SO here's our final round:
Circus
Movin' On
Swiss prog with some Genesis elements that also uses a wider variety of instruments and plays some "heavy" bits here and there plus some vocals a la Peter Hammill. First half of the album is great but its second half, the 22 min title track, is a top tier prog epic and the true star of the record
youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxJ0zOleXBs&ab_channel=ProgLine
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Pekka Pohjola
Visitation
For his 4th solo album, Finnish composer and bassist Pekka Pohjola (1952-2008), one of the greatest Scandinavian musicians of all time, puts everything he had: his sense of melody, boundless love for jazz and prog rock, Mr. Frank Zappa's teachings and an absolutely unique look at the nature of neoclassical music. This instrumental record is a 32 minute entity joined not only by a brass section, but also by the strings and woodwinds of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. An ambitious album that, for once, achieves its lofty goals, and in spectacular style to thrill.
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/13jsiukSg8oNVBKACx3X3f?si=4cZ0GZskTBSc6kFIfAyfog
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVDUIxuUWxE
Sigh.
