For those who may not know, Cruise to the Edge is one of several music festivals that has taken to the seas in recent years. Having now been on two of these Yes branded cruises, as well as Progressive Nation at Sea, I will continue to say that these water based festivals are the single best festival experiences you can have, along with also most likely being the most expensive. Through this episode we have music from many of the bands that performed, as well as commentary on the cruise and the individual shows. Information on the next Cruise to the Edge has already come out on Facebook, and it will expand to 5 days at sea through early February 2018. Keep an eye on their site here for more information in the future.

Finally, while I usually use album art or promotional photos with the episode, tonight I’m taking one from the cruise experience. Even though it’s not credited on the photo, I happen to know this one was taken by the awesome Joel Barrios of Norrsken photography. Chances are you’ve seen some of Joel‘s music related work at some point, and he did a fantastic job shooting on the cruise, so if you fancy please give his Facebook page a like here.

2017-02-22

Dream Theater – The Glass Prison

John Wesley – Once a Warrior

John Lodge – 10,000 Light Years Ago

Flying Colors – Kayla

Transatlantic – We All Need Some Light

Haken – Celestial Elixir

Pain of Salvation – In the Passing Light of Day

District 97 – Death By a Thousand Cuts

The Neal Morse Band – Sloth

Bad Dreams – Closer

Spock’s Beard – On a Perfect Day

Yes – Into the Lens

Frost* – Numbers

Stick Men – Plutonium

Genesis – Firth of Fifth

Liquid Tension Experiment – Acid Rain

Dream Theater – The Shattered Fortress