IPRS 100 Ready to Download: Listeners' Top 15 CDs

Welcome back to the International Prog Rock Show! This week I have a special show for you: your Top 15 CDs of 2011!! And it's also the 100th IPRS! So for both these things I thank you, the listeners, for making this show possible.

You can download show 100 here! I am not writing down the playlist, but the Top 15 are listed below, and songs are taken from these 15 CDs. Congratulations to the favourites! By the way, we had a contest here at the IPRS and we have 4 winners:

Victor Johnson (from the USA, picked Uranian's La Ciudad de Los Suenos)
Henk Smit (from the Netherlands, picked The D Project's Big Face)
Chris Teer (from the USA, has chosen Shadow Circus' Whispers and Screams)
Peter O'Neil (from Wales, gets Ennis Tola's Seed)

Congratulations all around!!

	Listeners' Top 15 of 2011
15	The Black Forest, by Agents of Mercy
14	Beyond the Shrouded Horizon, by Steve Hackett
13	Welcome to My DNA, by Blackfield
12	Against Reason, by Credo
11	Cor Cordium, by Glass Hammer
10	A Dramatic Turn of Events, by Dream Theater
9	World in Front of Me, by Mars Hollow
8	XXV, by Pallas
7	Fly From Here, by Yes
6	Passion, by Pendragon
5	Snowtorch, by Phideaux
4	In A Perfect World, by Karmakanic
3	COMM, by The Tangent
2	Margaret's Children, by Manning
1	War and Peace & Other Short Stories, by Sean Filkins

As always, if you loved the music, purchase the CDs by following the links! Prog on and see you next week.

Next week on the IPRS

Next week on the UK 70s Prog Rock radio station we will celebrate the 100th International Prog Rock Show.

In honour of this milestone I will present the Top 15 CDs of 2011 as chosen by the listeners of the IPRS. I thank everyone that participated, either by e-mailing me, by writing their list here, or by sending me messages through Facebook. Of course, as I wrote and said on the radio show previously, four lucky people will receive 1 CD each, and they will be announced during the radio show, so be sure not to miss it.

See you all next week on UK70sProgRock!

It Was an Old Year Yesterday...

...But it's a New Year Now!

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a great Christmas and a happy New Year's Eve. As for me, I had a wonderful time, if tiring, visiting family and having family and friends over for the holidays, and having turkey only once (yesterday we served some).

2011 was a fantastic year for prog. Statistically speaking this year had over 1161 releases (studio, live, singles, and DVD combined) of which I heard about 475 (not all of them good). That makes for a lot of listening. No wonder I didn't have the time to write reviews this year. But I did play most of those on the radio show.

2012 annouces itself as a great year for prog, with the long awaited release of the Chris Squire/Steve Hackett project Squackett, the long awaited return of polish band SBBthe new Landmarq release Entertaining Angels, a new Gazpacho CD titled March of Ghosts, a new Delusion Squared called II, the new Steve Hogarth and Richard Barbieri collaboration Not The Weapon But The Hand, a new Pendragon DVD called Out of Order Comes Chaos, Threshold's March of Progress CD, and maybe, just maybe, the new Echolyn.

WIN 1 OF 4 CDs:
So it's that time of the year again, the time to make lists. So send me your own top 10 or 20 CDs of 2011 and four lucky participants will receive a CD as a gift. So get cracking and send those at progrockshow(@)hotmail.com (take the apostrophes out to send).

Merry Progmas Everyone!

Merry Christmas to all, and as a small present here is a new version of the 12 Days of Progmas by Somewhere:

Show #99 Ready to Download

Well this is it, the last IPRS of 2011. But that doesn't mean there aren't more CDs from 2011 that I've yet to play. In fact, there are still releases that I am eagerly awaiting, like the new Paul Cusick CD. Today's radio show was supposed to be a Christmas special, but with so many new releases this year, I just couldn't pass up playing some more of them.

The IPRS will return around the 16th of January 2012 with new music and interviews. don't forget to send me your Top 10 of 2011 via e-mail (progrockshow(at)hotmail.com). Or, you can go to the IPRS Facebook page, ask to be made a member of the group, and add your list to the one already there. You've got til the middle of January to be one of 4 winners to receive a free CD. So get cracking.

And too all of you, thank you for listening during this last year, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. See you in 2012!!

ADDED: sorry, I originally mislabeled the link to show 99. It has been corrected now.

You can download show #99 here.

You will hear songs from the following artists and albums:

Somewhere
Suite Omega (Dulce Sindrome, 2011)Little Tragedies (Obsessed, 2011)After... (No Attachments, 2011)Helicopria (Helicopria, 2011)Yes (In the Present - Live in Lyon, 2011)Steven Wilson (Live in London, 2011)Seti (One Giant Leap, 2011)Blue Mammoth (Blue Mammoth, 2011)Dec Burke (Paradigms & Storylines, 2011)Edison's Children (In the Last Waking Moments, 2011)

As always, if you like the songs, purchase the albums, either through the artists by following the links above, or through your favorite retailer.

Show 98 Ready for Download

Hello dear listeners. Here it is, the next to last International Prog Rock Show of 2011. New and interesting prog is on the menu yet again, with Touchstone leading the way with their great release called "The City Sleeps".

Last week's show (97) had a couple of songs by Ali Ferguson from his "The Windmills and the Stars" release. I would like to thank Henk Smit for turning me on to this artist. Henk sent me his list for the Top CDs of 2011, and a couple of artists on his list, including Ali Ferguson, were unknown to me, which lead me to find out more abut them. Thanks Henk.

On with the show!!

To download the IPRS #98 click here.

The playlist is as follows:

1- When Shadows Fall, by Touchstone (The City Sleeps, 2011)
2- Sleeping Giants, by Touchstone (The City Sleeps, 2011)
3- The City Sleeps, by Touchstone (The City Sleeps, 2011)
4- Shadow of the Hierophant - Live, by Steve Hackett (Fire and Ice DVD, 2011)
5- Cronovisione, by La Coscienza di Zeno (La Coscienza di Zeno, 2011)
6- Acustica Felina, by La Coscienza di Zeno (La Coscienza di Zeno, 2011)
7- Nostalgic, by Empty Yard Experiment (Empty Yard Experiment, 2011)
8- Panaromia II, by Empty Yard Experiment (Empty Yard Experiment, 2011)
9- Pictures, Parts I & II, by Pymlico (Inspirations, 2011)
10- Un bas-fond mouvant, by Direction (Le voyage d'Alex, 2011)
11- Seize the Day, by Voyager (The Meaning of I, 2011)
12- The Pensive Disarray, by Voyager (The Meaning of I, 2011)
13- Fire of the Times, by Voyager (The Meaning of I, 2011)
14- Chrysalis, by Man on Fire (Chrysalis, 2011)
15- Helike Part I, by D'AccorD (Helike, 2011)
16- Prelude, by Yacobs (Time Machine, 2011)
17- No Way Out, by Yacobs (Time Machine, 2011)
18- The Time Machine V.1, by Yacobs (Time Machine, 2011)
19- At the Furthest Star in My Darkest Sky, by Yacobs (Time Machine, 2011)
20- The Devil and the Opera House, by John Wetton (Raised in Captivity, 2011)

As always, if you love the music, click on the links above to purchase the CDs or, if you prefer, go to your favorite retailer.

Show #97 Ready for Download

Welcome listeners! This week's radio show showcases still new releases from 2011. Christmas is upon us and I must make this blog short and sweet. I will add more later about my thoughts on the music played this week.

You can download the radio show #97 here.

The playlist is as follows:

1- The Riddle, by The Psychedelic Ensemble (The Dream of the Magic Jongleur, 2011)
2- Hidden Instruments, by Ali Ferguson (The Windmills and the Stars, 2011)
3- A Child's Song, by Ali Ferguson (The Windmills and the Stars, 2011)
4- Think of the Children Part I, by Also Eden (Think of the Children, 2011)
5- Hiding in Plain Sight, by Also Eden (Think of the Children, 2011)
6- Oversight, by Also Eden (Think of the Children, 2011)
7- Cijfers, by Also Eden (Think of the Children, 2011)
8- Klubkin's Voyage Part II, by Quorum (Klubkin's Voyage, 2011)
9- So Tired, by Quorum (Klubkin's Voyage, 2011)
10- The Rise of Brighteye Brison, by Brighteye Brison (The Magician Chronicles Part I, 2011)
11- Island Noises, by Poor Genetic Material (Island Noises, 2011)
12- Mysterious Swamp, by Andy Tillison Diskdrive (Murk, 2011)
13- Paper Monkeys, by Ozric Tentacles (Paper Monkeys, 2011)
14- Will of the Wisps, by Ozric Tentacles (Paper Monkeys, 2011)
15- High Times, by Three (The Ghost You Gave to Me, 2011)
16- One with the Sun, by Three (The Ghost You Gave to Me, 2011)
17- The Ghost You Gave to Me, by Three (The Ghost You Gave to Me, 2011)
18- Have a Cigar, by Pink Floyd (Wish You Were Here "Immersion Box Set", 2011)

As always, if you love the music, purchase the CDs or downloads directly from the artists by clicking on the links provided above, or through your favorite retailer.