Invention Of Knowledge Automatic Man A CAST OF THOUSANDS:the water’s edge Agents Of Mercy Analog Missionary Accordo dei Contrari

1 Aqueous - Live From Philadelphia 2 Argent - Nexus 3 Ambrosia - Ambrosia

This should be very challenging but at the same time, a lot of fun. I'm kicking things off with my favourite 3 from the letter A 1. Asia 2. Arena 3. Atomic Rooster

All good choices, but I’m surprised nobody chose Anathema, they are definitely on my list.

these are in my heavy rotation: 1. Ambrosia (debut) - so what if it's the only album I own of theirs. it's all I need. 2. Art Bears - The World As It Is Today - all their albums are at the top for me. they're in the RIO category 3. After Dinner - Glass Tube - this gets lumped in with RIO too, but there's a bit of Kate Bush in this Japanese band, and singer Haco continues to grow as a singer and as a musician the only reason I didn't put Arzachel in the #3 spot is that they only recorded the one album, but the same lineup recorded as Uriel, and some like Dave Stewart and Mont Campbell went on to form Egg, and Steve Hillage joined Gong. I like the one self-titled album. it's got blues moments, some Booker T organ funk, lots of psych freak out. and since I obviously like Canterbury and RIO, Kevin Ayers although I feel like he has inconsistent albums. the peaks are high tho...

1. Airbag (The Greatest Show On Earth) 2, Axess Maxxess (Contact) 3. Anathema (We're Here Because We're Here) Hon Mentions: 4. Atomic Rooster (Death Walks Behind You) 5. Agents of Mercy (Dramarama) 6. Alquin (Mountain Queen)

Amon Duul II - Wolf City /Atomic Rooster- Death Walks Behind You /Anekdoten - Gravity.

Looking forward to this series--just for fun I extracted the # of bands which start with each letter from the old Gibraltar GEPR (last updated 2011). Letter A indeed has most bands--339. Next is S with 325. Then M with 240. Biggest challenge (or maybe easiest?) will be X with 11. Full List: A-339, B-192, C-207, D-145, E-141,F-144, G-171, H-117, I-75, J-52, K-99, L-112, M-240, N-113, O-70, P-185, Q-23, R-118, S-325, T-175, U-31, V-56, W-84, X-11, Y-16, Z-48

Good to see Luis! These are my picks in alphabetical order: 1.-a.P.A.t.T (RIO/Avant-prog from the U.K)-Fun With Music [2016] 2.-Abigor (Tech/Extreme Prog Metal from Austria)-Höllenzwang [2018] 3.-Arcturus (Tech/Extreme Prog Metal from Norway)-La Masquerade Infernale [1997] Honorable Mentions: Aenaon (Progressive Black Metal from Greece)-Extance [2014] Anglagard (Symphonic Prog from Sweden)-Hybris [1992]

1.Anathema (fav.album: Weather Systems) / 2. Arena (fav.album: Immortal?) / 3. Ayreon (fav.album: Into The Electric Castle) Honorable mentions: Anyone's Daughter (DE) / Airbag (NO) / Atomic Simao (UKR) (not quite prog, more psyched spacerock but with some prog flavors)

Pete, how about an episode (or a few) where you have cast members from both Mon & Tues night series to debate whether selected album(s) is/is not a Hard Rock/Metal album (Mon night cast) or is it/is it not Prog Rock/Fusion (Tue night cast), or is the album actually a blend or even all of the above? For example, Moving Pics to me could equally be classified as hard rock or prog rock (but not Fusion), sort of depends on whether one focuses on the hits or the whole album w/ deep cuts. The cast could try to come to a consensus on how much of the album, in %, falls into each category, probably by going through the album track-by-track and debating where each falls. I think BOC has albums that would work for this. As you do with Album Assignment episodes, you could get a cast member to be moderator. A sample cast might be Martin Popoff & Sydney Taylor (HR&metal) and Lamie & Alvarez for Prog/fusion.

Arch is an incredible singer Always like who George picks. Good taste bro

1. A.R. & The Machines 2. The Amazing 3. Amon Duul II 4. Agusa 5. Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound HMs (too many, A's are chock full of great bands): Anglagard All Traps on Earth Agitation Free Accordo Dei Contrari Algarnas Tradgard Anekdoten Anyone's Daughter Atlas Atila Alco Frisbass Alphataurus Anna Sjalv Tredje Area Autumn Chorus Atlas Ange Amoeba Split Ain Soph

1. Asia - 'XXX' (2012) or 'Aura' (2001) 2. Arena - 'Songs From The Lions Cage' (1995) or 'Immortal?' (2000) 3. Änglagård 'Hybris' (1992)

Great show, looking forward to each segment! For me: 1. Alarum (all, incredible prog-metal) 2. Atheist (Unquestionable... especially) 3. Aghora (all but especially Formless) Honourable Ms: A Formal Horse Anathema Anekdoten Animals As Leaders (debut especially) Arch Enemy (first 3 albums ONLY) Antemasque (one & done Mars Volta members.... progressive punk?!) Anywhere (Cedric from TMV, nice atmos) Absorbed Aggregator Anubis Gate Anacrusis At War With Self Thanks for the show! 🤘😎

3. Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe 2. Aphrodite's Child - 666 (The Apocalypse of John, 13/18) 1. Jon Anderson - Olias of Sunhillow

Adagio - Underworld (symphonic prog metal) Anthriel - The Pathway (power prog metal) Anubis Gate - The Detached (prog metal) Above Symmetry/Aspera - Ripples (prog metal) Affector - Harmagedon (power prog metal)

1- Anathema 2- Anekdoten 3- Antimatter

Great show guys, my favourites are: Airbag Anathema Alan Parsons & Alan Parsons Project Anderson Bruford Wakeman & Howe Asia (John Payne’s Asia)

Prog Metal: Amorphis (Norway), …And Oceans (Finland) & Alchemist (Australia) Respective album: Elegy (Amorphis), The Symmetry of I, the Circle of O (…And Oceans) & Austral Alien (Alchemist)

AD INFINITUM! Rest of mine are Anglagard, Ark and Angel.

Great show--as usual! My three: 1. Acolyte--an awesome recent band from Australia. Check out their album "Entropy." 2. Arena--A great prog band featuring Clive Nolan and Mick Pointer. 3. Auri--An excellent folkish prog offshoot of Nightwish.

Definitely gotta show some love to Atomic Rooster. I only recently got around to listening to the first Asia album, and I have to say that it's pretty sweet. If you can count Amorphis as a prog metal band, they would be my favorite A band.

Can only think of two right now but here they are: 1. Asia - XXX 2. Alan Parsons Project - The Turn of a Friendly Card

New Favorite Band A-Z

Great video gents, hope you're all well! Mine would be... Anathema Alan Parsons Project Amorphis. Honourable mentions: Atomic rooster Ayreon ABWH

Hi everyone my top 3 are Ayreon ,Airbag,and Anathema ,I am looking forward to finding new bands that I have not heard from

Only picking my number 1 favorite since I know there's going to be letters with much less options to pick from So day 1: Animals as leaders

Ken Golden: The A in Janne Schaffer's name is prononounced with a short ah! not ei : Janne Schah!ffer. He played a lot with Abba, but he has also played with a swedish very popular curiosity called Electric banana band (Sweden's childrens music band), which was created by a famous swedish conceptual artist: Lasse Åberg, and the music originally accompanied a very popular children's tv program. Schaffer (not Scheiffer, again :) ) has been a very prominent swedish studio musician, and he also played with the musicians of Toto just before they became Toto, on the album Earmeal.

My favourites are: Anathema Arena and I’m surprised no one mentioned Amon Düül II

Nice to hear Agusa, Affinity, Aeon Zen, Aqua Fragile and especially airbag get a mention, I would highlight agents of Mercy, Airbag, anathema, Alambic and Amplifier on top of the mighty Anglagard

A lot to absorb, here. Because half of these, I have never heard of! The only ones I have ever owned: 2. Ambrosia's debut album, and 1. The French band Ange: I have Caricatures and their best, which is Au dela du delire (next on my list is Emile Jacotey) THANKS TO THIS SHOW I am now an Agusa fan, and I have started my journeys with Anglagard and Astra. Looks like there will be several more after that!

For A: 1) Agitation Free - All 2) Amon Duul - Phallus Dei or Yeti 3) Kevin Ayers - Joy of a Toy

Totally agree with Steven about Ayreon, a very good band

Bands from A would be for me, Arena - The visitor, Airbag all, Ayreon inside the electric castle. LEE ABRAHAM 's Seasons turn is a great album. In fact most of his albums are superb.

Wow, Ken likes Laurie Anderson. That's awesome.

Bit of a Glasgow thing with 2 of my 3. 1. Abel Ganz - Shooting Albatross 2. Aereogramme (I recon they are Prog) - My Heart Has As Wish 3. Ark - Dreams of Mr Jones, but they are here more for their live shows than studio work Astra as the honourable.

Top three 3 Ayreon 2 Arena 1 Airbag.

The Olias of Sunhillow trolling cracked me up LOL A very good record, I might add, no matter what Luis says 😉 Funnily enough, Anglagard would be filed in the penultimate spot in the alphabet (under ä) in their home country, Sweden, here in Finland and a few other countries as well. Änglagård translates to Angel Garden in English so how about that for a happy coincidence...! 😄 And a great great band to boot.

My Top 3 with A: 3. Asia 2. Avantasia 1. Ayreon

Really liked this theme and I’m craving with watching this alphabet show all the way thru letter Z! My picks: 1. Arena; 2. Airbag; 3. Anekdoten, HM: Agusa, Anathema and Abel Ganz, cheers!

top 3 picks 1) Anglagard 2) Jon Anderson 3) Atomic Rooster

I give my vote to Steven Reid for the best recommendations, absolutely loving Lee Abrahams and Also Eden.

Arrakeen (French neo-prog) Asgard (Neo-folk prog - Arkana & Imago Mundi are fantastic) Angra (Brazil prog metal - Rebirth is the best) Anyone’s Daughter (German symphonic prog, anything up to Neue Sterne) Aragon (Aussie neo-prog, Fish era Marillion sounding) HMs: Argos; Arena; Ayreon; Anglagard; ABWH.