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When rating prog albums I try to do so in a historical context, that is how an album compares against the entire body of prog. This means that the best album for any given year, which most people would rate with top marks may not receive the same rating in my charts as only the best albums of all time should get the highest ratings... This chart does not include compilations or live albums.

My Ratings:
Note: I vote on a bell curve, anything above 6 is really good, anything much below 4 really isn't :D
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7082504/bellcurve.jpg
1. (=) Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused to Sing (and Other Stories) (2013) - 7.72
2. (=) Discipline - To Shatter All Accord (2011) - 7.58
3. (=) Phideaux - Snowtorch (2011) - 7.30
4. (=) Ian Anderson - Thick As a Brick 2 (2012) - 7.10
5. (=) Elephant9 - Walk The Nile (2010) - 7.09
6. (=) Big Big Train - English Electric, Part One (2012) - 6.98
7. (=) Magma - Félicité thösz (2012) - 6.80
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When rating prog albums I try to do so in a historical context, that is how an album compares against the entire body of Prog. This means that the best album for any given year, which most people would rate with top marks may not receive the same rating in my charts as only the best albums of all time should get the highest ratings... This chart does not include compilations or live albums.

My Ratings:
Note: I vote on a bell curve, anything above 6 is really good, anything much below 4 really isn't :D
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7082504/bellcurve.jpg
1. (=) Elephant9 - Walk The Nile - 7.09
2. (+1) La Maschera di Cera - Petali di Fuoco - 6.79
3. (+1) Steve Unruh - Challenging Gravity - 6.74 [-0.01]
4. (+1) Argos - Circles - 6.73
5. (+1) Anima Mundi - The Way - 6.69
6. (+1) Tinyfish - The Big Red Spark - 6.50
7. (+1) Nevärlläjf - Klusterfloristen - 6.40
8. (+1) Areknamés - In Case Of Loss... - 6.35
9. (+1) Il Tempio delle Clessidre - Il tempio delle clessidre - 6.31
10. (+1) Arabs In Aspic - Strange Frame Of Mind - 6.22
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When rating prog albums I try to do so in a historical context, that is how an album compares against the musical ancestry. This means that the best album for any given year, which most people would rate with top marks may not receive the same rating in my charts as only the best albums of all time should get the highest ratings... This chart does not include compilations but does include live albums.

My Ratings:
Note: I vote on a bell curve, anything above 6 is really good, anything much below 4 really isn't :D
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5185/5664036659_6c8d34884b_z_d.jpg
1. (=) Dün - Eros (1981) - 8.26
2. (=) Frank Zappa - Hot Rats (proto) (1969) - 7.97
3. (=) The Arthur Brown Band - The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (proto) (1968) - 7.87
4. (=) The Pretty Things - S.F. Sorrow (proto) (1968) - 7.75
5. (=) Elephant9 - Walk The Nile (2010) - 7.50
6. (=) Gentle Giant - Gentle Giant (1970) - 7.47
7. (=) Zamla Mammaz Manna - Familjesprickor (1980) - 7.44
8. (=) La Maschera di Cera - Petali di Fuoco (2010) - 7.35
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