The Professor’s Picks: New Prog, Fusion, and Metal Releases for July 19, 2024
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April 11, 2026 at 9:14 am
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Preorders
Weather Systems – Ocean Without A Shore (CD and 2LP Blue Vinyl) 9/27
CDs and Video
Argos – Halfway Between Heaven And Mirth
The Cyberiam – Unobtainium
Deep Purple – =1 (CD)
Full Earth – Cloud Sculptors
Nikolo Kotzev’s Nostradamus – Live In Sofia (2CD/DVD and BR)
Mark Lettieri – Can I Tell You Something?
Needlepoint – Walking Up That Valley
Nektar – Journey To The Other Side (2CD/BR)
Sonus Umbra – Whiteout
Voice – Holy Or Damned
Vinyl
Beardfish – Destined Solitaire (2LP Black and 2LP Red Viny)
Deep Purple – =1 (2LP Black and 2LP Purple Vinyl)
Full Earth – Cloud Sculptors (2LP Transparent Vinyl)
Needlepoint – Walking Up That Velley
Nightingale – Nightfall Overture (Black Vinyl)
Threshold – Wounded Land (2LP Green Vinyl)
Threshold – Psychedelicatessen (2LP Violet Vinyl)
@Scandolo
April 11, 2026 at 9:14 am
Please pETE! We need a new Listening Room episode. It has been a while!
@micolsen9824
April 11, 2026 at 9:14 am
6:51 not terrible, but the reason for it was.
@javilalima
April 11, 2026 at 9:14 am
That Sonus Umbra cover art is spectacular!
@ianbrown3304
April 11, 2026 at 9:14 am
Once a month beer show sounds good to me.
@tonyfaelens3626
April 11, 2026 at 9:14 am
Greetings from Belgium – THE land of beers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@DonHornsby
April 11, 2026 at 9:14 am
Awesome as always. And a beer show would be fantastic!
@adamlosurdo2114
April 11, 2026 at 9:14 am
I read the comment on the Sonus Umbra album on the LaserCD website. Apparently, Mr. Nasser is not a MAGA guy.
@Drinckx2
April 11, 2026 at 9:14 am
Deep Purple’s Simon McBride plays Paul Reed Smith, not a Les Paul.
@colbefc
April 11, 2026 at 9:14 am
Beer of the month? Yes please.
@jacobkrutina6366
April 11, 2026 at 9:14 am
I would have a beer show once every year, but every month, not too much to talk about, and also, it could be a little side track if anyone doesn't know this channel as well unless you create a different channel then it might do well but on this channel i don't know if that would be awesome to watch unless you talk about beer and music on the same episode.
@pkats9093
April 11, 2026 at 9:14 am
As usual, thanks for the show gentlemen. My ADD just loves checking out new music as often as possible. Just listened to Full Earth. I don’t get it. If I had it on my turntable I’d be checking the stylus to see if it was skipping! Like it’s on a loop. Maybe I need to start smoking the ganja again.
@stevecraig7643
April 11, 2026 at 9:14 am
From Kentucky and Not a hayseed Ken. 😀😀
@elbib2446
April 11, 2026 at 9:14 am
im a big fan of mark lettieris playing/solo albums,the other snarky guitarist bob lanzetti aint no slouch either
@arnaudb.7669
April 11, 2026 at 9:14 am
Great show as always
@arnaudb.7669
April 11, 2026 at 9:14 am
No beer show thanks
@johnhenfrey5936
April 11, 2026 at 9:14 am
Beer. member of Untappd really keen beer drinker, do a show Pete. Big thanks for tonight’s show, thought you would have mentioned the latest, Jethro Tull Box Set Rereleases. Out in the U.K. 28th August.
@chrisharper6088
April 11, 2026 at 9:14 am
Kotzev's band was Brazon Abbot, sure got 3 or 4 of these, also must dig out the Nostradamus release, looking forward to the Weather Systems release
@Paul_Progressive
April 11, 2026 at 9:14 am
"Cloud Sculptors" is by far the best album in 2024 and after two weeks of constant listening it has already made my list of my 100 all-time favorite albums (which of course is a work in progress but with very few new arrivals since 2010). It is one of the best debuts I've ever listened to (since 1972…).
@noohoozfurra
April 11, 2026 at 9:14 am
Some way cool proggy stuff on offer this week… 👍
@ericporter344
April 11, 2026 at 9:14 am
Mark Lettieri – excellent new disc, good tunes and groove, it’s a buy everyone!!
Ken, I’ll be featuring this one on the review crew tomorrow
Beer show…count me in!
@ChrisCarroll-r4x
April 11, 2026 at 9:14 am
Oh id love to watch the UK connection drunk ramblings
@johnmichaelwilliams6694
April 11, 2026 at 9:14 am
Another fine Professor's Picks episode. Many thanks to Ken for reordering Full Earth's Cloud Sculptors album. Had been waiting on that ever since Pete's review and already ordered this week when it showed up on the website. Listening to the Secta Sonica to for possible order as latin/Spanish rhythm stylings always go with summer in personal listening. Thanks again, Ken and Pete.
@FiveTowerVinyl
April 11, 2026 at 9:14 am
Beer of the month could be fun 🍻
@juanpagan9373
April 11, 2026 at 9:14 am
Pete did you here any news about Jethro Tull A Passion Play Deluxe, Re-Release for Sept 23, 2024.
@RustyfaetheShire
April 11, 2026 at 9:14 am
Beer show is a fantastic idea!