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An appreciation of PHIL COLLINS: You’re not worthy

November 8, 2015by Make Your Own Taste 69 Comments

by Allister Thompson I retired from blogging about music in July of 2015, after many years of frequent posting. My fingers and brain were tired. However, I am coming out […]

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The History of My Taste

  • Khan Tengri – KT2 (2016)
  • CONCERT REVIEW: ANATHEMA in Toronto, August 21, 2017
  • ANATHEMA – The Optimist (2017)
  • MICHAEL DILAURO – Spaghetti Western (2016)
  • TWILIGHT FIELDS – Further Up, Further In! (2016)
  • 10 More Essential British 1970s folk-rock albums
  • The Tragically Hip and Canada’s Fraught Identity
  • 10 more great post-2000 progressive rock albums
  • 10 More Classic International Prog-Rock Albums
  • KHAN TENGRI – Aeons (2016)
  • 10 of the best albums of the late 1960s, Vol. 2
  • COVER VERSIONS – Albums by Steven Wilson, Daniel Cavanagh, Ulver, The Church … and Def Leppard
  • CARAVAN – Musical Whimsy and Wonder from England’s South Coast
  • An appreciation of PHIL COLLINS: You’re not worthy
  • GILES JACOBS AND WOLFGANG MERX – I Have Fought! (2015)
  • CONCERT REVIEW: The Church in Toronto, August 7, 2015
  • THE FIERCE AND THE DEAD – Magnet (2015)
  • SOUND OF CONTACT – Dimensionaut (2013)
  • NEW Gateless Gate releases: Ancient Ocean and Ancient Metals
  • The Essential ROBERT RICH
  • ASCENDANT – Æthereal Code (2015) The genuine mystic trance
  • ANATHEMA – Weather Systems (2012) Music’s healing power
  • CONCERT REVIEW: Rush’s R40 in Toronto, June 17, 2015
  • ALTUS – The Time Collection (2015)
  • Starlit and Bible Black: DAVID CROSS and ROBERT FRIPP’s Starless Starlight (2015)
  • A tribute to the pot-head pixies: DAEVID ALLEN and GONG
  • Ten beautifully tranquil new age albums
  • An Old Person’s Guide to King Crimson
  • Hello!
  • ROBERT RICH – Filaments (2015)
  • STEVEN WILSON – Hand. Cannot. Erase. (2015)
  • 10 of the best albums of the late 1960s, Vol. 1
  • THE GATELESS GATE – Landslag Norður Íslands (The Landscape of North Iceland) (2015)
  • BYRON METCALF, STEVE ROACH, ROB THOMAS – Monuments of Ecstasy (2015)
  • Seven Sojourns: The early adventures of THE MOODY BLUES
  • 2015 Winter Roundup
  • K. NOVOTNY – Gesture & Texture (2015)
  • Three Fine New Releases from Fluttery Records: Gespenst, Summer Effect, Row Boat
  • EARLYGUARD’s Nachtgedanken (plus) – a new modern master
  • The 200th Post: The Top 10 Best Weird Al Yankovic Originals!
  • Heartbreak engraved in vinyl: Two classic, cathartic break-up albums
  • Year-End Bests, Part 3: Thomas Mathie and Matthew Sweeney’s picks
  • Year-End Bests, Part 2: Simon Slator and Lee Rosevere’s picks
  • Year-End Bests, Part 1: From the Editor
  • The heart of the BIG COUNTRY: The musical legacy of Stuart Adamson
  • CONCERT REVIEW: Steve Hackett in Toronto, December 2, 2014
  • E GONE – All the Suns of the Earth (2014)
  • The Judgement of ANATHEMA — A Discography, 1995-2014
  • THE GATELESS GATE – Sibir (2014)
  • BLACK PLASTIC TESTIMONIALS

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  • houseoffreudstein
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  • Boppin's Blog
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  • Creek Harmonics
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  • thewisetent
  • The Immortal Jukebox
  • ETERNITY TREE
  • | Notes From An Octave |
  • PostRock Star
  • SnapDragon Magazine
  • Dayz of Purple and Orange
  • Retrospective Overload
  • Toppermost
  • PREPARED GUITAR
  • HearFeel
  • Critter Jams
  • The Music That You Hear
  • Spacerockmountain
  • Prog and rock news, reviews and more!
  • The Isolatarium
  • the13thtrack's Blog
  • Ambient music FB
  • Santa Sangre
  • Sampling Station
  • A Little Light Music
  • The Delete Bin
  • The CerebralRift
  • The Rambler
  • the blind flight
  • Headphonaught's Nanolog
  • WE LOVE ALL THAT
  • Benvenuti
  • SlatorMusic
  • Revolt of the Apes
  • if you see light
  • Revolutions Per Minute
  • Small Town Romance
  • Styrofoam Drone
  • Foreign Accents
  • Stationary Travels
  • New Music Buff

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  • Really cool full-band (trio) album by @OddsFiche is the best work yet. Sounds like a minimalist union of Krautrock… twitter.com/i/web/status/9… 1 day ago
  • RT @phdowding: Inspired by H. P Lovecraft, Algonquin Park and loss. Wonder what kind of music an author (that'd be me) and her editor might… 1 day ago
  • 10 Classic International Prog-Rock Albums makeyourowntaste.com/2014/08/14/10-… Another ol' proggy post. The Ragnarok album is especially good. 1 day ago

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  • 10 of the finest German electronic albums
  • Classics of 1970s Italian Progressive Rock
  • Starlit and Bible Black: DAVID CROSS and ROBERT FRIPP's Starless Starlight (2015)
  • Classics of 1970s French progressive rock
  • A Guide to Jean Michel Jarre, 1977-93
  • 12 Essential British 1970s folk-rock albums
  • 10 lesser-known gems of 1970s British progressive rock
  • Ten beautifully tranquil new age albums
  • Recomposed by MAX RICHTER: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (2014)
  • 15 Essential Australian rock and folk albums!

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