Ron's Top 40 Picks for 2009:

My lists below are based solely on what I own and NOT to be viewed as a "best of" list.

(In alphabetical order - not counting reissues or live albums)

• Abigail’s Ghost - "d_letion"
• Agents of Mercy - "The Fading Ghosts Of Twilight" *
• Airbag - "Identity" (**)
• Antique Seeking Nuns - Careful! It’s Tepid *
• At War Withself - "A Familiar Path" *
• Baliset - "A Time For Rust" *
• Big Big Train - "The Underfall Yard" *
• Black Bonzo - "Guillotine Drama"
• Brother Ape - "Turbulence"
• Crimson Sky - "Misunderstood" *
• Deluge Grander - "The Form Of The Good" *
• Eloy - "Visionary" * (link coming soon)
• Engineers - "Three Fact Fader" ***
• The Gathering, The - "West Pole"
• Glass Hammer - "3 Cheers For The Broken Hearted"
• Gosta Berlings Saga - "Detta Har Hant"
• The Guilt Machine - "On This Perfect Day" ***
• Holloway - "Illusions" *
• Into The Presence - "Into The Presence" *
• IQ - "Frequency" ***
• IZZ - "The Darkened Room" ***/ *
• Lalle Larsson - "Weaveworld" (**)
• Makajodama - "Makajodama" *
• Miosis - "Albedo Adaption" *
• Morglbl - "Jazz For The Deaf" *
• Muse - "The Resistance" ***
• Nosound - "A Sense Of Loss" ***
• Phideaux - "Number Seven" *
• Parallel Or 90 Degrees (PO90) - "Jitters" *
• Present - "Barbaro (Ma Non Troppo)"
• Ra Quintet - "Ra Quintet" *
• Shadow Circus - "Whispers And Screams"
• The Source - "Prickly Pear" *
• Spleen Arcana - "The Field Where She Died" *
• Sylvan - "Force Of Gravity" ***
• Tamandua - "Eternal Anteater Of The Universe" *
• The Tangent - "Down And Out In Paris And London" *
• VII Strada - "La Leggenda Della Grande Porta" (**)
• Wobbler - "Afterglow"
• Zombi - "Spirit Animal"

  My Top 5 Favorite Reissues/remasters from 2009

• Tony Banks - "A Curious Feeling" (1979/2009)
• King Crimson - "Red: 40th Anniversary Edition" 1974/2009) *
• 3rd Matinee - "Meanwhile" (1994/2009)
• Duncan Mackay - "Chimera" (1974/2009)
• Mystery - "Destiny?: 10th Anniversary Edition (1998/2009) *

  My Top 5 Favorite Concert DVDs of 2009:

• Abigail's Ghost - "Live at Rosfest 2009" *
• Credo - "This Is What We Do" *
• DeeExpus - "Far From Home" *
• Riverside - "Reality Dream: Live" *
• Tinyfish - "One Night On Fire: Live In Poland" *

  My Favorite Compilations/Best Ofs for 2009:

• Anekdoten - "Chapters" *
• The Pineapple Thief - "3,000 Days" *
• various Artists: 10T Records - "Undercover" *

My Highlight of 2009 was going to the 3RP festival (my first east coast festival)

= seen in concert

* = reviewed Ron

(**) reviewed by Joseph

*** reviewed by Prof

+ = reviewed by Elias

++ = reviewed by Terry

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