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A
Smart indie rock.
» Hi-fi serious 39:- Rating: PPPP
ARC ANGEL CANNATA
Pomp/Aor.
» Tamarok 25:- Rating: PPP
ARMIA
Atmospheric metal from Poland. Interesting.
» Legenda 35:-
» Antiarmia 35:-
» Triodante 35:-
» Duch 35:-
BAD COMPANY
Classic 70's rock.
» Bad Co 35:-
BJÖRK
Well...what can we say? Truly inique.
» Post 39:- Rating: PPP+
BLIND GUARDIAN
Progressive, melodic power metal.
» A night at the opera 35:- Rating: PPPP
BLUR
90's indie pop.
» Modern life is rubbish 39:-
» The Great escape 39:-
BOWIE, DAVID
rue classic albums, moving between different
styles.
» Let's dance 49:- Rating: PPP
» Never let me down 49:- Rating: PP+
» Hours 69:- Rating: PPP+
» Heathen 69:- Rating: PPPP READ
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BYRDS
60's pop / rock / psychedelia with lots
of harmony vocals and 12-string guitars.
» Super Hits 49:-
CAESAR'S PALACE
Contemporary swedish indie rock.
» Love to the streets 49:-
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & HIS MAGICK BAND
A kind of bluesy Zappa style with skilled
musicians and a truly unique vocalstyle.
» Blue jeans and moonbeams 59:- Rating: PPP+
CARNEGIE
Symphrock from the 70's.
» Carnegie 35:-
CATATONIA
Brittish indierock with rather special
female vocals.
» Paper scissor stone 39:- Rating: PPPP+
CATHEDRAL
Black Sabbath inspired heavy rock.
» Soul sacrifice/Statik majik 35:-
» Carnival bizarre 35:-
CENTURY
Atmospheric metal with some melancholic
Depeche Mode influences.
» The secret inside 39:- Rating: PPPP
» Melancholy 39:- Rating: PPPP
CHARISMA
Melodic progmetal with strong female vocalist.
» Karma 39:- Rating: PPP+
CHEAP TRICK
Power pop from the 70's.
» Greatest Hits 49:- Rating: PPPP
CLARKE, STANLEY
Very skilled bass player from RETURN TO
FOREVER.
» School days 49:- Rating: PPPP
COOPER, ALICE
The master of pompous horror-rock a.k.a
Vincent Furnier.
» Killer 49:- Rating: PPPP
COPE, JULIAN
Songwriter and vocalist from THE TEARDROP
EXPLODES.
» Interpreter 35:-
COVERDALE, DAVID
Deep Purple/Whitesnake.
» Into the light 35:-
CRADLE OF FILTH
Goth metal.
» Midian *ltd version* 49:-
CREED
Soundgarden/Pearl Jam-hybrid.
» Human clay 49:- Rating: PPP+
» Weathered 49:- Rating: PPPP
THE CROWN
Metal.
» Hell is here 25:-
DEAD CAN DANCE
Middle age influenced with amazing female
vocals.
» Dead can dance 49:- Rating: PPPP
DEEP FOREST
In the vain of ENIGMA.
» Boheme 25:- Rating: PPPP
DICKINSON, BRUCE
The voice of Iron Maiden.
» Best of (2CD) 79:- Rating: PPPP
DYNAMO CHAPEL
Indie rock.
» Secrets surrounded 49:- Rating: PPP+
EDGUY
Melodic powermetal with some symphonic
moments.
» Savage poetry 49:- Rating: PPP
ELECTRIC ORANGE
Neo-psychedelic rock in the vein of Porcupine
Tree.
» Orange communication 35:-
» Cyberdelic 59:-
» Electric orange (2CD) 89:-
ELECTRIC SOFT PARADE
Intelligent pop/rock.
» Holes in the wall 35:- Rating: PPP+
EMERALD RAIN
AOR.
» Broken saviours 25:-
» Live 2K 25:-
EMERALD TIERS
Rush inspired progrock.
» Whisper the first scene 39:- Rating: PPP
FAITH NO MORE
Many-styles-rock.
» Who cares a lot?-Greatest hits 39:-
FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM
Goth rock.
» From Gehenna to here 49:-
FIXX, THE
Smart, often Rupert Hine produced, 80's
pop/rock with echoing guitars and classy vocals.
» Stand or fall - Live 49:-
» Real time stand still 49:-
» In concert l 49:-
FOXX, JOHN
Original lead vocalist of ULTRAVOX made
some of the most interesting
synthrock albums during the 80's. Inventive and melodic.
» The garden plus 49:- Rating: PPPP
GABRIEL, PETER
Original lead vocalist of GENESIS.
» Plays live Highlights *LTD-paper sleeve* 79:-
GARMARNA
Progressive Swedish folkrock.
» Vittrad 35:- Rating: PPPP
GERRARD, LISA
The magnificent Voice of DEAD CAN DANCE.
» Mirror pool 59:-
» Duality (with Peter Bourke) 59:-
GOLDEN EARRING
Semi-progressive 70's rock with some psychedelic
elements.
US version of "Moontan" has a different tracklist that
appeals
to fans of progressive rock.
» Moontan *US version* 49:- Rating: PPPPP
GOMEZ
Hippierock in the 90's.
» Liquid skin 39:-
» Bring it down 39:-
GRANDADDY
Neo-Psychedelic rock.
» Sophtware slump 35:- Rating: PPPP
HARLAN CAGE
Bombastic AOR.
» Temple of tears 39:-
HARRISON, GEORGE
Beatles guitarist.
» Brainwashed 39:-
HELLOWEEN
Melodic metal.
» Treasure chest - best of (2CD) 69:-
» Treasure chest *LTD 3CD-version* 89:-
HINE, RUPERT
Succesfull producer (Saga, The Fixx and
others) who also makes very fine soloalbums.
» Life is a full time occupation 59:-
HOUSE OF LORDS
AOR/pomp.
» Sahara 49:- Rating: PPPP
HÖST
Norwegian progrock from the 70's.
» Live and unreleased 49:- Rating: PPP+
IN FLAMES
Roaring and melodic metal.
» Tokyo showdown 49:-
JACKSON, JOE
"Arty" pop/rock with all kinds
of influences.
» Night & day 49:- Rating: PPPP
» Body & soul 49:- Rating: PPPP+
» Big world 49:- Rating: PPPP+
» Laughter & lust 49:- Rating: PP +
JEREMY
Instrumental prog with some Mike Oldfield/Anthony
Phillips influences.
» Pilgrim's journey 49:- Rating: PPP
» Celestial city 49:- Rating: PPP
JOHNSON, ROB
Guitarist from Magnitude 9.
» Peripheral 49:-
KANSAS
Progressive rock with a folk feel.
» Device voice drum (2CD) 79:- Rating: PPPP
KILLING JOKE
80's gothrock featuring Jaz Coleman on
vocals. The most proggy albums are
"Brighter tha a thousand suns" and "Outside the gate".
Sometimes it's a bit
like some kind of King Crimson-rock. One of the most interesting
acts from
the brittish 80's alternate rock scene.
» Revelations 69:- Rating: PP
» Night time 69:- Rating: PPPP
» Brighter than a... 69:- Rating: PPPPP
» Outside the gate 69:- Rating: PPPPP
» Extremeties, dirt and various repressed emotions 69:- Rating:
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KOLLAR, PAUL
Music in the vein of FRIPP/ENO from the
guitarist of ST ELMOS FIRE.
» Subtle matter 49:-
LED ZEPPELIN
Page, Plant, Bonham & Jones.
» How the west was won (3CD) 135:- Rating: PPPP
LINKIN PARK
Successful NU-metal act.
» Hybrid theory 49:-
LIVE
Indie rock a bit simular to REM.
» Secret samadhi 49:- Rating: PPP
» V 49:- Rating: PPPP
LIV KRISTINE
The sweet voice of THEATRE OF TRAGEDY.
» Deux ex machina 59:- Rating: PPPP
MADNESS
Smart, quirky 80's pop.
» Divine (best of) 59:- Rating: PPPP+
MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND
Progressive rock with The Master Of Moog.
» Glorified, magnified 49:- Rating: PPPP
MAZZY STAR
Soft, melancholic indie rock.
» She hangs brightly 59:- Rating: PPP
» So tonight that i might see 59:- Rating: PPP+
MELBOURNE
Featuring Carrie Melbourne (Chapman stick
player with Tricky & Mike Oldfield).
The music is ambient, warm and atmospheric with asian influences.
» Indian ocean 35:- Rating: PPP
» Night star 35:- Rating: PPP+
MERCURY REV
Neo-psychedelic rock.
» Yerself is steam 49:-
» All is dream 49:- Rating: PPPP READ
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MIKE & THE MECHANICS
Mike Rutherford of GENESIS plays soulfull
pop music.
» Hits 49:-
MISSING PERSONS
Experimental rock with Dale and Terry Bozzio.
» Best of 49:- Rating: PPP
MOBY
Triphop.
» 18 35:-
MULTISTORY
Poppy neoprog from the 80's.
» East/West 49:- Rating: PPP
MURPHY, PETE
The Voice of BAUHAUS. "Wild birds"
is a very fine collection.
» Wild birds 85-95 69:- Rating: PPPPP
» Recall (EP) 25:-
NAZARETH
70's hard rock.
» Snaz 39:-
NEWMAN, TOM
Folkprog featuring Mike Oldfield.
» Faerie symphony and other stories 49:- Rating: PPPP
NEW ORDER
From the ashes of JOY DIVISION.
» Technique 49:- Rating: PPPP+
NICE, The
Keith Emerson's band before starting E,L,P.
» All the best 49:-
NINE INCH NAILS
Industrial metal.
» The fragile(2CD) 115:- Rating: PPPP
» And all that could have been *Ltd* (2CD) 139:-
NO-MAN
Steve Wilson of PORCUPINE TREE with vocalist
Tim Bowness.
» Returning Jesus 79:-
NORTH STAR
Instrumental prog/symph with plenty of
power
and energy also getting quite bombastic at times.
» Tempest 69:- Rating: PPP+
OASIS
Brittish style guitar rock with some Beatles/Who
influences .
» What's the story - morning glory 49:- Rating: PPPP
» Standing on the shoulder of giants 49:- Rating:
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» Familiar to millions 49:- Rating: PPP+
ORZABAL, ROLAND
Main man of TEARS FOR FEARS.
» Tomcats screaming outside 39:- Rating: PPP+
OSBOURNE, OZZY
Original lead vocalist of BLACK SABBATH.
» Down to earth 49:- Rating: PPPP
PALLAS
One of the more well known neoprogressive
bands.
» The Blinding darkness (DVD) (Reg 0 / PAL) 125:-
» The Blinding darkness *Ltd 2CD+DVD* 149:-
PARADISE LOST
Heavy and melancholic.
» I beleive in nothing 49:-
» Symbol of life *Ltd* 49:-
PEARL JAM
Grunge featuring the characteristic voice
of Eddie Vedder.
» Ten 49:- Rating: PPPPP
PREFAB SPROUT
Cocktailpop with splendid songwriting and
lots of warmth.
» From Langley park to memphis 39:- Rating: PPP+
» Gunmen and other stories 39:- Rating: PPPP
PSYCHEDELIC FURS
Indie rock from early 80's.
The Todd Rundgren produced "Forever now" is strongly recommended.
» Forever now 69:- Rating: PPPP
» Should God forget: A Retrospective (2CD) 99:- Rating:
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QUEENSRYCHE
Hardrock/metal with a pompous approach.
» Live evolution (2CD) 89:-
RADIOHEAD
Critically acclaimed progressive indierock.
» I might be wrong - Live 69:- Rating: PPPP
RANDOM HOLD
The link between early 80's independent
new wave and progressive rock.
» View from here (2CD) 135:- Rating: PPPP
REID, CURTIS
Skilled guitarist moving progressively
in all musical directions.
» Omniumgatherum 69:- Rating: PPP+
RHAPSODY
Neo-classical progmetal.
» Rain of a thousand flames 69:-
ROTH, ULI JON & ELECTRIC SUN
One of the true guitar heroes of our time.
» Earthquake 69:- Rating: PPPP+
» Firewind 69:- Rating: PPPP
RUDY'S JOURNEY
AOR featuring Michael Sadler from SAGA.
» Rudy's journey 59:-
RUSH
Inventive and powerful progressive rock
from this forever going trio.
» Test for echo 69:- Rating: PPP
» Vapor trails 69:- Rating: PPPP READ
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SANTANA
Inventive progressive latin-influenced
rock with long, melodic guitar solos.
» Welcome 59:- Rating: PPP
SEA NYMPHS
Members from Cardiacs shows a more melodic
side also with influences
of 60's psychedelia.
» Sea Nymphs (with ugly booklet) 49:- Rating: PPPP
SEAL
Warm semi-progressive pop.
» Seal 49:- Rating: PPPP+
SELFISH
Atmospheric and smart indierock with beatiful
female vocals.
» Wanting you would be 35:- Rating: PPPP
SINISTER STREET
Modern progrock landing somewhere between
Galleon, Clepsydra and Nice Beaver.
» Trust 69:- Rating: PPPP
SISTERS OF MERCY
80's gothrock.
» Floodland 49:-
SKANTZE, PATRIK
Instrumental melodic prog in the vein of
Mike Oldfield.
» Music for my ego's sake 69:-
SKIDS
Late 70's indie rock with Richard Jobson,
later in ARMOURY SHOW, and
Stuart Adamson, who later had great success with his band BIG COUNTRY.
» Sweet Suburbia - Best of 69:- Rating: PPPP+
SKYCLAD
Semiprogressive folk-metal.
» Folkemon *LTD digi* 69:-
SMASHING PUMPKINS
Inventive indie rock from the 90's.
» Machina 79:- Rating: PPP
» Rotten apples - Greatest hits *Ltd* (2CD) 139:-
SMOKIN' GRANNY
Fusion with a twist.
» Tarth shooke 59:-
SNOT
Heavy.
» Get some 59:- Rating: PPPP
SOFT MACHINE
This band played a unique, kind of brittish,
jazz-rock style that changed
a lot over the years as their also was many changes in the line-up.
» Six 49:- Rating: PPP
» Seven 49:- Rating: PPPP
SUEDE
Bowie influenced indie rock.
» Head music 49:- Rating: PPPP
SYMPHORCE
Progressive, melodic metal.
» Phorceful ahead 49:-
TALK TALK
This band started out as a synthpop act
in the mid 80's.
Over the years their style developed into some kind of minimalistic
art rock with a strong mealncholic feel that appeals to many "progheads".
» Colour of spring 39:- Rating:PPPP
» Spirit of Eden 39:- Rating: PPPP
THE TEARGARDEN
New Order influenced indie rock.
» Crystal mass 49:-
TELEVISION
Indie rock from the late 70's featuring
Tom Verlaine.
» Marquee moon 25:- Rating: PPPP
THEATRE OF TRAGEDY
Started out as dark gothrock band but develope
there style
on every album.
» Musique 49:- Rating: PPP
» Assembly *digi* 49:- Rating: PPP+
THIN LIZZY
The genious of Phil Lynott.
» Jailbreak 39:- Rating: PPPP+
TOTO
AOR. The true kings of melodic rock.
» IV 49:-
» Seventh one 49:-
» Hydra 49:-
» Hold the line - Very best (2CD) 79:- Rating: PPPP
TRISTANIA
Pompous gothmetal.
» Beyond the veil 49:- Rating: PPPP
VAI, STEVE
A true guitar-wizard.
» Sex & religion 59:- Rating: PPP
VANISHING POINT
Progmetal.
» Tangled in dreams 69:- Rating: PPP+
VERVE, THE
90's indie rock.
» Northern soul 59:-
VEX
Neo-psychedelic rock.
» Vex 69:-
VIGILANCE
German style progressive metal.
» Secrecy 59:-
VINEGAR JOE
70's rock featuring Robert Palmer and Elkie
Brooks.
» Six Star Gypsies 49:- Rating: PPPP+
VISIONARY
Melodic progrock, close to the progmetal
genre, at times
sounding a bit as a more progressive and softer Queensrÿche.
» Strange but familiar shores 39:- Rating: PPP+
VOICE
Bombastic, melodic powermetal.
» Golden signs 39:-
WAKEMAN, RICK
Symphonic rock with the most popular keyboard
player of YES.
» Myths and legend of King Arthur 49:- Rating: PPPP
WALDEN, MICHAEL
Once the drummer of MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA.
On his first soloalbum he was joined by the very fine keyboardist
David Sancious and several guitarists such as Jeff Beck and Raymond
Gomez.
» Garden of lovelight 49:- Rating: PPP+
WATERBOYS
Folkrock.
» This is the sea 39:- Rating: PPPP
» Fisherman's blues 39:- Rating: PPPP
WHO, THE
Legendary 60's and 70's band.
» Live at Leeds 49:- Rating: PPPP
WUTHERING HEIGHTS
Progressive power metal in the vein of
Rhapsody.
» Within 69:- Rating: PPP
XTC
On the earlier albums they permormed a
kind of wacky new wave rock.
As time goes Beatles influences gets a bit more obvious, but mainly
it's very
fine and intelligent pop/rock of their own with the unique vocals
of Andy Partridge.
» Nonsuch *LTD - Vinyl replica* 99:- Rating: PPPP
» Fossil fuel Singles 77-92 (2CD) 99:- Rating: PPPP+
» Apple Venus 69:- Rating: PPPP
ZONATA
Neoclassical powermetal.
» Reality 59:- Rating: PPP
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