I Am The Manic Whale
– Gathering The Waters (2017) NOT RATED
I and Thou
– Speak (2012) 4.00 stars
I, Napoleon
– I, Napoleon (1991) 3.00 stars
I Numi
– Alpha Ralpha Boulevard (1971) NOT RATED
Iain Jennings
– The House (2017) NOT RATED
Ian Anderson
– Divinities: Twelve Dances With God (1995) 3.00 stars
– Thick as a Brick 2: Whatever Happened to Gerald Bostock? (2012) 4.5 stars
– Homo erraticus (2014) NOT RATED
Ian Gillan
– Naked Thunder (1990) 4.00 stars
– Cherkazoo and Other Stories… (1992) 4.00 stars
– One Eye to Morocco (2009) 3.00 stars
Ian Gillan Band
– Child in Time (1976) 3.00 stars
– Clear Air Turbulence (1977) 4.00 stars
– Scarabus (1977) 4.50 stars
– Live at the Budokan Volumes I & II (1983) 4.5 stars
Ian Hunter
– Ian Hunter (1975) 4.00 stars
– All American Alien Boy (1976) 3.00 stars
– Overnight Angels (1977) 4.00 stars
– You’re Never Alone With a Schizophrenic (1979) 4.00 stars
– Live! Welcome to the Club (1980) 4.00 stars
– Short Back n’ Sides (1981) 1.00 stars
– Dirty Laundry (1995) 3.50 stars
– Rant (2001) 3.50 stars
Ian Hunter & Mick Ronson
– Y U I Orta (1990) 3.50 stars
Ian Lloyd
– Goose Bumps (1979) 3.00 stars
Ibio
– Cuevas De Altamira (1978) NOT RATED
Ibis
– Sun Supreme (1974) 3.50 stars
– Ibis (1975) 3.50 stars
Ice Age
– The Great Divide (1999) 4.50 stars
– Liberation (2001) 4.50 stars
Ice Blue
– Ice Blue (2002) 3.50 stars
Icewind
– Again Came the Storm (2010) 3.50 stars
Icon
– Icon (1984) 3.50 stars
– Night of the Crime (1985) 4.50 stars
– Right Between the Eyes (1989) 3.50 stars
Icycore
– Evol (2009) 4.00 stars
The Id
– A Deserter’s Tale (2016) NOT RATED
The Ides of March
– Vehicle (1970) 3.50 stars
If
– If (1970) 3.50 stars
– If 2 (1970) 3.50 stars
– If 3 (1971) 3.50 stars
– Waterfall (1972) 3.50 stars
– If 4 (1972) 3.50 stars
– Not Just Another Bunch of Pretty Faces (1974) 3.50 stars
Ignatius
– Lights From the Deep (2011) 4.00 stars
Ikarus
– Ikarus (1971) 4.00 stars
Ilium
– Ageless Decay (2009) 3.50 stars
– Genetic Memory (2011) 3.50 stars
Illusion
– Out of the Mist (1977) 3.50 stars
– Illusion (1978) 3.50 stars
Basically, this is the original band Renaissance with a new name. The singer, Jane Relf, as well as the drummer Jim McCarty, keyboardist John Hawken, and bassist Louis Cennamo, made up the bulk of the original Renaissance lineup. Then, once Renaissance “revamped” with a whole new lineup, Illusion was formed and, generally, continued on the same “genre path” for several albums before eventually calling it a day.
So for fans of the original Renaissance, Illusion will be a welcome treat. In my eyes, Illusion were not nearly as good or as innovative as the revamped version of Renaissance (featuring Annie Haslam), and the band didn’t release even close to the same high quality material as the former band created in the subsequent years, it nevertheless released some decent albums in a similar style.
Illusion Suite
– Final Hour (2009) 4.50 stars
– The Iron Cemetery (2013) 4.50 stars
Ilúvatar
– Ilúvatar (1993) 4.50 stars
– Children (1995) 4.00 stars
– A Story Two Days Wide… (1999) 4.00 stars
– From the Silence (2014) 4.00 stars
Images of Eden
– Rebuilding the Ruins (2011) 3.50 stars
Imaginery
– Long Lost Pride (2005) 4.50 stars
Iman Califato Independiente
– Iman Califato Independiente (1978) NOT RATED
Imminent Sonic Destruction
– Recurring Themes (2012) 4.50 stars
– Triumphia (2016) NOT RATED
Impellitteri
– Stand in Line (1988) 3.50 stars
– Answer to the Master (1994) 4.00 stars
– System X (2002) 4.00 stars
Imperia
– The Ancient Dance of Qetesh (2004) 3.50 stars
– Queen of Light (2007) 3.50 stars
Implosion
– Lucidity In Quietus (2008) 4.00 stars
In Continuum
– Acceleration Theory (2018) NOT RATED
In Nomine
– Mutatis Mutandis (2000) 4.50 stars
– Mythos (2005) NOT RATED
In Progress
– North Atlantic Echoes (2014) NOT RATED
Incredible Hog
– Volume 1 (1973) NOT RATED
Indian Summer
– Indian Summer (1971) 3.50 stars
Indigo
– Die Angel Im Gras (1978) NOT RATED
Infinita Symphonia
– A Mind’s Chronicle (2011) 4.50 stars
– Infinita Symphonia (2013) 4.50 stars
Infinite Horizon
– Mind Passages (2003) 4.00 stars
Infinity
– Infinity (2011) 4.00 stars
Ingranaggi della Valle
– Warm Spaced Blue (2016) NOT RATED
Inmoria
– Invisible Wounds (2009) 4.00 stars
– A Farewell to Nothing: The Diary Part I (2011) 3.50 stars
Inner Odyssey
– Have a Seat (2011) 3.50 stars
– Ascension (2015) NOT RATED
Although this band’s debut album Have A Seat is labeled as Progressive Metal, and does have some heavy guitars on many of the tracks, I feel the band is much closer to Progressive Rock. The second album Ascension bears this out, as it’s mellower overall, with only some metal touches on a handful of tracks. Anyway, a cross between Prog-Rock and Prog-Metal.
The Inner Road
– Visions (2011) NOT RATED
– Ascension (2013) NOT RATED
– Sanctuary (2017) NOT RATED
Innerspace
– The Village (2012) NOT RATED
– Rise (2017) NOT RATED
Innosense
– Outcast (2011) 4.00 stars
Insania
– Fantasy: A New Dimension (2003) 4.00 stars
– Agony – Gift of Life (2007) 4.00 stars
Instanzia
– Ghosts (2010) 3.50 stars
Intelligent Music Project
– The Power Of Mind (2012) NOT RATED
– II: My Kind Of Lovin’ (2014) NOT RATED
– III: Touching The Divine (2015) NOT RATED
Introitus
– Fantasy (2007) 4.50 stars
– Elements (2011) 4.50 stars
– Anima (2014) 4.50 stars
A terrific female-led Progressive Rock band, somewhat heavier than Magenta, although similar enough to probably appeal to the same fan base. Melodic and diverse, and heavily influenced by bands such as Genesis, IQ, Jethro Tull, Yes, Spock’s Beard, Uriah Heep, and Gentle Giant, this is one band to watch.
Invaders
– There’s A Light There’s A Way (1970) NOT RATED
InVertigo
– Next Stop Vertigo (2010) 4.00 stars
– Veritas (2012) 4.00 stars
IOEarth
– New World (2015) 4.50 stars
IQ
– Tales From the Lush Attic (1983) 4.00 stars
– The Wake (1985) 4.00 stars
– Nomzamo (1987) 3.50 stars
– Are You Sitting Comfortably? (1989) 4.00 stars
– Ever (1993) 4.50 stars
– Seven Stories Into ’98 (1998) 4.00 stars
– The Lost Attic (1999) NOT RATED
– The Seventh House (2000) 4.50 stars
– Subterranea: The Concert (2000) 4.00 stars
– Dark Matter (2004) 5.00 stars
– Frequency: Tour CD – Disc 1 of 2 (2008) 4.00 stars
– Frequency: Tour CD – Disc 2 of 2 (2008) 4.00 stars
– Frequency (2009) 4.50 stars
– IQ30: Re:Mixed (2011) 3.00 stars
– The Road of Bones (2014) 5.00 stars
See my “IQ – An Overview” for more information.
Iris Divine
– Convergence (2011) 3.50 stars
– The Static And The Noise (2017) NOT RATED
Irish Coffee
– Irish Coffee (1972) NOT RATED
Iron Fortress
– Iron Fortress (1996) 4.00 stars
Ironica
– Vivere (2009) 2.50 stars
Iron Maiden
– Iron Maiden (1980) 2.50 stars
– The Number of the Beast (1982) 5.00 stars
– Piece of Mind (1983) 4.50 stars
– Powerslave (1984) 5.00 stars
– Live After Death (1985) 4.50 stars
– Somewhere in Time (1986) 4.00 stars
– Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988) 4.50 stars
– No Prayer for the Dying (1990) 4.00 stars
– Fear of the Dark (1992) 4.50 stars
– The X Factor (1995) 4.00 stars
– Virtual XI (1998) 2.50 stars
– Brave New World (2000) 4.50 stars
– Best of the B’Sides (2002) 3.50 stars
– Dance of Death (2003) 4.00 stars
– A Matter of Life and Death (2006) 4.50 stars
– The Final Frontier (2010) 4.00 stars
– The Book of Souls (2015) 4.50 stars
Iron Mask
– Black as Death (2011) 3.50 stars
Isaiah
– Isaiah (1975) NOT RATED
– Forgotten Records (1977) NOT RATED
Isildurs Bane
– Colours Not Found in Nature (2017) NOT RATED
Iskander
– Boheme 2000 (1982) NOT RATED
Island
– Pictures (1977) NOT RATED
It Bites
– The Big Lad in the Windmill (1986) 4.00 stars
– Once Around the World (1988) 4.00 stars
– Eat Me in St Louis (1989) 4.00 stars
– The Tall Ships (2008) 4.00 stars
– Map of the Past (2012) 4.00 stars
See my “It Bites – An Overview” for more information.
It’s Not Night: It’s Space
– Our Birth Is But A Sleep And A Forgetting (2016) NOT RATED
I-Ten
– Taking a Cold Look (1983) 4.00 stars
Ivanhoe
– Visions and Reality (1992) 3.50 stars
– Symbols of Time (1994) 4.00 stars
– Polarized (1997) 4.00 stars
– Walk in Mindfields (2005) 4.00 stars
– Lifeline (2008) 4.50 stars
– Systematrix (2013) 4.00 stars
Ivory Moon
– On the Edge of Time (2004) 2.00 stars
– Human Nature (2007) 3.50 stars
Ivory Tower
– Ivory Tower (1998) 4.00 stars
– Beyond the Stars (2000) 4.00 stars
– Subjective Enemy (2006) 4.00 stars
– IV (2011) 3.00 stars
Izz
– Sliver of a Sun (1999) 3.50 stars
– I Move (2002) NOT RATED
– Ampersand (2004) NOT RATED
– My River Flows (2005) 4.00 stars
– The Darkened Room (2009) 4.00 stars
– Crush of Night (2012) 4.00 stars
– Everlasting Instant (2015) 4.00 stars
– Ampersand Volume 2 (2016) NOT RATED
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