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I'm a 48 year old prog-music enthusiast. I've been a fan of this music since
I heard Andy Latimer and Camel for the first time back in 1972.
For many years I thought that 'progrock-music' was dead,
but I've had the pleasure to discover that I was wrong.
Many talented artists have released great albums and I'm impressed
by the skills of the new young musicians and bands,
especially in the prog genre.
I'm amazed by their creativeness.
I will use my "My Space"-side to support bands and artists
that I like and some of those I've met here on "My Space".
Just follow this spot and find out who it'll be. :-)
I've changed from the ordinary MySpace-profile-songplayer to a MP3-player that plays several songs in order to give attention
and credit to those bands and artists that I think really deserve it.
Please note that the songs are NOT downloadable!
The MP3-player will function as a "jukebox"
to present these fine musicians.
I will vary songs from my collection of favourites.
I hope you'll like some of them. :-)
As you can see from my playlist I do have a manifoldly taste in music,
which in addition to prog includes jazz, jazzrock, funk, rock,
heavy rock, west coast AOR and folk music.
Next band out I'd like to support is UNITOPIA from Australia.
A few days ago I was presented to a new band by my good Swedish friend,
Mr.Tonnie Andersson.
The name of the band is Unitopia and the record is "More Than A Dream".
You all know, when you hear new music, it sometimes just hits you with a BANG, and this is the case with this album. This CD's got it all, and I LOVE it!
It's a wonderful mix of various kinds of elements in the prog-genre combined with some classical parts played by The Adelaide Art Orchestra.
My favourite songs are "Common Goal", "Justify" and "Slow Down".
The whole album is highly recommended, but I will especially emphasize "Justify" which gives me goosebumps while listening to it.
If you're searching for some new prog of a superb band, THIS IS IT!
Buy the CD, you won't regret it!
Click on their song "Justify" in my MP3-jukebox, - listen and be convinced! :-)
Unitopia are currently in the studio working on their follow up release to 'More Than A Dream'.
"More Than A Dream" was released in 2005.
Click on the CD-cover and buy the record.
What an album, WHAT A BAND!


My Interests



Get your player at Mp3Profiles.com

"The Musical Box"
was phenomenal at
Oslo Konserthus
on March 31st. 2007.
I'm really grateful to the guys in the band for letting us be able to experience the magic of the original performance of Genesis from
1972 - 1973.

The show was perfect and much better than I expected.
I had goosebumps at times and could hardly believe what I heard and saw. :-)

Thank you guys,
we'll be back this autumn for
"The Black Show"!

Please enjoy

"The Musical Box" play 'Supper's Ready'.
Montreal, Canada. ..h 2006

My interests: Music mostly, jazz, jazzrock and various kinds of prog. Some AOR West Coast artists.
I like to travel. I'm abroad 3 to 4 times each year, both on vacation and just going with my wife or friends to see great bands and artists perform live in concert.

Click on the picture below and visit my friends and I in our Progrock-club.
Unfortunately it's only in Norwegian, but I think you'll understand it nevertheless.



RPRK: PÃ¥l,HÃ¥var,Arild,Walter,
Leif-Erik and Progster


I'd like to recommend this band for you all.
"The Watch",an amazing prog-band from Milan,Italy.
If you like prog as played by Genesis in the Peter Gabriel-period you will LOVE this band!
Vacuum will stay in my Top 10 for a long time.

The Watch, Italy.
Feel free to visit the band on their MySpace-webside.
Just click on the "The Watch" picture among my friends to the right.
New CD "Primitive"
has been released!
Great album!

I'd like to meet:

Everyone who share my musical interest,or if you just want to say hi. :-)

Progster
..

NEW- If you're not a My Space-member and want to communicate with me,
or just say hi, you can do so by clicking on the button above.

The slide-show below is from my trip to London,December 2006 to see
IQ, FROST* and The Flower Kings.
What a weekend, THREE bands in TWO nights!

All three bands did a terrific job and made this weekend a wonderful experience for us five prog-music fans from Norway. Thank you guys! :-)

The video is The Watch playing Damage Mode. Enjoy!

Music:



Here are some of the artists and bands I've enjoyed over the years.

Camel
Genesis (with Gabriel)
Peter Gabriel
Gentle Giant
Emerson Lake and Palmer
Pink Floyd
Yes
Beatles
Deep Purple
Uriah Heep
Strawbs
James Taylor
Joni Mitchell
Grand Funk
Chick Corea
Jan Gunnar Hoff
TAKE 6
Richard Bona
Pat Metheny
Larry Carlton
Lee Ritenour
Fourplay
Bob James
Michael Franks
Michael McDonald
Hiram Bullock
Jay Graydon
Janne Schaffer
Spyro Gyra
Jean Luc Ponty
Frank Zappa
The Tubes
Prefab Sprout
Paddy McAloon
TOTO
Steve Lukather
Paulo Mendonca
Steve Morse
Dixie Dregs
Return To Forever
Porty
Gino Vannelli
Pages
Richard Page
Casiopea
Steely Dan
Brecker Brothers
Tower Of Power
Ellis Hall
Alain Caron
UZEB
Adam Nitti
METRO
Chuck Loeb
Spike Jones
Fusion Orchestra
Trickster
LAKE
John Miles
Kerrs Pink
IQ
Jadis
Xinema
Nick Magnus
Kaipa
The Tangent
Satellite
Dream Theater
Flower Kings
Spocks Beard
Kansas
Marc Jordan
Judie Tzuke
Koinonia
Liquid Tension Experiment
Echolyn
Knight Area
KINO
FROST*
ARENA
Enchant
Glass Hammer
John Hackett
K2
KARMAKANIC
Magenta
RPWL
Porcupine Tree
Lars Eric Mattsson
Shadow Gallery
The Watch
Tomas Bodin
Salem Hill
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Cool Slideshows

This video is
IQ playing
Awake & Nervous
Live 2005
Awake & Nervous
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Some recommended progrock-links:



Movies:



This clip is from Mad TV.
In this parody they're having fun with David Letterman,s "Late Show".
This clip is one of my favourites.

The highlight about this is definitely Will Sasso as Paul Schaeffer and of course the very sweet Nicole Sullivan as Meg Ryan. David Letterman is played by Jeff Richards.

I think it's hilarious. :-)

Hope you like it!