Customer Reviews

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Summary: Buy it if you like melodies form Journey and Rush but appreciate the musical edge of Dream Theater. Don't buy it if you are looking for a progressive metal-fest.

Great tracks: Stay

Good tracks: New Age, Start it Over, Sometimes, Change

Fair tracks: Say Goodbye, The Night, Senorita Serenade

Bad tracks: You & Me.

The best aspects of the album are the arrangements and production. In addition, the vocals are very strong and guitar work is impressive. The vocal style is a little bit like the Fates Warning "Parallels" album if Steve Perry from the former Journey were to sing it.....and in this case it just fits perfectly with the music. The separation of backing vocals into he right and left channel is a nice touch that makes the sound stage interesting. The guitar work is not only impressive from a musical standpoint but never reaches the self-indulgent point that can make for a difficult listen. The best track on the album is "Stay" and ranks among some of the better pieces of music I have ever heard in this genre. In essence I would have given this album 5 stars but the track You & Me is weak and there are a couple of tracks with lyrics that are not quite up to par.

This band has it all, great musicianship, vocals, songwriting, catchy hooks and the recording quality is really good. The artwork and band photos are nice as well. The guitar player is awesome!!! They are going to be big. There are at least three radio hits on this CD (I personally like all of the songs). No matter what kind of music you listen to I think you will like this CD.

This guys can play! I can tell you that. When I first heard this band, I thought they were this huge known superband, because they souded like one! I was amazed at the way the make complex music, the sound, the melodies and the power. A must have for every ProgRock fan looking for new stuff. This surely is A+ Music. Enjoy.