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Cool Albums: When you open up Duran Duran’s Dance Macabre you will have a Quija Board. Triumph’s Just a Game Album when opened there’s a Board Game (just need dice/tokens) Chicago VIII Album came w/an Iron on of the Cardinal featured on the Cover Jethro Tulls Stand Up Album opens with a pop up of the Band Members.

Magical❤ thanks guys

Jana using her reading group skills in showing those album jackets!

Nathan I'm old so I saw in 1972 Yes backing them up was Gentle Giant and the third band were The Eagles.Saw them at an arena that holds about 12,000 people and there was only about 2,000 people there

Thanks both. An interesting subject. Methinks Jana spoils you!

You lost me at Taylor. Sorry but down vote!

Back when I worked at a record store there was a sticker behind the counter saying "THE PLURAL OF VINYL IS VINYL" 😅 Really like this concept/video idea. A lot of fun

Very informative New Prog Music Update! I really like the Title Track and Tipu House from Tulls upcoming Curious Ruminant release! The Pattern Seeking Animals track sounds good (I like Ted Leonard’s Bands) I would like to see Rick Wakeman on Tour! Marco Minneman played on the UK Reunion DVD! Keep up the good work!

Heavy Horses is probably my favourite Jethro Tull album. ❤

Thank you so much for the shoutout, Nathan! Very excited to hear your full thoughts on the album! 🙏

Rick Wakeman tickets secured. Solstice gig in April.

Love the new Jethro Tull single :D

As always thanks for all the info and singles links, Nathan!

Nice Review Nathan. I am liking this thus far. I like what you said about the post MP releases (songs interchangeable). Def feel a sense of excitement.

That Neal Morse news certainly came out of nowhere, but cool to see him continuing to explore new things

Hey Nathan! Hope you are doing well? Rick Wakeman THE FINGERS. THE MASTER. FOREVER YES❗️❗️❗️🎹🎹🎹👍😎

By all means do the rest of side 2, underappreciated masterpieces

A travelogue but RUSH never went to these places. It is about a period of time when people began getting into gourmet weed and hash

The greatest expectation turned into the biggest disappointment, but... some still haven't woken up... They are sleeping on themselves! As for the others... Parasomnia can seriously harm your health!!!

It's the story of an ordinary life , after ordinariness (fireman putting out fires) and then malicious attacks of the evil one, then unexpectedly rediscovering Love and then caught up in the extraordinary promise of Christ taking His own to be with Him in celebration and glory.

I’m going to see Stephen Wilson in October in Atlanta. Really looking forward to it. I saw porcupine tree in 2002 opening for YES. I love Steve Wilson’s solo stuff so looking forward to hearing that live.

Of course there is a second side?

Dude you gatta go see Carl Palmer he is touring

Try to take a few extra days after CTTE and come back to Seattle. Jon Anderson and The Band Geeks will be at The Moore Theater on April 14th. Have your dad come up and meet you there.

Saw Dream Theater 2 times last year, during the 40th Anniversary Tour absolute amazing!! This year I’ll visit shows from Opeth, Steven Wilson and Ayreon (in Tilburg’s 013, Netherlands as you mentioned) Hopefully I can share some of my concert experiences with you, would be amazing!! Talking about the 013 venue… LOVE IT!! Saw a lot of cool bands (NMB, Flying Colors, Transatlantic, Winery Dogs, Spock’s Beard, Dream Theater, James Labrie solo and more) over there…. Keep on doing the good work Nathan, awesome channel👌🏻 Grtz Rob (Netherlands)

The most chill concert vibe wise i have been to was actually The Flower kings.

How are you allowing her to only hear ONE SONG from this spectacular album!?!?

What people continue to fail to think about is these are the bands drummers.... they DO NOT make the entire album. Mike Portnoy cannot be solely blamed for the direction of this latest effort if you don't like it and Mike Mangini cannot be solely blamed for the last 5. Did both drummers add their twist on the drum parts and make recommendations to songs? YES. Did they craft the WHOLE ALBUM into a thing that YOU cannot stand? NO!!!! Understand this, repeat this to yourself daily and move the fuck on if you don't like either of the drummers OR the material THIS BAND releases. YES, BAND. Jordan, James, John and John have a mind of their own and contribute MASSIVELY to all of their efforts..

I haven't seen a lot of concerts,but I have seen some amazing shows. I've recently seen Steve Hackett three times, which was a great taste of what a Genesis show would have been in the 70s. I also saw the Musical Box perform The Lamb. While they don't have the dynamics of the classic Genesis lineup, the experience was fantastic. I saw Jon Anderson with Yes, ARW, and with Jean Luc Ponty, but perhaps the best was with the Band Geeks. That setlist was unbelievably epic. I've seen Yes in a small venue with Squire, White, and Howe. I saw Peter Gabriel in 1986 and Genesis from the front row in 1980. I'm satisfied with all that. It would be cool to see Anderson and Howe together again, and the classic Genesis lineup in some combination or other. I also would like to see Glass Hammer live. None of these is likely, but that’s ok. I've been blessed.

Who else loves weed enough to write a song about it???

There is a lot in this new album that I've never heard from DT. It's been a while where I'll listen to a specific section over and over again in a DT song... And man the final 10 minutes of the last song are crazy. Yet they sound like the Dream Theater we know and love. I'm happy. So now my tier list is SFAM, I&W, Awake, 8V, SDOIT, TOT, Parasomnia, SC, BCASL, FII, WDADU, all the mangini albums tiered equally, with the astonishing in a distant last place.

I can tell you are more partial to MP. I have to disagree about the Mike Mangini era though, those five albums are some of the strongest in the DT catalog. Thanks for the review on the new album, can't wait to hear it.

Looking forward to IQ as well. Wilson is very hit and miss, so I hope this one is good.

Didn't realize your dad played in a band? An instrument? vocals? Good video topic and my bucket list is huge but the Rochester NY area has a surprising amount of prog shows in it/the surrounding area so I've been lucky to see some great stuff. I saw reign of kindo opening for CYNIC of all bands in a small Rochester venue

I like the way you word your thoughts and review. Normally I don't like ppl reviewing those things, but the way u categorize and describes it I really like it. I will probably love that album, Im in love again with DT. Night Terror is great, Broken Man really tasty and Midnight Messiah is really really cool. For now Im hyped a lot.

Mangini is exceptional. However, he plays more linear and technical. Mike Portnoy has more groove.

Good job, my man!

Glad to see Tull here. I LOVE Minstrel. A nice big epic in "Baker St. Muse," fun folksy stuff on "Cold Wind to Valhalla" and then the really personal stuff that Ian rarely does, peaking with him turning his rather judgemental gaze on himself with "One White Duck," which hits right in the gut. Wild that by 1975, Crimson was already done, Yes, ELP, and Genesis all took a break from releasing albums. Middle of the 70's, and the biggest boys in Prog were sleeping or dead. Absolutely love the placement of _Free Hand_ which is my personal favorite Gentle Giant album. Though I'm not a huge fan of the production on the album, any live version of the title track or "On Reflection" just sends me catatonic. Amazing record.

I did not have much expectations from this new album. Normally their songs get better to the ear over time but I cannot listen broken man and midnight messiah any more. Night terror is decently good though. For me distance over time was the best album after dramatic turn of events. There are songs that are really good from their self title album and astonishing. But last album was horrible and this one seems to be in same line. I am disappointed.

It’s as if the band said, “You want a drug song? Okay, we’ll give you one!”

They only stop for the best ... weed!

You should really think about doing other stuff besides this because the mangini era was actually damn good!

Seeing the Great "Steven Wilson" Solo Band On Sep 17, 2025 at Auditorium Theatre!!!

What an awesome review. I am so looking forward to the 7th.

Very thoughtful review! Can’t wait to hear it when it arrives on the mail today!

Excellent, very detailed and well constructed review man! As a life-long DT maniac, I feel so thankful for people like you - a genuine fan who isn't just phoning it in. I was very worried that you might think it was a mediocre album, but you've got me excited!

Wife and I are going to see them live in about two weeks. I'm so hyped.

Hi Nathan. Dave here. Really appreciated your considered, balanced review. I had drifted away from the band, as I thought their music had become bloated and featureless (with the exception of The Astonishing which I liked in parts). Maybe it had something to do with Mike Portnoy leaving, so I'm eager to hear more of this one, and from your excellent review, it sounds like it is more structured and memorable, like their earlier albums.

super excited! been waiting quite a long time for this!

I’ve been seeing reviews from different people, and I feel the way you explain and describe every song is pretty awesome, it really Makes me want to hear the album