Energetic, accessible, fun, talented musicians
author: Will Stewart
Interesting mix of styles, themes, and variations. I can see the influences mentioned in the bio, though there is also a folk influence that snuck in (all the better). While not highly polished or overly mixed, it gives a sense of 'being there' during the session. I would like to see them if they were coming to town on tour. My current preferred group is Happy the Man, so this group's style is similar, though different enough to have it's own identity.
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This CD has great energy, wonderful textures, and melodic content.
author: Kiirja
This CD has great energy, wonderful textures, and melodic content. Unlike a lot of the contemporary prog, which just shows off chops, and jams together disjointed sections this music flows beautifully and has a lot of heart. My one criticism is that some of the tunes are "jam" oriented and end raggedly or abruptly or just aren't developed as much as I'd have liked to hear. It would be nice to see some of those loose ends cleaned up. There are a lot of wonderful musical ideas in here and I hear influences from all sorts of "progressive" sources, but nothing blatantly derivative.
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