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On To Evermore

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This is the very first time I log into Amazon's site exclusively to write a review. This state of fascination and musical pleasure comes from listening to this album... I can barely explain it in my native spanish language, so imagine trying to do so in english.
These four american guys have perfectly catched the mood of a proggresive line once traced by great bands like Kansas -even Schendel's voice in The Conflict resembles that of Steve Walsh- Genesis or EL&P.
The inclusion of mandoline, flute and other acoustic ¨vintage¨ instrumens gave some tracks in this album that soft mediaeval tune so beloved by many prog fans around the world. Any prog lover should give this album a chance to spin in his/her CD player.
The track Arianna -almost 17 minutes long- is a very beautiful masterpiece that combines the delicacy and finesse of piano solo passages with the power of the full band.
Nice to realize a 10th ¨bonus¨ 1:22 minutes track called Wind, and not mentioned in the CD booklet, is includad in the end of the disc.

Glass Hammer is incredible, but also very underrated. In time, they should be mentioned along with the other great progrock bands, such as, GENESIS, YES, ELP, and PINK FLOYD, but for now it seems that they'll just continue to put out one great release after another. "On to Evermore" is a powerful album with great lyrics and exceptional instrumentation. Progrock fans will get total satisfaction when listening to this well crafted album.

The more I listen to it, the more I like it. It has great playing, great singing, great arranging, great tunes, great lyrics, and a great story... what's not to like? I will definitely check out their other albums. Prog on!

Ariana is an incredible 16+ minute song that is both emotional and inspiring. This song alone would warrant a 5 star rating. But, there is also a lot of other great tunes on this one. This is a must for all prog lovers. I'm glad there are still bands around such as Glass Hammer, Pallas, and IQ to continue the prog tradition. Juan Valdez and John Lovitz must be smiling.

This may be my favorite Glass Hammer disc. Vocalist Walter Moore is brought in on this one, and for me it makes a huge difference. Moore has a voice similar to Steve Walsh from Kansas. His vocals mesh perfectly with the music on this one and in my opinion brings the band to a higher level. In fact quite a bit of this album reminds me of Kansas (without the violin). I think this is the album where Glass Hammer first really put their sound together for the first time. The album is another concept piece that follows a sculptor who sculpts a woman and brings her to life, only to have her leave him. It is basically a similar story to the Yes epic "Turn Of The Century" with a slight nod toward Mary Shelly's "Frankenstein". The music by Babb and Schendel is all top notch neo progressive rock. David Carter (from Babb and Schedel's prog metal project Wyzards) is on hand for this album as well, and adds some really terrific guitar to various parts of the disc. This one seems to get very mixed feelings from Glass Hammer fans. Some absolutely loath it as the band's weakest album while others heap praise upon it. There does not seem to be a lot of middle ground on this one. For me, it remains one of my favorite Glass Hammer discs and I enjoy pulling it out every once in a while.

Glass Hammer are IMO the best prog to come out of the States in many a long year. Along with The Flower Kings and Porcupine Tree, they are the discovery of the year for me!

I loved "Chronometree" and had high expectations for this album. In short, they were not met. The music is dull and seems slaved to/constrained by a completely unoriginal narrative that runs through the album. The lyrics strike me as embarassingly over-sentimental. I think the word I'm looking for is "schmalzty"?

But then again, I never could get into the whole "rock opera" genre - if that's what this is attempting to be.

I like glass hammer,but this cd sucks.There is only one I like on this cd called the conflict.Glas Hammer's new one calledLex Rex is their best one so far.I also like their other one before Lex Rex called Chronometree.I wastd money on On To Evermore.My favourite band for modern 70s prog rock is Spock's Beard.I recomend getting the most recent 2 Glass Hammer cds,and everything by Spock's Beard.