Albums of Yesterday

One of the reasons I decided to do the A-Z thing by album title rather than band name this year was to provide some variety in the daily listening rotation. That theory certainly bore fruit yesterday. Behold, this run of discs:

• Megalazottak es Megszomoritottak, by After Crying - Hungarian chamber prog
• mei, by echolyn - Modern American post-neo epic prog (1 53-minute track!)
• Mekano, by Miriodor - French-Canadian avant-prog, but with a catchy edge
• Mercury Falling, by Sting - Competent, but dull, AOR/Adult Contemporary pop
• Metropolis Part 2: Scenes from a Memory, by Dream Theater - Progressive metal concept album
• A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Steve Hackett - Orchestral program music with solo acoustic guitar

It's a rare day that provides that much variety and quality, even given the knock about the Sting album.