Hello again! Yesterday’s post was 17 prog album recommendations, or so I thought! It was actually 12! I have no idea how I didn’t catch this one. So I’ll start today with the 5 missing albums.

Today I listened to the album Face Value by Phil Collins. I liked it, although I think it peaks very early with the the opening three tracks of “In the Air Tonight,” “This Must Be Love,” and “Behind the Lines.” That last track, a cover of the same track on Genesis’ album Duke, shows an element I liked about the album. It takes that same general sound of blending experimental prog elements with pop and expands it more to synthesizers, whereas Duke focused on guitars. I do think that the album was a little too inconsistent, and while I really enjoyed it, it is frustrating as it feels it was that close to being a fantastic album, rather than the very good one that it is. Another highlight is the closer, a cover of “Tomorrow Never Knows” by The Beatles, bringing the psych rock track into a psychedelic pop setting that I think brings a whole new way of life to the song. I love it!

That’s all for today. Have a fantastic rest of your day, and I promise there will be a big post soon!