My All Time Favorite Prog Rock Recordings

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Lindsey Boullt's "Composition" is a wonderful recording that explores

some magical and imaginative territory! I have honestly not had this gem

off my stereo since I first played it. Boullt's watermark characteristic is

his uncanny ability to transform the guitar and adopt it into whatever he

wants. To this end, "Composition" takes pieces of Heavy Progrock (aka

King Crimson and Porcupine Tree) and blends it with Mahavishnu-like

fusion creating a consistent and delicate album that commands your

attention every bar of the way. Boullt is joined by some pretty ear-

popping friends including Derek Sherinian (Dream Theatre), Jerry

Goodman (Mahavishnu Orchestra) and Mingo Lewis (Miles Davis). I

would highly recommend this album to any lover of progressive rock who

Lindsey Boullt

Composition

can handle the twists and turns that only a creative mind like Lindsey

2007, U.S.A. (40 Mins)

Boullt can throw at you.

Written by James Unger, Unger’s Wonderful World of Progressive Rock