| # | Artist | Song (click to play) | Album | Year | CD label |
| 1 | Anglagard | Jordrok | Hybris | 1992 | Mellotronen |
| I hate to tease everyone with one of the greatest prog albums of all time that is out-of-print and difficult to get. I am not sure that it is possible for this album to be over-hyped. | |||||
| 2 | Myrbein | Kurt pa taket | Myrornas Krig | 1980 | Ad Perpetuam Memoriam |
| Crimson and Zappa influenced band. The cd re-issue includes a nice cover of Lark's Tongues in Aspic - Part II. Vocals are a little crazy sometimes. Musea catalog compares them to Swedish bands KRALJUSANTALTEN and FLESHQUARTETEN. I have not heard of either of those bands. | |||||
| 3 | Isildur's Bane | Overtyr | Sagan Om Den Irlandska Algen | 1984 | Svenska Unikum/Isildur Records |
| This is from Isildur's Bane's first album which is released on CD as a 2-fer with _Sagan Om Ringen_. These 2 releases have a Camel-esque sound. Also akin to many of the French symphonic bands of the 80's and 90's. | |||||
| 4 | Blåkulla | I Solnedgangen | Blåkulla | 1975 | Ad Perpetuam Memoriam |
| Good hard rock prog with vocals in Swedish. The guitarist gives little clues that he likes Jan Akkerman, but, plays much more rock oriented. | |||||
| 5 | Flower Kings | The Melting Pot | Retropolis | 1996 | Foxtrot Records |
| Retropolis is my favorite FK album. I am sure that it is partly because it is the one that I have owned the longest. The title-track from this album is one of the songs that first convinced me that prog is not dead, and fueled my new obsession of seeking out new music. All hail Roine Stolt! | |||||