Christmas Special Playlist

The International Prog Rock Show's Progmas Special is full to the brim of prog artists who either have done Christmas songs, or Winter themed songs. Here is the full play list, with links, of the songs played during this special radio show, and don't forget - the radio show will repeat on Thursday December 30th at midnight EST on Sismico, and Friday December 31st at 2PM EST (8PM GMT) on UK70sProgRock.

1. Christmas Time, by Aside Beside (Tadj Mahall Gates, 2002)
2. …And Terry Takes the Christmas Song, by Beardfish (Jingle Beard)
3. Oh Holy Night, by Dream Theater (International Fan Club CD, 1996)
4. I Believe in Father Christmas, by ELP (I Believe in Father Christmas EP, 1995)
5. A Christmas Song, by Jethro Tull (Living in the Past, 1972)
6. Another Christmas Song, by Jethro Tull (Rock Island, 1989)
7. Little St. Nick, by Marillion (Pudding on the Ritz, 2008)
8. Birthday Card at Christmas, by Ian Anderson (Rupi's Dance, 2003)
9. An Escalator to Christmas, by IEM (The Complete IEM, 2010)
10. Early This Morning (Christmas Song), by Morild (Time to Rest, 2010)
11. New Year's Eve, by Pain of Salvation (One Hour by the Concrete Lake, 1998)
12. New Year's Day, by Mr. So & So (Sugarstealer, 2009)
13. A New Day Yesterday, by Jethro Tull (25th Anniversary Box Set, 1993)
14. For Winter, by Big Big Train (Bard, 2002)
15. Beneath the Veil of Winter's Face, by Mystery (Beneath the Veil of Winter's Face, 2007)
16. Before the Winter, by Gungfly (Please Be Quiet, 2009)
17. Wintersong, by Nice Beaver (On Dry Land, 2001)
18. Wintercoast, by Touchstone (Wintercoast, 2009)
19. Entering the Halls of Winter, by Hostsonaten (Winterthrough, 2008)
20. Midnight Snow, by Wishing Tree (Carnival of Souls, 1996)
22. The Sahara of Snow, Part 1 & 2, by Bruford (One of a Kind, 1979)
23. For Christ's Sake, by IQ (Seven Stories Into 98, 1998)
24. Ring Out Solstice Bells, by Jethro Tull (The Christmas Album, 2003)
25. Three Ships, by Jon Anderson (Three Ships, 1985)

Have a great holiday, and see you in the New Year. Our next radio show will be in the second or third week of January.

Merry Christmas One and All

And Prog On in the New Year!!!

Part Two of Our Top Ten of the Decade

After having aired on Sismico and UK70sProgRock, our year-end radio show about the Top Ten CDs of the Decade is now ready to download, simply follow this link (Podcast no longer available). Let us know what you think of our choices in the Comments' section.

This isn't our last show of the year though, we still have our Christmas special that will air on http://www.sismico.com/ next Tuesday and next Thursday, and on UK70sProgRock next Friday.

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all of you, the listeners, for this last year. I would also like to thank all the artists that were kind enough to appear on our radio show. And a special big thank you to Mickey Simmonds, keyboardist extraordinaire, for having written our great theme music and all the bumbers for the top of the hour, and to Ken Jacquess of K2, whose voice talents are only surpassed by his musical talents.

To all a Merry Christmas.

Our Top Ten of the Decade, Part 2

Since the radio show has been broadcast on Sismico (www.sismico.com) twice already, and will be broadcast today on UK70s Prog Rock (http://www.live365.com/uk70sprogrock), it's time to unveil our list of Top CDs of the Decade so that you, our listeners, can comment or add your own list. The whole show will be available for download tomorrow.

So here is part 2 of our list:

	Rick’s Top 5 Picks	Frank’s Top 5 Picks
2005	The Sane Day, by Beardfish Book of the Dead, by K2 Deadwing, by Porcupine Tree Second Life Syndrome, by Riverside Motion of Desire, by Magic Pie	Deadwing, by Porcupine Tree Motion of Desire, by Magic Pie Hinterland, by Wobbler Picture, by Kino Believe, by Pendragon
2006	Perpetuum Karma, by Nexus Milliontown, by Frost* A Place in the Queue, by The Tangent Paradox Hotel, by The Flower Kings Revolution Road, by Rocket Scientists	Milliontown, by Frost* Si, Partie 1, by Nemo Pedal Giant Animal, by Pedal Giant Animal Home/New York Suite, by Magenta A Place in the Queue, by The Tagent
2007	Empires Never Last, by Galahad Sleeping in Traffic, Part 1, by Beardfish Difference Machine, by Big Big Train Rapid Eye Movement, by Riverside Fear of a Blank Planet, by Porcupine Tree	Fear of a Blank Planet, by Porcupine Tree Sleeping in Traffic, Part 1, by Beardfish Empires Never Last, by Galahad 13th Star, by Fish Oblivion Sun, by Oblivion Sun
2008	Sleeping in Traffic, Part 2, by Beardfish Who's the Boss of the Factory, by Karmakanic Pure, by Pendragon Watershed, by Opeth Blumljud, by Moon Safari	Lunatic Soul, by Lunatic Soul Sleeping in Traffic, Part 2, by Beardfish Pure, by Pendragon Keith Emerson Band with Marc Bonillo, by Keith Emerson Band The Fruit Fallen, by Edensong
2009	Anno Domini High Definition, by Riverside The Whirlwind, by Transatlantic The Underfall Yard, by Big Big Train Please Be Quiet, by Gungfly Down and Out in Paris and London, by The Tangent	Frequency, by IQ Down and Out in Paris and London, by The Tangent The Underfall Yard, by Big Big Train The Incident, by Porcupine Tree Template for a Generation, by Darwin's Radio

Latest Radio Show Ready for Download

Our Top Ten CDs of the Decade show is now ready to download (Podcast no longer available), after having aired three times this week. The complete list of our choices is in a previous post here, and I hope you like these choices, and if you have comments about them, or alternative choices, please let me know in the comments section.

Rick and I will record Part II (2005-2009) today or Sunday and it will be broadcast on  http://www.sismico.com/ on Monday and Thursday and then on UK70s Prog Rock on Friday. I will post the hours and the links on Sunday.

Enjoy!

Today on UK 70s Prog Rock

Our Top Ten of the Decade Part 1 will air today, Friday December 17, on UK 70s Prog Rock at 2 PM EST (8 PM GMT). This is the last rebroadcast of this particular show, Part 2 will air next week. The Show will be available for download starting Saturday, so go listen to the show:

UK 70s Prog Rock

Our Top Ten of the Decade, Part I

Since the radio show has been broadcast on Sismico (www.sismico.com) twice already, and will be broadcast today on UK70s Prog Rock (http://www.live365.com/uk70sprogrock), it's time to unveil our list of Top CDs of the Decade so that you, our listeners, can comment or add your own list. So here goes:

	Rick’s Top 5 Picks	Frank’s Top 5 Picks
2000	Lightbulb Sun, by Porcupine Tree SMPTe, by Transatlantic V, by Spock's Beard Space Revolver, by The Flower Kings The Seventh House, by IQ	SMPTe, by Transatlantic The Seventh House, by IQ The ConstruKction of Light, by King Crimson The Shaming of the True, by Kevin Gilbert Lightbulb Sun, by Porcupine Tree
2001	Anoraknophobia, by MarillionBridge Across Forever, by Transatlantic Recordings, by Porcupine Tree Conservation of Mass, by Hamadryad Perfect Element Part I, by Pain of Salvation	The Cross and the Crucible, by Pallas Anoraknophobia, by Marillion Fellini Days, by Fish House of Cards, by Saga Lateralus, by Tool
2002	In Absentia, by Porcupine Tree Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, by Dream Theater Year Zero, by Galahad Artificial Paradise, by Sylvan Snow, by Spock's Beard	Snow, by Spock’s Beard Up, by Peter Gabriel In Absentia, by Porcupine Tree Space Metal, by Star One Over & Out, by IT
2003	Damnation, by Opeth The Music That Died Alone, by the Tangent Out of Myself, by Riverside A Street Between Sunrise and Sunset, by Satellite Impossible Figures, by Magellan	OSI, by OSI To Watch the Storms, by Steve Hackett The Music That Died Alone, by The Tangent Merlin, Bard of the Unseen, by Kayak The Power to Believe, by King Crimson
2004	Marbles, by Marillion Gathering Speed, by Big Big Train Dark Matter, by IQ Be, by Pain of Salvation The World We Drive Through, by The Tangent	Marbles, by Marillion Seven, by Magenta Dark Matter, by IQ Book of the Dead, by K2 Blackfield, by Blackfield

New IPRS airing today and Thursday on Sismoco

Due to inclement weather here in the North East of America, we had to forgo doing a live show on the air from Mohawk-Radio. Rick and I recorded the show anyway at my home and the show is now playing on the internet through Sismico in Mexico and will be repeated Thursday at midnight EST. Hopefully, the show will also air on Live365 UK70sProgRock on friday.

Because of this, the show will only be available for download on friday, after having aired twice. So run, don't walk, to http://www.sismico.com/ to listen and give your comments here in the comments section.

Frank

New Show Ready for Download

Well, another week has passed and yet another show is under our belt. Today we played some of the new CDs we received or bought during this past summer and autumn, CDs that we hadn't had a chance to play yet. with the end of the year fast approaching, and with our next two show exclusively about the Top Ten of the Decade 2000-2009, this is your last chance to hear what was new in 2010 until our radio show in the new year.

This latest radio show can be downloaded here (Podcast no longer available). The orioginal aired radio broadcast lasted just over 3h10 min, so I edited a bit at the end, and cut the last song played on the air for the purpose of rebroadcasts on Sismico and UK70s Prog. Don't forget to write down your top 10 of the last decade (2000-2009) in the comments section of the preceding post.

The playlist was as follows:

1. Mindscan, by District 97 (Hybrid Child, 2010) - NEW
2. Journey, by Agents of Mercy (Dramarama, 2010)
3. Here We Divide, by Dead Letter Circus (This Is the Warning, 2010) - NEW
4. Victims of the Modern Age, by Star One (Victims of the Modern Age, 2010) - NEW
5. Knife Edge, by Star One (Victims of the Modern Age, 2010) - NEW
6.The Opening, by CloverSeeds (The Opening, 2010) - NEW
7. Down by the Water, by The Decemberists (Single Only, 2010) - NEW
8. Ready to Go, Part II, by The Black Noodle Project (Ready to Go, 2010) - NEW
9. Out of the Fields, by Fatal Fusion (Land of the Sun, 2010) - NEW
10. Dreams, by The Lens (Regeneration, 2010) - NEW
11. Poetry for the Poisoned, by Kamelot (Poetry for the Poisoned, 2010) - NEW
12. Waking from a Dream, by Chris (Making Sense, 2010) - NEW
13. Revealing Signs of Love, by Cast (Angels and Demons, 1997)
14. Disconnect, by Quandary (Ready to Fail, 2010)
15. Les Arbres, by Jelly Fiche (Tout ce que j'ai revé, 2008)
16. I Borjan Och Slutet, by Trettioåriga Kriget (I Borjan Och Slutet, 2007)

Enjoy! And remember, if you like the music, go to the bands' websites and purchase the CDs or downloads.