Leprous Pitfalls is an instant classic. They are the absolute masters of really innovative and original prog music

Any show with Pete is a homerun. Nice 👍 💯

Empath, Hand. Cannot Erase., Pale Communion and The Similitude Of A Dream are in my top 5 also. Not mentioned was The Work by Rivers Of Nihil, an absolute masterpiece of a concept album!

Tkanks for picking Riverside ❤ I'm from Poland and they our best export band

For anyone else losing their mind trying to find that first album from his pronunciation alone - it's "Salighet" by "Jordsjø" I think you should put links to the albums, in the video description.

Nice to hear Gazpacho mentioned. Almost picked one of them. Riverside - Wasteland Evergrey - Hymns For The Broken Myrath - Legacy Pain of Salvation - In The Passing Light Of Day Amorphis - Halo

1- Present : This is not the end 2- Haken : Affinity 3- Banco : Orlando 4- Lalu : Paint the Sky 5- Kaipa : Urskog

Thank you Vic for getting TSOAD in there, would have been a tragedy without it. Great to have Flying Colors, Wobbler, Riverside, Opeth, etc... all represented.

In no specific order Marillion - An hour before its dark Devin Townsend - Empath Leprous - Pitfalls The Neal Morse Band - TSOAD Tool - Fear Innoculum

The Nospun album would be my pick for that classic prog metal concept album like op mindcrime and metropolis 2000

I would like to thank you for introducing me to wobbler. Listened to the album mentioned and it is an instant classic

Devin Empath and Wilsons Hand cannot erase is my top two. But I think Beardfish are also very good on expressing emotions. To me, Beardfish Comfort zone is missing here. Finally, it would have been nice to keep one album per band, to get more variety to the list. Then maybe there would have been room for the latest albums by Orphaned land and the joyful Von Herzen Brothers. Prog needs more joyfullness and weirdness :) . Thank you for a great podcast

Right on Pete with « King For A Day » from Magic Pie.

I was sad Leprous and Frost* didn’t get mentions. Pitfalls and Falling Satellites are some of my favorite albums of all time. But you’ve given me a lot to check out! Great video!

Sea of tranquility!

My list would be.... Marillion "An Hour Before It's Dark" & "Fear", Moon Safari "Himlabacken Vol. 2, Mystery "Redemption", Downes Braide Association "Halcyon Hymns", Mostly Autumn "The Ghost Moon Orchestra"

Great topic and fun show. Nice to hear Moron Police mentioned, such a good album. I’d also include Thank You Scientist’s album Terraformer.

Wow Roie, your picks are just about perfect!

Great episode. For me it would be Omens by Elder, and Veil of Imagination by Wilderun. Both of no-skip albums for me. Was thinking Jordan would mention them since he was wearing the shirt I believe. They’re a band that doesn’t have enough recognition at this point. No one is really talking about them. But the album is phenomenal.

Awesome episode… very interesting and good picks!

Thanks for having both Pete & Jordan on the podcast. Here are my picks: Bruce Soord - Luminescence The Pineapple Thief - Your Wilderness Marillion - An Hour Before It’s Dark & FEAR Frost* - Day & Age Riverside - ID. Entity Tim Bowness - Flowers at the Scene Steve Hackett - Wolflight & The Circus and the Nightwhale Kansas - The Prelude Implicit Porcupine Tree - C/C Mastodon - Hushed & Grim My top pick that deserves to be both an instant classic and Grammy nominated for album of the year is Peter Gabriel’s I/O. If it doesn’t earn that nom, then the selection committee will be a huge farce.

Love your videos. Please consider adding a list of the chosen albums to the show notes. Having to take notes as I'm watching is a pain in the keister.

Glad to hear love for Pale Communion, such a great album. I'd probably pick In Cauda Venenum though as their best post Watershed album. Also, everything The Dear Hunter has done! The Acts and their newer more funk/jazz infused sound. When you mentioned Queen as the band that could do anything, Dear Hunter comes to mind as the modern day equivalent of that for me.

Loved that show, I got quite a few albums on my to-listen list out of it! Personally I would have included "An hour before it's dark" by Marillion, really beautiful and emotional!

Jordsjø out of the gate! 👍🏼

Southern Empire Civilisation for sure. Otherwise bunch of fantastic picks - loved to see Styx and Kansas mentioned!

This could be cheating since it's probably considered a classic already but I of course have to mention Affinity by Haken💙💜❤️🤍🥰😃 Best prog metal album ever!!! Other albums: *Malina by Leprous *Colors 2 by Between the buried and me *Empath by Devin Townsend 2 albums from this year: *Charcoal Grace by Caligula's horse *Ihsahn by Ihsahn

Superb topic. Well done, chaps. My pick would be Distant Satellites (2014) by Anathema (admittedly by default because Weather Systems is the classic).

My guy Pete coming with the Elder! Innate Passage is a masterpiece 🤘

1. Marillion - An Hour Before it's Dark 2. Dream Theater - Distance Over Time 3. Ayreon - The Source 4. I.Q. - The Road of Bones 5. Arena The Theory of Molecular Inheritance

Lots of Scandinavian band's. Love them all but Kalandra's album The Line is one of the best Norwegian releases for years and the band is getting more International attention. New album comming out this summer🤘

Suprised to see Major Parkinson getting some love, they definitely don't get enough attention. Blackbox is such a wild and interesting ride

Love the Jordsjo - Salighet pick Pete! Great album

Steven Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase. Richard Dawson/Circle - Henki

Please, what's the swedish album from 2021 mentioned at 59:10?

Surprised F.E.A.R. by Marillion wasn't mentioned. There's been nothing better over the last 10 years as far as I'm concerned. I'd also include 'White Rainbow' by Mostly Autumn. Here's my top 5. 1. F. E. A. R. - Marillion 2. White Rainbow - Mostly Autumn 3. Kaleidoscope - Transatlantic 4. Similitude of a Dream - NMB 5. Hand Cannot Erase - Steven Wilson

1. Big Big Train - English Electric Full Power 2. Steven Wilson - Hand.Cannot.Erase 3. The Neal Morse Band - Similitude of a Dream 4. Beardfish - Sleeping in the Traffic Pt2 5. Wobbler - Dwellers of the Deep

Voivod - The Wake . The only album that I think would rank as a classic,

Slift - Ummon. Modern bonafide classic space rock album.

Similitude of a Dream #1 for sure

Roie, you always mention FC's third album as your favorite, why the change of heart? Also, great honorable mention by Vic for Nova Collective. It's one of my favorite instrumental albums of all time., right up there with LTE.

Chronicles of Father Robin!

The Dear Hunter's Acts better be on this fucking list guys.

Viljans Öga by Änglagård...

Honourable mention : Nova Collective : The Further Side

Echolyn - Echolyn (2012)

It's too bad Leprous didn't make this list. Or Wilderun, since Jordan is wearing the shirt! Some band's albums from the last decade will probably all be considered classics in 25 years, like Haken. My top five in no order (except HCE, since that is all time): Steven Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase. Wilderun - Veil of Imagination Opeth - In Cauda Venanum (though I go back and forth between that and Pale Communion as my favorite from this time) Leprous - Pitfalls (I do like Coal and Bilateral more, but those were earlier) I'll probably have 10 albums in this last slot, but I'll probably have to go with Haken - Fauna. Honorable mentions: Gazpacho - Fireworker, Riverside - Wasteland, Ihsahn - Amr

Nice topic!

Hear me now and believe me later- Cheeto's Magazine's album, "Amazingous" from 2019 will be considered a classic in 20 years.

Jordan B nailed it

Angherr Shispa by Koenji Hyakkei is definitely a modern zeuhl classic!

No Leprous?

U rang? ;)

PetroDragonic Apocalypse. It can't not be

ELDER!!!!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

My family album! Ok, maybe not.

2015 Steven Wilson Hand. Cannot. Erase. 2021 Gojira Fortitude 2016 Fates Warning Theories of Flight 2019 Tool Fear Inoculum 2020 Spirit Adrift Enlightened In Eternity 2017 Mastodon Emperor of Sand 2017 Beast In Black Berserker 2018 Between The Buried And Me Automata I/II 2018 Judas Priest Firepower 2019 Soen Lotus

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Sadly, my opinion doesn't hold too much hope for the future "classics" because the current generation of music listeners don't pay attention (or can't) so I believe it will be interesting if this same crew gets back together in 10-15 years, the only people that will still say that these discussed today are "classic" are the same people who are watching today.