When rating prog albums I try to do so in a historical context, that is how an album compares against the entire body of Prog. This means that the best album for any given year, which most people would rate with top marks may not receive the same rating in my charts as only the best albums of all time should get the highest ratings… This chart does not include compilations or live albums.

My Ratings:
Note: I vote on a bell curve, anything above 6 is really good, anything much below 4 really isn't :D
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7082504/bellcurve.jpg
1. (=) Elephant9…

When rating prog albums I try to do so in a historical context, that is how an album compares against the musical ancestry. This means that the best album for any given year, which most people would rate with top marks may not receive the same rating in my charts as only the best albums of all time should get the highest ratings… This chart does not include compilations but does include live albums.

My Ratings:
Note: I vote on a bell curve, anything above 6 is really good, anything much below 4 really isn't :D
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5185/5664036659_6c8d34884b_z_d.jpg
1. (=) Dün…

This article attempts to pull together a list of good online sources of Progressive Rock available to prog fans, from stores that sell CDs/Vinyl, to download only, podcasts and so on. Sources of bootleg material, eg concert recordings is out of the scope of this document.

Focus: 'Wide' means the site covers all Prog genres or labels. 'Narrow' means they focus on a small number of artists or a sub genre of Prog. 'None' means the sell all types of music, not just prog.

History:
20100716: Added UK Esoteric Records

Physical Media

UK

My CDs for sale
URL: http://www.amazon.co.uk/shops/A267SXPVLLX5OJ

progrock.co.uk…

When rating albums I try to do so in a historical context, that is how an album compares against the musical ancestry. This means that the best album for any given year, which most people would rate with top marks may not receive the same rating in my charts as only the best albums of all time should get the highest ratings… This chart does not include compilations but does include live albums.

My Ratings:
Note: I vote on a bell curve, anything above 6 is really good, anything much below 4 really isn't :D
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5185/5664036659_6c8d34884b_z_d.jpg
1. (=) Jethro Tull…

When rating prog albums I try to do so in a historical context, that is how an album compares against the entire body of Prog. This means that the best album for any given year, which most people would rate with top marks may not receive the same rating in my charts as only the best albums of all time should get the highest ratings… This chart does not include compilations or live albums.

My Ratings:
Note: I vote on a bell curve, anything above 6 is really good, anything much below 4 really isn't :D
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7082504/bellcurve.jpg
1. (new…

My Ratings:
Note: I vote on a bell curve, anything above 5 is really good, anything much below 5 really isn't :D
8-10 - Astonishing - must buy!!
7 - Superb - buy!
6 - Excellent - recommended
5 - Average
4 - Below Average
3 - Poor (or not my thing) - fans only
2 - Rubbish (or really not my thing) - completists only
1 - Run screaming from the room!

Discipline (USA) - Push & Profit (1994)
Djam Karet (USA) - Burning the Hard City (1991)
Djam Karet (USA) - The Devouring (1997)

My Ratings:
Note: I vote on a bell curve, anything above 5 is really good, anything much below 5 really isn't :D
8-10 - Astonishing - must buy!!
7 - Superb - buy!
6 - Excellent - recommended
5 - Average
4 - Below Average
3 - Poor (or not my thing) - fans only
2 - Rubbish (or really not my thing) - completists only
1 - Run screaming from the room!

Resistor (USA) - Resistor (2008) - 7.1/10

Teliof (Israel) - Is It? (2008)
Believe (Poland) - Yesterday is a Friend (2008)
Il Bacio della Medusa (Italy) -…

My Ratings:
Note: I vote on a bell curve, anything above 5 is really good, anything much below 5 really isn't :D
8-10 - Astonishing - must buy!!
7 - Superb - buy!
6 - Excellent - recommended
5 - Average
4 - Below Average
3 - Poor (or not my thing) - fans only
2 - Rubbish (or really not my thing) - completists only
1 - Run screaming from the room!

Frost* (UK) - Tour CD (2008)
Moon Safari (Sweden) - Blomljud (2008) - 4.7/10
Trion (Netherlands) - Pilgrim (2007) - 4.5/10
Banco del Mutuo Soccorso (Italy) -…

My Ratings:
Note: I vote on a bell curve, anything above 5 is really good, anything much below 5 really isn't :D
8-10 - Astonishing - must buy!!
7 - Superb - buy!
6 - Excellent - recommended
5 - Average
4 - Below Average
3 - Poor (or not my thing) - fans only
2 - Rubbish (or really not my thing) - completists only
1 - Run screaming from the room!

Presto Ballet (USA) - The Lost Art of Time Travel (2008) - 6/10
Ex-Vagus (France) - âmes vagabondes (2006) - 5.1/10

Peter Hammill (UK) - Singularity (2006)…

My Ratings:
Note: I vote on a bell curve, anything above 5 is really good, anything much below 5 really isn't :D
8-10 - Astonishing - must buy!!
7 - Superb - buy!
6 - Excellent - recommended
5 - Average
4 - Below Average
3 - Poor (or not my thing) - fans only
2 - Rubbish (or really not my thing) - completists only
1 - Run screaming from the room!

After the Fall (USA) - Knowledge (2005) - 6/10
Unifaun (Sweden) - Unifaun (2008) - 5/10

After the Fall - Listed as Heavy Prog on Prog Archives,…