Our Top 20 CDs of 2010

After having painstakingly listened to over 300 releases in 2010 we have finally come up with our Top 20 of the year. I must say that it was a difficult choice, 2010 being an especially fruitful year for Prog.

As I mention on the radio show, it would have been easier to pick our top 20 worst albums of the year (Feeding the Crocodiles by dutch proggers US comes to mind), but we soldiered on, and all of the albums listed here deserve to be bought, listened too, and loved. They are some, and only some, of the best music we heard this past year, and most could have easily made our Top 5. Rick struggled for two weeks for his top 3, the spot being shuffled constantly, even during the taping of the show. As for me, the top 3 cds were the one's that surprised me the most. But you'll find out which ones they were only next week. For now here is the list of our top 20 to 11.

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	Rick's Top 20 to 11	Frank's Top 20 to 11
20	The Opening, by CloverSeeds	Pan: An Urban Pastoral, by Persephone's Dream
19	Lover's End, by Moon Safari	The Gathering Light, by Karnataka
18	Nymp, by Carptree	Lunatic Soul II, by Lunatic Soul
17	Lunatic Soul II, by Lunatic Soul	Traces, by Nine Stones Close
16	The Big Red Spark, by Tinyfish	Far Skies Deep Time, by Big Big Train
15	Heavy Metal Fruit, by Motorpsycho	If, by Glass Hammer
14	Ready to Go, by The Black Noodle Project	Black Garden, by K2
13	Aquarius, by Haken	Octopus, by Amplifier
12	Dramarama, by Agents of Mercy	WolfSpring, by WolfSpring
11	X, by Spock's Beard	Notes in the Margin, by Dave Kulju

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