While not a big fan of his, I prefer his work with the other bands you mentioned over what he did with Rainbow. Anyone who is a Rainbow fan(esp. Dio era) is speaking my language...
Progpower ends when you are riding the Marta on Sunday morning with your head leaning up against the window and you can barely keep your eyes open. The last stop is the airport where you will continue to stand in line at Starbucks, leaning your head up against the wall or the person in front of you.