The 10 Best Progressive Rock Albums of the 2000s
This list is a reflection of the many great efforts of progressive rock artists of the 2000s and a tribute to the style’s most important musician of the decade.
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20 Years Ago Progressive Rock and Metal Met on Dream Theater’s ‘Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence’
Dream Theater’s Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence probably never had a chance at besting predecessor Scenes From a Memory, but it nonetheless found the quintet sustaining their creative peak.
The 10 Best Progressive Rock Albums of 2011
In 2011, there were only a few high-quality progressive rock albums, but those that stood out are some of the best the genre had seen in a while.
Dream Theater Balances Consistency and Excitement on ‘Distance Over Time’
Dream Theater's Distance Over Time is at its strongest when it feels improvised and energetic—not overly-planned, but rather like the gang holed up in a studio and decided to lay down some tracks.
The PopMatters Progcast Discusses Highs of 2017 and Hopes for 2018
In this episode of the PopMatters Progcast, we reflect on our top albums of 2017, as well as discuss some of the major releases arriving this year.
Dream Theater: “Images, Words & Beyond” at the Forum Karlín, Prague
Combining old classics with new cuts, Dream Theater demonstrates why they've managed to stick around all these years.
Miraculous Metropolis: A Reflection on Dream Theater’s ‘Scenes from a Memory’
Fifteen years after its release, Dream Theater's fifth LP remains not only the quintet's truest masterpiece, but arguably the greatest progressive metal album ever made.