Tonight, we debut the new album from Mostly Autumn - "Heart Full Of Sky", as well as take a look back at the Best of 2006. Why 11 in the countdown you ask? Well, just too damn much great music was released these past 12 months to limit it to just 10. We had a whole bunch of live listeners tonight, for whom I'm thankful. We also had a great crowd in chat, most of whom made it through the entire 6 1/2 hour marathon broadcast...thanks as well to all of you. I also want to thank everyone who's supported the show over this past year, as we've seen it grow from this little prog webcast to a webcast and podcast that is streamed or downloaded close to 1500 times a month by listeners in every part of the world. From the bottom of my heart, thanks! Special thanks go to Shawn Gordon, the "corporate nipple", for giving me the outlet to share my favorite music with friends; to George Roldan for his friendship, and for rescuing me almost 2 years ago; to Chris for endless toleration; to MySpace for giving independent musicians a chance to be heard without having to sell their souls to the Devil; and to Charlie from Silhobbit for the pimpage and the hilarious picture. OK, enough of the mushy stuff, here's the playlist, and the year-end rankings which actually caused a bit of controversy in the chat. See how they fit in with your own, enjoy the show, and have a happy and safe New Year!

Anathema - A Simple Mistake
David Gilmour - Wish You Were Here (Live)
Mostly Autumn - Fading Colours
Mostly Autumn - Half A World
GreyLevel - Blue Waves
Third Ending - Tungsten Blues
Third Ending - Can You Hear Me?
Darwin's Radio - Stronger
Darwin's Radio - Windows Of Your Soul
Mostly Autumn - Pocket Watch
Mostly Autumn - Blue Light
Believe - Needles In My Brain
Rocket Scientists - Castles Fall
The Black Noodle Project - Introspection
The Black Noodle Project - To Pink From Blue
Parry:Matthews - In Deep / Where The Music Used To Be
Íon - Learpholl
Íon - Believe
Mostly Autumn - Walk With A Storm
Mostly Autumn - Find The Sun
Sylvan - Bitter Symphony / Pane Of Truth
The Tangent - A Place In The Queue
Frost* - Milliontown
Mostly Autumn - Ghost
Mostly Autumn - Broken
David Gilmour - Where We Start
Iona - Wind Off The Lake
Iona - Factory Of Magnificent Souls
Pure Reason Revolution - Bullitts Dominae
Pure Reason Revolution - The Twyncyn / Trembling Willows
Pure Reason Revolution - He Tried To Show Them Magic / Ambassadors Return
Mostly Autumn - Silver Glass
Mostly Autumn - Dreaming
Tinyfish - Sundried
Tinyfish - All Hands Lost
Tinyfish - Tinyfish
Starcastle - Song Of Times
White Willow - Splinters
White Willow - Joyride
White Willow - The Lingering
Anathema - Everything

Warning: This is a big one - six and a half hours, three hundred fifty-five megabytes. Attempting to consume this one all at once could lead to absolute prog bliss!

Top 11 of 2006

1. White Willow - Signal To Noise
2. Tinyfish - Tinyfish
3. Pure Reason Revolution - The Dark Third
4. Iona - The Circling Hour
5. Frost* - Milliontown
6. The Tangent - A Place In The Queue
7. Sylvan - A Posthumous Silence
8. The Black Noodle Project - Play Again
9. Darwin's Radio - Eyes Of The World
10. Third Ending - Third Ending
11. GreyLevel - Opus One

Random Favorites of 2006

Best Single Releases: Anathema - Everything; A Simple Mistake

Best Tour of 2006: David Gilmour's Island Tour

Best Progski of 2006: Believe - Hope to See Another Day

Best Eclectic Releases: Parry:Matthews I; Íon - Madre, Protégenos

Best "Comebacks" of 2006: Rocket Scientists - Revolution Road; David Gilmour - On An Island

Best Prog Website: http://www.silhobbit.com

Best Prog Label: ProgRock Records

Best Concept Album: Sylvan - Posthumous Silence

Wish Come True: Imminent release of the long-awaited album from Starcastle - Song Of Times

Best Listeners in the World: the ones in your mirror