Aaron Kaiserman 5/14/24 Aaron Kaiserman 5/14/24

Choosing None of the Above with Meshuggah’s “Destroy Erase Improve”: Prog Review #42

A whole lot of yelling, thrashing, pounding.

Aaron Kaiserman 6/20/23 Aaron Kaiserman 6/20/23

Warming Up to Amon Düül II’s “Yeti”: Prog Review #41

It was a wonderful surprise that I was into Amon Düül II’s Yeti (1970) from moment one.

Aaron Kaiserman 5/31/23 Aaron Kaiserman 5/31/23

Halfway to Soft Machine’s “Third”: Prog Review #40

There’s something unfair about this entire project of listening to an album with the purpose of generating content, a review that both forms a judgment of the artist and some pithy observations about music, culture in general, or myself.

Aaron Kaiserman 4/27/23 Aaron Kaiserman 4/27/23

Facing Porcupine Tree’s “Fear of a Blank Planet”: Prog Review #39

Porcupine Tree’s Fear of Blank Planet left me in fear of a blank page.

Aaron Kaiserman 8/23/22 Aaron Kaiserman 8/23/22

“You” is Gong Wringing Out New Sounds: Prog Review #38

… while I typically find all these sounds and subjects uninteresting or off-putting, there’s still lots for me to love here.

Aaron Kaiserman 7/28/22 Aaron Kaiserman 7/28/22

Marillion Keeps Prog Alive Through “Clutching at Straws”: Prog Review #37

But what a showcase of how 80s production and themes can go right!

Aaron Kaiserman 7/22/22 Aaron Kaiserman 7/22/22

“Si on Avait Besoin d'une Cinquième Saison,” on L’Appelle Harmonium: Prog Review #36

I did not expect to see a French Canadian band on the Rolling Stone list, but I did expect to love it

Aaron Kaiserman 5/17/22 Aaron Kaiserman 5/17/22

Banco del Mutuo Succorso's "Io Sono Nato Libero" is a Sound Investment: Prog Review #35

Banco del Mutuo Succorso translates as Bank of Mutual Relief; not as whimsical as Premiata Forneria Marconi, (Award-winning Marconi Bakery) and the same can be said for the music. PFM's bakery is full of sundry delights, while Banco's staid offerings are all money.

Aaron Kaiserman 5/27/21 Aaron Kaiserman 5/27/21

Feeling Euphoric with Caravan "In the Land of Grey and Pink": Prog Review #34

Freedom and silliness and musical bliss are what this album is all about.

Aaron Kaiserman 5/11/21 Aaron Kaiserman 5/11/21

Counting on TOOL's "Lateralus": Prog Review #33

Out of the filth emerges an immaculate human spirit.

Aaron Kaiserman 3/9/20 Aaron Kaiserman 3/9/20

"Ashes Are Burning" is a Renaissance Affair to Remember: Prog Review #31

The opening two-and-a-half-minutes of Ashes Are Burning (1973) are glorious.

Aaron Kaiserman 3/3/20 Aaron Kaiserman 3/3/20

OK with U.K.'s "U.K.": Prog Review #30

With this incredible pedigree of musicians, U.K. should be something special…

Aaron Kaiserman 7/25/19 Aaron Kaiserman 7/25/19

Reinvestigating Supertramp's "Crime of the Century": Prog Review #27

Progressive ideas may not be the point of Supertramp, but the band uses those available options to turn half-finished song ideas into amazing compositions…. It's damn near perfect.

Aaron Kaiserman 7/14/19 Aaron Kaiserman 7/14/19

A recipe for Van Der Graaf Generator's "Pawn Hearts": Prog Review #26

Van Der Graaf Generator's Pawn Hearts is a peculiar dish - at once overly familiar and an acquired taste. Full of familiar and tired prog ingredients thrown together in a stew, Pawn Hearts retains a distinct, if somewhat confused, character.