A majestic jazz-fusion peak, offering dazzling violin solos, fiery guitar duels, and cosmic depth.

A light, carefree, and melodic shift for Ash Ra Tempel, Starring Rosi trades heavy space-rock for whimsical guitar work and Rosi Müller's ethereal, spoken-word poetry.

A masterclass in modal and hard bop jazz which blends a soulful alto sax with haunting, minimalist trumpet.

Though raw and uneven in places, this pioneering avant-garde collection brilliantly unlocked Webern's complex, miniature masterpieces for the world.

A cosmic, guitar-driven masterpiece, which brilliantly fuses hypnotic krautrock energy with ethereal spiritual beauty.

A masterwork of jazz-funk. Thick synths, infectious basslines, and hypnotic grooves redefine fusion completely.

Lush, pastoral Italian prog blends rich acoustic beauty with soaring, dramatic symphonic rock.

A dazzling, chaotic fusion of 1950s pop glam, avant-garde electronics, and lounge-lizard crooning. A brilliant blueprint for art-rock.

Raw, dark, and brave. Andy Warhol’s art rock masterpiece broke all pop rules. It traded sunny 60s joy for gritty New York street truth.

With Understanding Comes Appreciation If you are into Krautrock or guitar driven space rock, I've got a record for you: Solar Music Live by Grobschnitt. There is fantastic music to be heard here, believe me! The music from this live album is extremely strong and if ever you tend to like crying guitars sustained by an exceptional drumming, a powerful bass playing, and lots of atmospheric keyboards parts, this album is tailor-made to your ears. All the elements that make a succ

A wild, hypnotic dialogue of dual pianos and percussion, exploding with vanguard energy and brutal dynamism.

With Understanding Comes Appreciation In one million years from now, it would not surprise me in the slightest if Allan Holdsworth were regarded as the single best guitar player to ever walk the earth. The legendary jazz/fusion axe-slinger seamlessly avoided mainstream recognition for the entirety of his career, which spanned for over 40 years, thirteen studio and three live albums. Despite his underwhelming popularity among the masses, you’d be hard-pressed to find a single

With Understanding Comes Appreciation The reason why Banco del Mutuo Soccorso so much deserves their status as an epitome of the best Italian prog of all times is the fact that its first three efforts are highly remarkable masterpieces in which complexity and beauty are taken to their maximum levels. All three together follow a coherent line of artistic ambition and consistent recreation of sonic potential. Along with PFM and Le Orme, Banco del Mutuo Soccorso (Banco), make up

A thrilling, synth-charged prog rock masterpiece of rebellion and conceptual brilliance, fueled by Peart's epic lyrics.

With Understanding Comes Appreciation Modern Jazz-Rock/Fusion is the true progressive music movement of our time. It makes no compromises, leaves no stone unturned, and never panders to its audience. You're either in or you're out. As of this review's writing, that trend is showing no sign of letting up. If you want a good example of what real Prog is these days, pick up a Fusion record like this one. You'll laugh hysterically at how so many Dream Theater and Yes sound-alike

With Understanding Comes Appreciation As the 60s abruptly became the 70s, the psychedelia of the former era was transmogrifying into something more sophisticated. With the prog-rock explosive nature of 1969 occurring with bands like East Of Eden and King Crimson forever changing the rock history books, bands who came before who were more focused on the psychedelic pop aspects of the scene rather than the sophisticated compositions of what would develop suddenly found themselv

A sprawling, hypnotic fusion of jazz, psych-rock, and tape loops. Bold, experimental, and mind-bending.

With Understanding Comes Appreciation The composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein said of one passage, "That page is sixty years old, but it's never been topped for sophisticated handling of primitive rhythms...", and of the work as a whole, "...it's also got the best dissonances anyone ever thought up, and the best asymmetries and polytonalities and polyrhythms and whatever else you care to name." Oks, first things first specially for the sake of new comers. The Rite of Spr

With Understanding Comes Appreciation Lots of jazz guitarists have veered into the world of rock and roll on occasion, but the number of "raised on the blues" rockers who have had the boulders to step into the high-falutin' domain of jazz-rock fusion can be counted on one hand. Most of us weren't sure it could be done at all until Tommy Bolin spun everyone's head around with his phenomenal work on Billy Cobham's "Spectrum" in 1973. I have no idea if that had anything to do wi

With Understanding Comes Appreciation Thelonious Monk's Brilliant Corners stands as a testament to the genius of one of jazz music's most influential figures. Released in 1957, this album showcases Monk's innovative and idiosyncratic approach to composition and performance, solidifying his status as a true jazz visionary. At the heart of this album lies Monk's signature piano playing, characterized by angular melodies, unexpected chord progressions, and intricate rhythmic pat