Great prog CD with a great anti-war subtext
author: Rick
Yes is my favorite band and of course progressive rock my favorite type of music. I have been captivated by Jon's Olias of Sunhillow since it was released in 76. Ever so often I will google olias of sunhillow tribute to see if anyone will ever do such a thing. Then last week, this CD pops up! First thing I did was DL Sunhillow en Rotation. I was so knocked out I DL'd the rest of the album. Although the rest of the album is different from SER it is very good prog indeed with a great anti-war subtext running throughout. Very clever theme and concept. Excellent work by an independent artist with good keyboard work.
Rick
progrock4ever@yahoo.com
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major flexing of synthesizer muscle
author: zappy
The more I listen to this CD the more convinced I am that this is a case study for classic synth sounds and technique in general. From the hovering raindrops in Chaos 1 to the mind melting layers of A Treatise on White Magic this is a synthesizer tour de force. I am not sure exactly what synths are used to get the sounds on this disc, sometimes it seems like the classic analog machines from the 70's but then it also seems like more modern gear is used for the arpeggiation modes. The style of playing is dead on too. Either way, any fan of progressive rock from the 70's must have this CD. Any Jon Anderson or Todd fan will be blown away by the tributes here. The most incredible thing is someone is still doing music like this in 2007. All he has to do now is a Zappa tribute and he will have a grand slam.
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Fantastic american prog rock
author: Paul S
This is an amazing follow up to Echoes of Oblivion ~
Top notch songwriting, musicianship & production all the way. This is an incredible piece of work HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
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