Originally Posted by ProgSphere

Neal Morse, Marillion, Beardfish, The Flower Kings, Rush... They all delivered pretty good albums.

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Forgot a few: Haken, Alias Eye, Gazpacho, It Bites, Mostly Autumn, RPWL. Also, does anyone know if Fish is planning a new one? Seems like years since "Thirteenth star". Oh wait: it is!

BTW @ Mrd00d, you'll be glad to know I have a Buckethead (not literally, of course) in my stack for listening/review. His new one, something about an electric sea, I think? I'll let you know what I think --- well, I'll probably let everyone know, by reviewing it...

Originally Posted by Anteater

2012 seems to be a particularly strong year for crossover prog rock methinks: It Bites, Big Big Train and Squackett have delivered some truly infectious records that supersede what you expect and all sound miraculous from a production standpoint too.

Lot of good progressive metal has some out this year too, with particular nods to Suspyre's self-titled, Threshold's March Of Progress and Ne Obliviscaris's Portal Of I. Each sounds completely different, but they stand out vividly in a genre that most people will agree is a tad overcrowded and samey.

And on a final note, who can forget the psychedelic, swirling folkish side of the progressive rock spectrum....