Today's album, in the #9 slot, is the only one of the Top 10 that is not from the 70s (or, in the case of In The Court Of The Crimson King, the 60s). Released early in 2013, Steven Wilson's The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories), is a fine example of modern Prog. The songs all deal with tales of the supernatural - for the most part, they are ghost stories.
The title track tells the story of a old man who had been very close to his sister, but she had died very young. He believed that a raven who came to his garden was a manifestation of his sister who used to always sing to him. The man convinces himself that if he could just get the raven to sing to him, he would know it was her come to take him to the next life.
The Holy Drinker is a tale involving a TV evangelist preacher type who is also an alchoholic. Unwittingly, the preacher makes a bet with the Devil that he can outdrink him - and, of course, the preacher loses, condemning himself to Hell.
Wilson has three solo albums, but is also well known for his association with Porcupine Tree (heck, for the most part, Steven Wilson IS Porcupine Tree). PT's Fear Of A Blank Planet was their highest in the rankings at #18 and is also worth a listen - Anesthetize is my favorite track from this one:
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