The More You Live, The More You Love

Now that we are getting closer to the closing of the year, everywhere you can read the top 10 lists of the past year. Of course I could not resist, and created a top ten, which was presented on Facebook in the past days. But this was a compound list of progressive rock and other styles of music. 01. Comedy Of Errors - Disobey 02. Konchordat - The New Crusade 03. Florence And The Machine- Ceremonials 04. Mirrors - Lights And Offerings 05. Also Eden - Think Of The Children! 06. White Lies - Rituals 07. Kate Bush - 50 Words For Snow 08. Thomas Dolby - A Map Of The Floating City 09. Pallas - XXV 10. Gotye - Making Mirrors Split this list in two and you get the progressive top ten: 01. Comedy Of Errors - Disobey 02. Konchordat - The New Crusade 03. Also Eden - Think Of The Children! 04. Kate Bush - 50 Words For Snow 05. Pallas - XXV 06. Rush - Time Machine 07. Sean Filkins - War And Peace & Other Stories 08. Steven Wilson - Grace For Drowning 09. Yes - Fly From ...

Also Eden Think Of The Children! (Festival Music 201110) Those who love the Music of Aragon, Galahad and Marillion will be pleased with Think Of The Children!, the third album of Also Eden in five years. They used as much singers during that period, but with Rich Harding they seemed to have found the right frontman, but also new energy, a new sound and a new direction. The sensitive and emotional vocals of Harding sounds in between the, quiet, vocals of Stuart Nicholson (Galahad) and the, the fierce vocals of Les Dougan (Aragon). Simon Rogers sounds like a merge of John Poloyannis, Roy Keyworth and Steve Rothery. The keyboards of Ian Hodson are the essential background supplement, but when he loses himself, there are fierce musical battles with Rogers’ solo guitar. And with a strong and tight base presented by bassist Steve Dunn, who delivers some very nice bass loops now and then, and drummer Lee Nicholas, Also Eden makes a strong performance and a classic album is born. Certainly whe...