| # | Artist | Song (click to play) | Album | Year | CD label | My Gnosis Rating |
| 1 | Manning, Guy | The Voyager | Tall Stories for Small Children | 1999 | Cyclops Records | N/A |
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"Previously part of Parallel or 90 Degrees, Guy has headed off in his own
direction, resulting in this mature debut & the recently released follow
up The Cure." - Mike Eldon
of AllThingsProg
Burnside - The Guy Manning Website | ||||||
| 2 | Holdsworth, Allan | The Sixteen Men of Tain | The Sixteen Men of Tain | 2000 | Cream Records | 10 |
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Here is a track from Allan's latest solo album of instrumental guitar fusion.
This album is not far off from prior albums and Allan's solos are great as
usual. If you want to check out Allan's more jazzy albums, this is a good
place to start, though, general prog fans may get more mileage from his
more rock albums of the early-mid 1980's and his earlier work with
Bruford, UK, Gong, et al
Allan Holdsworth - Gnarly Geezer Records Unofficial Allan Holdsworth Website | ||||||
| 3 | Flamborough Head | Legend of the Old Man Tree | Unspoken Whispher | 1998 | Cyclops Records | N/A |
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"Symphonic rock from Holland, fuelled by twin keyboards, resulting in a
lush unique sound. Theres a good mix of instrumental & vocal tracks on
this their debut release. The band promote their own progressive festival
every November & having been twice thoughly recommend the event.
A very friendly bunch of guys!" - Mike Eldon
of AllThingsProg
Flamborough Head | ||||||
| 4 | Karnataka | Tell Me Why | Karnataka | 1998 | Karnataka | N/A |
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"Bright & breezy, melodic material from this new Welsh band, who have been
picking up good reviews in the UK. The band have just released their second cd
entitled The Storm. Rachel Jones has a fine voice which compliment the
rest of the band, with its pleasant mix of celtic & pop." - Mike Eldon
of AllThingsProg
Karnataka | ||||||
| 5 | Elegant Simplicity | A Cradle of Stars | Moments of Clarity | 1999 | Proximity | N/A |
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"Elegant Simplicity is all the work of Steven McCabe, a true one man band,
Steven takes care of the writing, production, artwork even down to the website
& newsletters. A true workaholic, Steven has released 12 albums since 1992,
even finding time for side projects. The music covers many styles, but here we
find him in a rather sombre mood. Ken Senior is the guest vocalist on this."
- Mike Eldon
of AllThingsProg
Elegant Simplicity | ||||||
| 6 | Book of Hours | Infertile Ground | Art To The Blind | 1999 | Record Heaven | N/A |
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"My top ten is full of Swedish bands & this recent discovery has shot
straight to the top. After a couple of demo tapes , this track is from their
debut cd. Theres isnt a bad track amongst the eight on the release & I
particually like the way this builds & builds. The songs are teaming
with ideas & musicianship is at its highest. A very promising debut."
- Mike Eldon
of AllThingsProg
Book of Hours | ||||||