G.F. Fitz-Gerald
– Mouseproof (1970) NOT RATED
G3
– Live in Concert (1997) 3.50 stars
Gaillion
– Admit One (1989) 3.50 stars
Galactic Cowboys
– Galactic Cowboys (1991) 4.00 stars
– Space in Your Face (1993) 4.00 stars
– Machine Fish (1996) 3.50 stars
– Feel the Rage (1996) 3.00 stars
– The Horse That Bud Bought (1997) 4.00 stars
– At the End of the Day (1998) NOT RATED
– Let It Go (2000) NOT RATED
Galadriel
– Chasing the Dragonfly (1992) 4.00 stars
– Mindscapers (1997) 4.00 stars
Although I have only two releases by this Spanish group (the two albums released in the 1990s before the band disappeared for nearly 11 years), I feel that much of the material reminds me of a marriage between a band such as IQ (for the music) and Yes (for the vocals). Somewhat dreamy, somewhat atmospheric, the instrumentation is often hypnotic yet not uncomplicated, with mood shifts galore and, especially with the Jon Anderson-inspired vocals, highly melodic. I have yet to hear the final release (from 2008) but it has mixed reviews and a lower-than-average score on music-related websites, so I’m unsure if Galadriel altered its style from what it delivered back in the ’90s or if something else went wrong with the album. Hopefully one day I’ll be able to hear it and judge for myself. Meanwhile, I’ll simply continue to enjoy the two albums I have in my collection.
Galahad
– Nothing Is Written (1991) 3.50 stars
– In a Moment of Complete Madness (1993) 3.50 stars
– Sleepers (1995) 4.00 stars
– Following Ghosts (1998) 4.00 stars
– Year Zero (2002) 4.00 stars
– Empires Never Last (2007) 4.50 stars
– Battle Scars (2012) 4.00 stars
– Beyond the Realms of Euphoria (2012) 4.50 stars
– Quiet Storms (2017) NOT RATED
Another Neo-Prog band from the U.K. that I’ve grown to love quite a bit. Galahad started out back in the early 1990s as sort of a Marillion/IQ/Pallas clone (enjoyable enough, but hardly unique), but throughout the many years the band has been releasing material Galahad introduced other influences into the overall sound and eventually developed its own style, its own “voice.” The albums are all “must haves” for me, with several of them (Empires Never Last, Battle Scars, and Beyond The Realms Of Euphoria in particular) being near masterpieces. Neo-Prog fans will most likely fall in love.
Galasphere 347
– Galasphere 347 (2018) NOT RATED
Galaxy
– Nature’s Clear Well (1978) 3.50 stars
Galleon
– Lynx (1992) 3.50 stars
– Heritage & Visions (1994) 3.50 stars
– King of Aragon (1995) 4.00 stars
– The All European Hero (1996) 4.00 stars
– Mind Over Matter (1998) 4.00 stars
– Beyond Dreams (2000) 3.50 stars
– From Land to Ocean (2003) 4.00 stars
– Engines of Creation (2007) 4.00 stars
– In the Wake of the Moon (2010) 4.00 stars
Galneryus
– Advance to the Fall (2005) 4.00 stars
– One for All – All for One (2007) 4.00 stars
– Resurrection (2010) 4.00 stars
– Phoenix Rising (2011) 3.50 stars
Gamalon
– Gamalon (1987) 4.00 stars
– Aerial View (1990) 4.00 stars
– High Contrast (1991) 3.50 stars
– Held to the Light (1996) 3.50 stars
Gambit
– Abyssal (2013) NOT RATED
Gambler
– Teenage Magic (1979) 3.00 stars
– Love and Other Crimes (1980) 4.00 stars
Gamma
– Gamma 1 (1979) 4.00 stars
– Gamma 2 (1980) 5.00 stars
– Gamma 3 (1982) 4.00 stars
– Gamma 4 (2000) 3.50 stars
Gandalf’s Fist
– A Forest of Fey (2014) 3.50 stars
– The Clockwork Fable (2016) NOT RATED
Gary Hughes
– Strength Of Heart (1990) 3.50 stars
Gary Moore
– Corridors of Power (1982) 4.00 stars
– Victims of the Future (1983) 3.50 stars
– Run for Cover (1985) 4.50 stars
– After the War (1989) 3.50 stars
– Still Got the Blues (1990) 4.00 stars
– After Hours (1992) 4.00 stars
Gashunters
– The End Of The Big Bang (2014) 3.00 stars
Gate 6
– God Machines (2012) NOT RATED
Gates of Winter
– Lux Aeterna (2008) 1.00 stars
The Gathering
– How to Measure a Planet? (1998) 2.50 stars
– Souvenirs (2003) 2.50 stars
– Home (2006) 2.50 stars
GB Arts
– Return to Forever (1998) 3.50 stars
– The Lake (2000) 3.50 stars
Gecko’s Tear
– Contradiction (2006) 4.00 stars
– Primati (2016) 3.50 stars
Genesis
– Trespass (1970) 3.50 stars
– Nursery Cryme (1971) 4.50 stars
– Foxtrot (1972) 5.00 stars
– Live (1973) 5.00 stars
– Selling England by the Pound (1973) 5.00 stars
– The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974) 4.50 stars
– A Trick of the Tail (1976) 4.00 stars
– Wind & Wuthering (1976) 3.50 stars
– Seconds Out (1977) 4.00 stars
– And Then There Were Three (1978) 3.50 stars
– Duke (1980) 3.50 stars
– Abacab (1981) 3.00 stars
– Three Sides Live (1982) 3.00 stars
– Genesis (1983) 3.00 stars
– Invisible Touch (1986) 2.50 stars
– We Can’t Dance (1991) 3.00 stars
– Genesis Live: The Way We Walk Vol. 1: The Shorts (1992) 3.00 stars
– Genesis Live: The Way We Walk Vol. 2: The Longs (1993) 4.00 stars
– Calling All Stations (1997) 1.50 stars
– Archive 1967-75 (1998) 4.00 stars
Genetics
– Beast Mountain (2017) NOT RATED
Genfuoco
– Dentro l’invisible (1979) NOT RATED
Genius
– Episode 1: A Human Into Dreams’ World (2002) 4.00 stars
– Episode 2: In Search of the Little Prince (2004) 4.00 stars
– Episode 3: The Final Surprise (2007) 4.00 stars
Gentle Giant
– Gentle Giant (1970) 3.00 stars
– Acquiring the Taste (1971) 3.50 stars
– Three Friends (1972) 4.00 stars
– Octopus (1972) 4.50 stars
– In a Glass House (1973) 5.00 stars
– The Power and the Glory (1974) 5.00 stars
– Free Hand (1975) 5.00 stars
– Interview (1976) 4.00 stars
– Playing the Fool (1977) 5.00 stars
– The Missing Piece (1977) 3.50 stars
– Giant for a Day (1978) 2.00 stars
– Civilian (1980) 4.00 stars
– Under Construction (1997) 3.00 stars
See my “Gentle Giant – An Overview” for more information.
Gentle Knife
– Gentle Knife (2015) NOT RATED
– Clock Unwound (2017) NOT RATED
The Gentle Storm
– The Diary (2015) NOT RATED
George Lynch
– Sacred Groove (1993) 4.00 stars
Gepetto
– From Heaven to the Stars (2016) 3.50 stars
Germán Pascual
– A New Beginning (2012) 4.00 stars
Germinale
– Germinale (1994) 3.50 stars
– E il suo respiro ancora agita le onde (1996) 4.00 stars
– Cielo & Terra (2001) 3.50 stars
Gerry Rafferty
– City to City (1978) 3.00 stars
Ghiribizzi
– Pan’ta Rhei (2005) NOT RATED
Ghost
– The Other Side (1995) 4.00 stars
Ghost (JP)
– Hypnotic Underworld (2004) NOT RATED
Ghost (SW)
– Opus Eponymous (2010) NOT RATED
Ghost Circus
– Cycles (2006) NOT RATED
– Across The Line (2008) NOT RATED
Ghost Community
– Cycle Of Life (2016) NOT RATED
Ghost Machinery
– Haunting Remains (2004) 3.50 stars
– Out for Blood (2010) 4.00 stars
Ghost Medicine
– Discontinuance (2016) NOT RATED
Ghost Of Echoes
– Ghost Of Echoes (2017) 1.00 stars
The album is loaded with those horrific and unmelodic growling/beastly vocals that destroy the enjoyment of every song on which they appear. No thank you!!!
Ghost Town Riot
– Ghost Town Riot (2013) NOT RATED
Ghostly Medley
– Freakish Trip (1994) NOT RATED
Giant
– Last of the Runaways (1989) 4.00 stars
– Time to Burn (1992) 4.00 stars
– III (2001) 4.00 stars
– Promise Land (2010) 4.00 stars
Giant Sleep
– Move a Mountain (2017) NOT RATED
The Gift
– Awake & Dreaming (2006) 4.00 stars
– Land of Shadows (2014) NOT RATED
– Why the Sea is Salt (2016) NOT RATED
Gilgamesh
– Gilgamesh (1975) 3.50 stars
Gillan
– Gillan (1978) 4.00 stars
– Mr. Universe (1979) 4.50 stars
– Reading Live & More (1980) 4.00 stars
– Glory Road (1980) 4.50 stars
– Future Shock (1981) 4.50 stars
– Double Trouble (1981) 4.50 stars
– Magic (1982) 4.50 stars
– Toolbox (1991) 3.50 stars
Gin Blossoms
– New Miserable Experience (1992) 2.50 stars
– Congratulations I’m Sorry (1996) 2.50 stars
Gin Lady
– Gin Lady (2012) NOT RATED
– Mother’s Ruin (2013) NOT RATED
– Call the Nation (2015) NOT RATED
Gino Vannelli
– Storm at Sunup (1975) 3.50 stars
Giraffe
– Giraffe (1999) NOT RATED
Girl
– Wasted Youth (1982) 3.00 stars
Girlschool
– Demolition (1980) 3.50 stars
– Hit and Run (1981) 3.50 stars
– Screaming Blue Murder (1982) 3.50 stars
– Play Dirty (1983) 3.50 stars
– Running Wild (1985) 4.00 stars
– Nightmare at Maple Cross (1986) 3.50 stars
– Take a Bite (1988) 3.50 stars
– Girlschool (1992) 3.50 stars
Giuffria
– Giuffria (1984) 4.00 stars
– Silk + Steel (1986) 4.00 stars
Giuntini Project
– II (1999) 4.50 stars
– III (2006) 4.00 stars
Gizmo
– Gizmo (2012) NOT RATED
Glacier
– Ashes for the Monarch (2015) NOT RATED
Glass Hammer
– Chronometree (2000) 4.00 stars
– Lex Rex (2002) 4.50 stars
– Shadowlands (2004) 4.50 stars
– The Inconsolable Secret (2005) NOT RATED
– Culture of Ascent (2007) 4.50 stars
– If (2010) 4.50 stars
– Cor Cordium (2011) 4.50 stars
– Perilous (2012) 4.50 stars
– Ode to Echo (2014) 4.00 stars
– The Breaking of the World (2015) 4.00 stars
– Valkyrie (2016) NOT RATED
Fans of Yes who demand more Prog-Rock in a similar style would likely not be disappointed by most of the Glass Hammer albums, especially If, Cor Cordium, and Perilous. Not a shock, considering the band’s vocalist on those albums, Jon Davison, was also a member of Yes. Even the band’s earlier albums are quite good, and also heavily influenced by Yes, so Glass Hammer is near the top of my list of all-time fave Prog-Rock bands.
Glass Kites
– Glass Kites (2012) 4.00 stars
Glass Mind
– Haunting Regrets (2011) 4.00 stars
– Dodecaedro (2017) NOT RATED
Glass Spires
– Glass Spires (2007) 3.50 stars
Glasswing
– Univariate (2017) NOT RATED
Gleemen
– Oltre…Lontano, Lontano (2013) NOT RATED
Glenn Hughes
– Play Me Out (1977) 3.50 stars
– Blues [L.A. Blues Authority Volume II] (1992) 4.50 stars
– From Now On… (1994) 4.00 stars
– Burning Japan Live (1994) 4.50 stars
– Feel (1995) 4.00 stars
– Addiction (1996) 4.00 stars
– The Way It Is (1999) 4.00 stars
– Songs in the Key of Rock (2003) 4.00 stars
– Soul Mover (2005) 4.50 stars
– Music for the Divine (2006) 4.00 stars
Glenn Tipton
– Baptizm of Fire (1997) 3.00 stars
Gletscher
– Devout (2014) NOT RATED
Glorious Wolf
– Aquarius (2017) NOT RATED
– Zodiac (Single) (2017) NOT RATED
Glory Opera
– Rising Moangá (2002) 3.50 stars
– Equilibrium (2007) 4.00 stars
Gnidrolog
– Lady Lake (1972) 3.00 stars
GNP
– Safety Zone (1989) 3.50 stars
Goblin
– Roller (1976) 4.00 stars
– Four of a Kind (2015) NOT RATED
Godsticks
– Emergence (2015) NOT RATED
– Faced With Rage (2017) NOT RATED
Golden Caves
– Bring Me To The Water (2015) NOT RATED
– Collision (2017) NOT RATED
Golden Earring
– Golden Earring (1970) 4.00 stars
– Seven Tears (1971) 4.00 stars
– Together (1972) 4.00 stars
– Moontan (1973) 3.50 stars
– Switch (1975) 3.50 stars
– To the Hilt (1976) 3.50 stars
– Grab It for a Second (1978) NOT RATED
Goliath
– Goliath (1970) NOT RATED
Goma
– 14 Abril (1975) NOT RATED
Gomorrha
– Trauma (1971) 3.50 stars
– I Turned to See Whose Voice It Was (1972) 4.00 stars
Gong
– Flying Teapot (1973) 3.50 stars
– Angel’s Egg (1973) 3.50 stars
– You (1974) 4.00 stars
– Shamal (1975) 3.50 stars
– Gazeuse! (1976) 3.50 stars
The Good Hand
– Blissful Yearning (2018) NOT RATED
GoodThunder
– GoodThunder (1972) NOT RATED
Gothik Serpent
– Interloper (2014) 3.50 stars
Gotthard
– Gotthard (1992) 4.00 stars
– Dial Hard (1994) 4.00 stars
– G. (1996) 4.00 stars
– Open (1999) 3.50 stars
– Homerun (2001) 3.50 stars
– Human Zoo (2003) 3.50 stars
– Lipservice (2005) 4.00 stars
– Domino Effect (2007) 4.00 stars
– Need to Believe (2009) 4.00 stars
– Firebirth (2012) 4.00 stars
– Bang! (2014) 4.00 stars
The Gourishankar
– The World Unreal (2016) NOT RATED
– Close Grip (2003) 4.00 stars
– 2nd Hands (2007) 4.00 stars
Gov’t Mule
– Gov’t Mule (1995) 4.50 stars
– Live at Roseland Ballroom (1996) 4.50 stars
– Dose (1998) NOT RATED
GPS
– Window to the Soul (2006) 4.50 stars
Quite similar to Asia (seeing as how John Payne is the vocalist here), but a bit more Progressive than Asia. Nevertheless, this is more of a cross between AOR and Prog-Rock than a pure Progressive Rock band. I much prefer GPS’s sole album over anything Asia produced.
Graal
– Chapter IV (2015) 3.50 stars
Grace
– Pulling Strings and Shiny Things (1994) 4.00 stars
Grace Slick
– Dreams (1980) 3.50 stars
– Welcome to the Wrecking Ball (1981) 4.50 stars
– Software (1984) 4.00 stars
Gracious
– Gracious! (1970) 3.50 stars
– This Is…Gracious!! (1972) 3.50 stars
Grackle
– The Quiet Noise (2018) NOT RATED
Graham Bonnet
– Line-Up (1981) 3.00 stars
– Underground (1996) 2.50 stars
Grail
– Grail (1970) NOT RATED
Granada
– Hablo de una tierra (1975) NOT RATED
The Grand Astoria
– Deathmarch EP (2013) 3.50 stars
– Who’s in Charge? (2014) 2.50 stars
– The Process of Weeding Out (2014) 3.50 stars
– La Belle Epoque (2014) NOT RATED
– The Mighty Few (2015) 4.00 stars
This is one bizarre band, meaning it offers such a mishmash of styles and sounds, you never quite know what you’ll be getting. Although the band is usually labeled Stoner Rock or Stoner Metal, this group from the Russian Federation occasionally incorporates so much more into its overall sound—Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, Space Rock, even a touch of Jazz Rock and Punk sprinkled throughout. Imagine a cross between early Black Sabbath, Iron Butterfly, Pink Floyd, and Van Der Graff Generator with some demented Jethro Tull tossed into the mix for good measure and that might give you an idea of what this band has to offer on several releases. I discovered The Grand Astoria only recently and will be delving into its back catalogue (quite vast by the looks of it) as soon as possible to see exactly what it’s all about. (A warning—a fair amount of reviewers seem to air complaints about the lead vocals, but thus far I’ve heard nothing too awful in that department. We shall see if the criticism is justified in earlier works.)
The Grand Astoria / Montenegro
– The Grand Astoria x Montenegro (2014) 3.50 stars
The Grand Astoria / Mother Mars
– The Grand Astoria / Mother Mars (2015) NOT RATED
Grand Funk Railroad
– On Time (1969) 4.00 stars
– Grand Funk (1969) 4.00 stars
– Closer to Home (1970) 4.50 stars
– Live Album (1970) 3.50 stars
– Survival (1971) 4.00 stars
– E Pluribus Funk (1971) 4.00 stars
– Phoenix (1972) 4.00 stars
– We’re an American Band (1973) 4.50 stars
– Shinin’ On (1974) 3.00 stars
– All the Girls in the World Beware!!! (1974) 2.00 stars
– Born to Die (1976) 3.00 stars
– Good Singin’, Good Playin’ (1976) 3.50 stars
– What’s Funk? (1983) 3.00 stars
Grand Illusion
– View From the Top (2002) 4.00 stars
– Ordinary Just Won’t Do (2004) 4.00 stars
– Brand New World (2010) 4.00 stars
– Prince of Paupers (2011) 4.00 stars
Grand Prix
– There for None to See (1982) 3.00 stars
– Samurai (1983) 4.00 stars
Grand Stand
– Tricks Of Time (2002) NOT RATED
Grand Tour
– Heavy on the Beach (2015) 4.00 stars
The Grand Trick
– The Decadent Session (2005) NOT RATED
Granicus
– Granicus (1973) NOT RATED
– Thieves, Liars, and Traitors (2010) NOT RATED
Grannie
– Grannie (1971) NOT RATED
Gravestone
– Doomsday (1979) NOT RATED
– War (1980) NOT RATED
Graveyard
– Graveyard (2007) NOT RATED
Gravity Rain
– Artifacts of Balance (2016) 3.50 stars
Gravy Train
– Gravy Train (1970) 4.00 stars
– (A Ballad of) A Peaceful Man (1971) 4.00 stars
– Second Birth (1973) 3.50 stars
– Staircase to the Day (1974) 3.50 stars
The Greatest Show on Earth
– Horizons (1970) 3.50 stars
– The Going’s Easy (1970) 3.50 stars
The Great Gamble
– Book 1 (2012) 4.00 stars
Great Urban Band
– Great Urban Band (1979) NOT RATED
– Great Urban Band 2 (1979) NOT RATED
Great White
– Great White (1984) 3.50 stars
– Shot in the Dark (1986) 3.50 stars
– Once Bitten (1987) 4.00 stars
– Twice Shy (1989) 4.00 stars
– Hooked (1991) 3.50 stars
– Psycho City (1992) 3.50 stars
– Sail Away (1994) 2.50 stars
Green Carnation
– Light of Day, Day of Darkness (2001) NOT RATED
– A Blessing in Disguise (2003) 3.50 stars
– The Quiet Offspring (2005) 3.50 stars
Green Day
– Dookie (1994) 3.00 stars
Green Druid
– Ashen Blood (2018) NOT RATED
Green Violinist
– Receive & Transmit (2017) NOT RATED
Dave Greenslade
– Greenslade (1973) NOT RATED
– Bedside Manners Are Extra (1973) NOT RATED
– Spyglass Guest (1974) NOT RATED
– Time and Tide (1975) NOT RATED
Greg Lake
– Greg Lake (1981) NOT RATED
– Manoeuvres (1983) NOT RATED
– In Concert (1995) 4.00 stars
Greg Lake & Geoff Downes
– Ride The Tiger (1990) NOT RATED
Gregg Rolie
– Gregg Rolie (1985) 3.00 stars
Greta Van Fleet
– From the Fires (2017) NOT RATED
Grey Lady Down
– The Crime (1994) NOT RATED
– Forces (1995) NOT RATED
– Fear (1997) NOT RATED
– Star-Crossed (2001) NOT RATED
Greyfeather
– Greyfeather (2017) NOT RATED
Greylevel
– Opus One (2006) NOT RATED
– Hypostatic Union (2011) NOT RATED
Grime
– Grime (1979) NOT RATED
Griot
– Gerald (2016) NOT RATED
Grobschnitt
– Grobschnitt (1972) 4.00 stars
– Ballermann (1974) 4.00 stars
– Jumbo (1975) 4.00 stars
– Rockpommel’s Land (1977) 4.00 stars
– Solar Music – Live (1978) 4.00 stars
– Merry-Go-Round (1979) 4.00 stars
– Illegal (1981) 4.00 stars
Groove Think
– Intellect (2015) NOT RATED
Groundhogs
– Split (1971) 3.50 stars
Grupo N.H.U
– Grupo N.H.U (1978) NOT RATED
Gruppo Euanghelion
– Ora è Appena L’Alba (1970) NOT RATED
Gryphon
– Gryphon (1973) 3.50 stars
– Midnight Mushrumps (1974) 4.00 stars
– Red Queen to Gryphon Three (1974) 4.00 stars
– Raindance (1975) 4.00 stars
– Treason (1977) NOT RATED
GTR
– GTR (1986) 4.50 stars
Guardian
– Fire and Love (1990) 3.50 stars
– Miracle Mile (1993) 3.50 stars
– Buzz (1995) 3.50 stars
The Guess Who
– Wheatfield Soul (1968) 3.50 stars
– Canned Wheat (1969) 3.50 stars
– American Woman (1970) 4.00 stars
– Share the Land (1970) 4.00 stars
– So Long, Bannatyne (1971) 3.50 stars
– Rockin’ (1972) 3.50 stars
– Live at the Paramount (1972) 4.50 stars
– Artificial Paradise (1973) 3.00 stars
– Track Record: The Guess Who Collection (1988) 4.50 stars
Guido’s Hand
– Ictus (2005) NOT RATED
Guilt Machine
– On This Perfect Day (2009) 4.00 stars
Gun
– Gun (1968) NOT RATED
– Gunsight (1969) NOT RATED
Gungfly
– Lamentations (2011) 4.00 stars
Guns n’ Roses
– Appetite for Destruction (1987) 4.50 stars
– G N’ R Lies (1988) 3.00 stars
– Use Your Illusion I (1991) 3.00 stars
– Use Your Illusion II (1991) 3.00 stars
– The Spaghetti Incident? (1993) 3.00 stars
Guru Guru
– UFO (1970) 3.00 stars
– Hinten (1971) 3.50 stars
– Känguru (1972) 4.00 stars
– Don’t Call Us We Call You (1973) 4.00 stars
– Guru Guru (1973) NOT RATED
– Dance of the Flames (1974) 4.00 stars
– Tango Fango (1976) 3.50 stars
– Mani in Germani (1981) 3.50 stars
See my “Guru Guru – An Overview” for more information.
Gwyllion
– The Edge of All I Know (2009) 4.00 stars
Zap Niles 