What the media say about An Ordinary Life
“one of the brightest releases of 2024 so far….a wonderfully immersive musical journey that will have you coming back for more, it is a highlight of what is becoming an extraordinary, outstanding year for new music.” – Martin Hutchinson, progradar.com
“An Ordinary Life” is the band’s most worthy release to date, highlighting Long Earth’s growth and maturity as a band. There’s not a bad track on this record. Their cohesive sound, coupled with insightful lyrics and intricate arrangements, makes this album a noteworthy release in the progressive rock scene.” – Kevin Carmony, progradio.com
“A production to seek out if you enjoy atmospheric laden progressive rock with melodic rock and neo-progressive rock tendencies explored with a good ear towards being generally accessible and more widely appealing.” – progressor.net
“with An Ordinary Life, Long Earth has delivered an excellent album. It’s a true grower which always results in a pleasant experience” – Dick Van Der Heijde, progenrock.com
“Dare to explore Long Earth, which should make it into my annual top 10” – Philippe André, Profilprog.com
“An Ordinary Life is a fine album […] a lot to enjoy in a work which tells its stories lovingly and in an atmosphere of melodic goodness. Very highly recommended” – Steve Lazenby, Lazland
“This July 5th release should put the band over the top with well deserved recognition […] We all need and deserve to live an ordinary life. Easily among the very top albums of 2024 up to now!” – Thomas Szirmay, Prog Rogue
“Intelligent, descriptive and thought provoking lyrics cover the themes. Musically it is quite a wide-ranging and engaging listen bringing in generally melodically inclined prog though there are some nicely beefed up symphonic elements and tasteful guitar parts along the way […] Around an hour of varied, thought provoking and very well performed melodic/symphonic prog – and enjoyable to boot!” – New Wave Of British Heavy Metal
“I would say that Long Earth have taken a more considered, even intellectual, approach with this album as there is little doubt that all that is in these songs is a reflection on the reality of the 21st century and, as such, Long Earth have used their musical muscles to good effect. There are, of course, interludes that remind us of the pomp and circumstance that is a genre expectation, but there is also no doubt that this is an album with serious intent that transcends the long form presentation.” – bluesbunny.com
“For you our respected readers I only have one message; go and get yourself a copy of An Ordinary Life esp. if you’re fan of Pendragon, Dream Theater, Marillion, Genesis, Pallas, Yes, Rush” – metal-revolution.com
“with the release of “An Ordinary Life” LONG EARTH are ready to replace ASIA on the pomp-prog pedestal.” – Let It Rock
“An Ordinary Life […] should easily seduce fans of classic progressive rock. It was conceived by a team of old hands who know how to play and compose in a very beautiful way.” – Thierry Folcher, Clair & Obscur
What the media said about Long Earth’s Once Around the Sun
“just go and get a copy […] a masterpiece of modern prog with huge leanings to the “old style,” played by musicians who have dreamed the dream and have now delivered the dream. The dream has a name, and the name is Once Around The Sun” – Jim Lawson, Prog Music Reviews
“It’s bloody brilliant.After that, frankly, there’s not much more that needs to be said […] [a] seductively magnificent album” – Rob Fisher, The Progressive Aspect
Awarded “Album of the Year 2020″ – Eddie McFadden, ProgCore Radio, Manchester Rock Radio & Listen Lanarkshire
In the top 3 albums of 2020 – Chuck Simons, Progrock.com
DJ choice top ten album of 2020 – AJ Bradford, House of Prog Radio
One of the top 20 albums of 2020 – Mark & Rayna Monforti, Music in Widescreen/Progrock.com
“We see a band nearing their creative zenith. Take my advice, go and listen to what may well be one of 2020’s sublime releases” – Martin Hutchinson, Prograda.org
“A top-rated album that is sure to please all aficionados of well-constructed progressive rock including those who would normally favour a more metal infused offering.” 90/100 – Geoff Penn, House of Prog Radio
One of the top 10 albums of 2020 – Nemo Dre, Future Feature Radio
one of the year’s top 5 albums – Peter Jones, Tales from the Tigermoth, Progzilla Radio
voted by listeners as one of the top 30 albums of 2020 – The Prog Mill, Progzilla Radio
Thank you for this beautiful music, powerful but never aggressive, and above all optimistic […] 4.5 out of 5. – Progcritique (France)
one of the top 50 albums of the first half of 2020 (as chosen among all 11 writers) and one of the top ten albums of 2020 as chosen by writer André de Boer, Dutch Progressive Rock Pages
one of the best releases in UK & European progressive rock of 2020 – The European Perspective
“Loved The Source already, but this one’s another story: love it big, big! Well Done!!” – Larne Peters, Prog Alley
“symphonies merged with Rock. Guitar and keyboards, […] For all lovers of the more symphonic and soft part of Prog – Jacopo Vigezzi, Progressive Rock Journal
“All the fans of Pallas, IQ, Pendragon, Abel Ganz and such will absolutely love this album!” 8.2/10 – Strutter Magazine
“It is a real triumph and the boys should be really proud of this one, this extended musical journey goes through so many musical styles and passages that it never once gets boring” 8.5/10 – Steve & Lou’s World of Prog show