In no particular order the following are my favorites CDs from this past year (no reviews):

Palmystery – Victor Wooten (Jazz) iTunes

Not As Good As The Book – The Tangent (Symphonic Prog) iTunes

Blomljud – Moon Safari (Symphonic Prog) Amazon

Thunder – SMV: Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller & Victor Wooten (Jazz) iTunes

Silence Followed By A Deafening Roar – Paul Gilbert (Instrumental/Hard Rock) iTunes

Watershed – Opeth (Tech/Extreme Prog Metal) iTunes

Ghost – NIN (Industrial Rock) NIN

Lifeline – Neal Morse (Symphonic Prog) iTunes

Live In Gdansk (Deluxe Version) – David Gilmour (Prog Related) iTunes

Sleeping In Traffic: Part Two – Beardfish (Eclectic Prog) iTunes

If I had to pick only one it would have to be Beardfish’s – Sleeping In Traffic: Part Two, an excellent prog band from Sweden with an old 70’s prog sound colored with depth and substance.
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