Just sit back put your headphones on, keep your mind open and relax as Farpoint takes you to a more mellower progressive sound. Farpont's sound is both a folk based (reminsicent of Renaissance) and adventurous playing of some Yes' mid 70's more spiritual and uplifting moments. In no way does the band come off as a copy-cat nor do they "clone" them, you can almost say that in a way they could be contemporaries of Renaissance and Yes. Farpoint's music may not be for everyone especially the listener who needs either the way-out complex somewhat dissonant sounds more common place in today's progressve market. To some it may come across as a snoozer but in many ways it can be a nice contrast to the bludgeoning metal based progessive music of the day. With two vocalists (male by way of Clark Boone and a female by way of Dana Oxendine) Farpoint is able to achieve a balance in emotions with a strong spiritual side. Clark provides the husky vocals that envoke Ritchie Havens at times and Dana counters him with a soft angelic vocals, similar to Annie Haslam. Grace is their second release to date and from reading other reviews of their debut First Light it looks like the band have devolped more and I'm sure by their 3rd CD they will be a very common name within the progressive music community. Definitely a keeper! ~Ron for ProgNaut.com [May 20th, 2003]

I won't lie to you... I Like this album. Okay, CD. The lyrics are pretty good. Composition is fine. All the instruments are good. Dana's vocals are wonderful... But, the male lead vocal, in my opinion, does not fit the music. There is just 'something', some little thing that throws the music off with his vocal. He and Dana 'harmonize' well together... And on a scale of 1 to 10, I'd give this at least a 9, maybe even a 10 with a different vocalist... But as is, I'm only able to rate it a 7.

I won't lie to you... I Like this album. Okay, CD. The lyrics are pretty good. Composition is fine. All the instruments are good. Dana's vocals are wonderful... But, the male lead vocal, in my opinion, does not fit the music. There is just 'something', some little thing that throws the music off with his vocal. He and Dana 'harmonize' well together... And on a scale of 1 to 10, I'd give this at least a 9, maybe even a 10 with a different vocalist... But as is, I'm only able to rate it a 7.

Grace is a unique album, challenging description. The music expresses the doubts and sorrows of this Earthly trek and finally, the enlightenment and peace that can be found. The songs are rendered with sincerity and thoughtfulness, reflecting the variation of emotions which occur within each human life--some powerful and electric, others pensive and achingly beautiful. On the cover, David Frain, with his exquisite artwork, has depicted the essence of the music--the journey of a soul, clad in mortal DNA, from its origins to the ultimate reaching--and joining with-- the light of the Divine. At least, that is my interpretation of this mysterious and beautiful work. Thanks to all these artists for this very special gift. Their talents and the love of their craft are obvious throughout.