Can’t wait to start posting my December artist! Here’s a teaser: there’s just 1 degree of separation with Phil — considering their major collaborations — and the music will be mostly instrumental
Can’t wait to start posting my December artist! Here’s a teaser: there’s just 1 degree of separation with Phil — considering their major collaborations — and the music will be mostly instrumental
For this November challenge, I’m sticking with recent years — just going back four, to 2021.
Expect a mix of modern prog, art rock, cinematic pop… and a few unexpected turns along the way (but we don’t talk about that song)
For this November challenge, I’m sticking with recent years — just going back four, to 2021.
Expect a mix of modern prog, art rock, cinematic pop… and a few unexpected turns along the way (but we don’t talk about that song)
Like Peter Gabriel, I first knew the artist before Genesis, which became my favourite band. But unlike Gabriel, it took longer to appreciate Collins until after I became a Genesis fan. Though I still prefer him in the band, a few of his solo songs I hold highly.
Like Peter Gabriel, I first knew the artist before Genesis, which became my favourite band. But unlike Gabriel, it took longer to appreciate Collins until after I became a Genesis fan. Though I still prefer him in the band, a few of his solo songs I hold highly.
2025 music review 🎧
Not an AOTY list — just sharing songs that stood out to me from albums I’ve heard this year. No rankings, just moments that caught my ear.
Mostly Prog and a bit of alternative music.
2025 music review 🎧
Not an AOTY list — just sharing songs that stood out to me from albums I’ve heard this year. No rankings, just moments that caught my ear.
Mostly Prog and a bit of alternative music.
#MusicChallenge
#️⃣ 🥇
💿 Counterparts
🎤 Rush
🎙️ 15th studio album
🗓️ 19 October 1993
🎶 Song Pick: "Cut to the Chase"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjHT...
#MusicChallenge
#️⃣ 🥇
💿 Counterparts
🎤 Rush
🎙️ 15th studio album
🗓️ 19 October 1993
🎶 Song Pick: "Cut to the Chase"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjHT...
▶️ Day 1
🎶 "The Octopus"
🎤 Amplifier
💿 The Octopus
📆 21 January 2011
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUS4...
And when you hold my hand
I'll never let you go
from my arms
I'll never let you go
▶️ Day 1
🎶 "The Octopus"
🎤 Amplifier
💿 The Octopus
📆 21 January 2011
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUS4...
And when you hold my hand
I'll never let you go
from my arms
I'll never let you go
#️⃣ 1️⃣5️⃣
🎶 "Starting All Over"
🎤 Saga
💿 The Beginner's Guide to Throwing Shapes
🎙️ 8th studio album
📆 13 November 1989
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPUe...
Now I'm face to face with my point of no return
I'm starting all over again
#️⃣ 1️⃣5️⃣
🎶 "Starting All Over"
🎤 Saga
💿 The Beginner's Guide to Throwing Shapes
🎙️ 8th studio album
📆 13 November 1989
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPUe...
Now I'm face to face with my point of no return
I'm starting all over again
#MusicChallenge
#️⃣ 2️⃣
💿 Ten Summoner's Tales
🎤 Sting
🎙️ 4th studio album
🗓️ 9 March 1993
🎶 Song Pick: "Shape of My Heart"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlwI...
#MusicChallenge
#️⃣ 2️⃣
💿 Ten Summoner's Tales
🎤 Sting
🎙️ 4th studio album
🗓️ 9 March 1993
🎶 Song Pick: "Shape of My Heart"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlwI...
Saga are a Canadian rock band from Oakville, Ontario who broke out in the late 70s/early 80s with a sleek, keyboard-driven sound.
With Michael Sadler’s vocals, Jim Crichton’s bass/keys, and Ian Crichton’s guitar, they blended prog complexity with arena rock hooks.
Saga are a Canadian rock band from Oakville, Ontario who broke out in the late 70s/early 80s with a sleek, keyboard-driven sound.
With Michael Sadler’s vocals, Jim Crichton’s bass/keys, and Ian Crichton’s guitar, they blended prog complexity with arena rock hooks.
#MusicChallenge
#️⃣ 3️⃣
💿 The Wedding Album
🎤 Duran Duran
🎙️ 7th studio album
🗓️ 11 February 1993
🎶 Song Pick: "Too Much Information"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fbl7...
#MusicChallenge
#️⃣ 3️⃣
💿 The Wedding Album
🎤 Duran Duran
🎙️ 7th studio album
🗓️ 11 February 1993
🎶 Song Pick: "Too Much Information"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fbl7...
#MusicChallenge
#️⃣ 4️⃣
💿 Ever
🎤 IQ
🎙️ 5th studio album
🗓️ 12 July 1993
🎶 Song Pick: "Fading Senses"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4-q...
#MusicChallenge
#️⃣ 4️⃣
💿 Ever
🎤 IQ
🎙️ 5th studio album
🗓️ 12 July 1993
🎶 Song Pick: "Fading Senses"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4-q...
#MusicChallenge
#️⃣ 5️⃣
💿 October Project
🎤 October Project
🎙️ 1st studio album
🗓️ 13 October 1993
🎶 Song Pick: "Take Me as I Am"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQQB...
#MusicChallenge
#️⃣ 5️⃣
💿 October Project
🎤 October Project
🎙️ 1st studio album
🗓️ 13 October 1993
🎶 Song Pick: "Take Me as I Am"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQQB...
Anticipated releases included Styx, Green Carnation, and Ihlo.
Recommended debut: Agropelter
I also explored bands outside my comfort zone, like Amorphis and BTBAM, and found a couple of tracks to enjoy.
Anticipated releases included Styx, Green Carnation, and Ihlo.
Recommended debut: Agropelter
I also explored bands outside my comfort zone, like Amorphis and BTBAM, and found a couple of tracks to enjoy.
#MusicChallenge
#️⃣ 6️⃣
💿 Songs of Faith and Devotion
🎤 Depeche Mode
🎙️ 8th studio album
🗓️ 22 March 1993
🎶 Song Pick: "In Your Room"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBxn...
#MusicChallenge
#️⃣ 6️⃣
💿 Songs of Faith and Devotion
🎤 Depeche Mode
🎙️ 8th studio album
🗓️ 22 March 1993
🎶 Song Pick: "In Your Room"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBxn...
2017, The year I crossed the Atlantic, leaving behind my homeland, my family, and friends — all of us leaving, scattered across the world for a better life. It was hard and scary, but music, new and old, was always there to help me through the toughest changes
2017, The year I crossed the Atlantic, leaving behind my homeland, my family, and friends — all of us leaving, scattered across the world for a better life. It was hard and scary, but music, new and old, was always there to help me through the toughest changes
#MusicChallenge
#️⃣ 7️⃣
💿 Acoustic Highway
🎤 Craig Chaquico
🎙️ 1st studio album
🗓️ 11 June 1993
🎶 Song Pick: "Gypsy Nights"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBqv...
#MusicChallenge
#️⃣ 7️⃣
💿 Acoustic Highway
🎤 Craig Chaquico
🎙️ 1st studio album
🗓️ 11 June 1993
🎶 Song Pick: "Gypsy Nights"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBqv...
#MusicChallenge
#️⃣ 8️⃣
💿 Amor Amarillo
🎤 Gustavo Cerati
🎙️ 1st studio album
🗓️ 1 November 1993
🎶 Song Pick: "Pulsar"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCdO...
#MusicChallenge
#️⃣ 8️⃣
💿 Amor Amarillo
🎤 Gustavo Cerati
🎙️ 1st studio album
🗓️ 1 November 1993
🎶 Song Pick: "Pulsar"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCdO...
#MusicChallenge
#️⃣ 9️⃣
💿 Zooropa
🎤 U2
🎙️ 8th studio album
🗓️ 5 July 1993
🎶 Song Pick: "Numb"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4jR...
#MusicChallenge
#️⃣ 9️⃣
💿 Zooropa
🎤 U2
🎙️ 8th studio album
🗓️ 5 July 1993
🎶 Song Pick: "Numb"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4jR...
#MusicChallenge
#️⃣ 🔟
💿 Elemental
🎤 Tears for Fears
🎙️ 4th studio album
🗓️ 7 June 1993
🎶 Song Pick: "Mr. Pessimist"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF6A...
#MusicChallenge
#️⃣ 🔟
💿 Elemental
🎤 Tears for Fears
🎙️ 4th studio album
🗓️ 7 June 1993
🎶 Song Pick: "Mr. Pessimist"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF6A...
#MusicChallenge
#️⃣ 1️⃣1️⃣
💿 Debut
🎤 Björk
🎙️ 1st studio album
🗓️ 5 July 1993
🎶 Song Pick: "Big Time Sensuality"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lmQ...
#MusicChallenge
#️⃣ 1️⃣1️⃣
💿 Debut
🎤 Björk
🎙️ 1st studio album
🗓️ 5 July 1993
🎶 Song Pick: "Big Time Sensuality"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lmQ...
#MusicChallenge
#️⃣ 1️⃣2️⃣
💿 In Utero
🎤 Nirvana
🎙️ 3rd studio album
🗓️ 21 September 1993
🎶 Song Pick: "Rape Me"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuSj...
#MusicChallenge
#️⃣ 1️⃣2️⃣
💿 In Utero
🎤 Nirvana
🎙️ 3rd studio album
🗓️ 21 September 1993
🎶 Song Pick: "Rape Me"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuSj...
#️⃣ 🔟
🎶 "One Little Victory"
🎤 Rush
▶️ Track #1
💿 Vapor Trails (2002)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_dz...
The opening track may rank higher for most fans, but I found the rest of the record even stronger. Still, it’s powerful enough not to be one of the 3 I left out.
#️⃣ 🔟
🎶 "One Little Victory"
🎤 Rush
▶️ Track #1
💿 Vapor Trails (2002)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_dz...
The opening track may rank higher for most fans, but I found the rest of the record even stronger. Still, it’s powerful enough not to be one of the 3 I left out.
#MusicChallenge
#️⃣ 1️⃣3️⃣
💿 A Blueprint of the World
🎤 Enchant
🎙️ 1st studio album
🗓️ 8 August 1993
🎶 Song Pick: "Oasis"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdeK...
#MusicChallenge
#️⃣ 1️⃣3️⃣
💿 A Blueprint of the World
🎤 Enchant
🎙️ 1st studio album
🗓️ 8 August 1993
🎶 Song Pick: "Oasis"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdeK...
#️⃣ 🥇
🎶 "Anathema"
🎤 Anathema
💿 Distant Satellites
📆 4 June 2014
youtu.be/a-80LdBCDXc?...
Saved for last: the most emotional song on this list, and my all-time favorite from Anathema. A perfect ending with a song that never fails to give me goosebumps.
#️⃣ 🥇
🎶 "Anathema"
🎤 Anathema
💿 Distant Satellites
📆 4 June 2014
youtu.be/a-80LdBCDXc?...
Saved for last: the most emotional song on this list, and my all-time favorite from Anathema. A perfect ending with a song that never fails to give me goosebumps.