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Feel better, Ken! I hope your recovery goes smoothly.

1. Porcupine Tree "Fear of a Blank Planet" 2. Amaran's Plight "Voice in the Light" 3. Neal Morse "Sola Scriptura" 4. Sieges Even "Paramount" 5. Three "The End is Begun" 6. Symphony X "Paradise Lost" 7. Blackfield "II" 8. Redemption "The Origins of Ruin" 9. Richard Thompson "Sweet...

I agree that it is premature to be playing the Best-of-2007 game, but I'll jump right in and say that the best album I've heard this year by far is Porcupine Tree's "Fear of a Blank Planet". The writing, vibe, and performances are just brilliant. It's not as good as "In Absentia," but it's damn...

Top ten as of today: 1. Porcupine Tree “Fear of a Blank Planet” 2. Amaran’s Plight “Voice in the Light” 3. Sieges Even “Paramount” 4. Richard Thompson “Sweet Warrior” 5. David Torn “Prezens” 6. Neal Morse “Sola Scriptura” 7. Symphony X “Paradise Lost” 8. Circus Maximus “Isolate” 9...

Sigh...Phanto, investigate the matter yourself if you don't believe me. I have two graduate degrees in this area, but, whatever, you're probably right.

Hey folks, The idea of ancient Egypt as the source of mystical knowledge is a myth of the Renaissance that came about through a horrendous mistake dating a series of texts called the Corpus Hermeticum. To put it briefly, a series of Gnostic texts (3rd-4th centuries AD) were mistakenly thought...

Just got the Feb. '07 issue of Guitar Player in the mail and saw a short but sweet interview with Scott McGill. They pimp the new MMS disc a bit. I don't think I've ever seen any LE bands/artists profiled in a "mainstream" magazine before, so it was a bit of a shock! NP: Transatlantic "Live...

Yes. It's worth getting.

I'm going to second this. "A Perfect Forever" is an excellent prog-metal album. Complex without going overboard, melodic, chunky...what's not to love? I highly recommend this fine band. NP: Adagio "Underworld"

I strongly believe that Opeth's "Ghost Reveries," Riverside's "Second Life Syndrome," and Ayreon's "The Human Equation" will be considered classics of the "oughts" by fans of heavier prog for years to come. NP: The Aurora Project "Words Unspoken"

Ayreon Dream Theater Opeth Pain of Salvation Riverside Tool This is the top tier of contemporary progressive metal as far as I'm concerned. NP: Dream Theater "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence"

I didn't make the show this year. I really wanted to, but personal obligations won out in the end.

Has anyone posted the track listing of the PPUSAVII sampler? I would be very grateful if someone could either do that or point me to where I could find it out. Cheers. NP: Celtic Frost "Monotheist" (I can't believe how much I'm digging this!)

Devin Townsend, Threshold, Vanden Plas. Redemption would have been my fourth. NP: Pagan's Mind "Celestial Entrance" [would have been my fifth :)]

I used to have my entire collection organized by date of release, then within that alphabetized by artist. One time my uncle asked me if I would notice if he switched two CDs. I said yes. To test me, he switched a pair. I took one look at my rack at correctly noted that he had put Rush's "Caress...