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Imaginary Window

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Unlike the album "Legacy", here you find the most balanced and moderate sound, in comparison to their frequent musical excesses of some previous works!! This 8th album, regardless of their lives, is characterized by pleasant symphonic atmospheres, within a complex new-prog sound, with echoes from Camel and early Genesis, talking about their inspiration and creativity too... well forget the originality !!But nevermind because the moderate use of the keyboards by Alfonso Vidales (listen to the opening song "Moving Universe")-unlike some albums such as "Legacy" and "Lagunas dos Volcanos"- and moreover the clever performance at the flute (supported by the guitarist, Hackett-oriented) make this album worth checking out ! The second section of the album is characterized by the title track, which is divided into 3 epic parts, and a pleasant song as well, where the singer gets involved in the vocal part, trying to emulate the best style of Wetton ... OK their production is wide, but the range of their compositions and ideas as well, sometimes lacking of inspiration , LET THE FANS OF SYMPHONIC PROG BE A BIT PERPLEX BUT NEVER DISAPPOINTED.Anyway if you prefer some more jazzy or a bit diverse sound, probably you will appreciate their previous album "Beyond Reality", nevertheless the rhythm is always frantic and the fast execution as well ... a repetitive trademark, regarding of their large production (apart from the darker album "Angel and Demons")

I got this today from a friend (thanks Martin) and it hasn't been out of the player....it's good. Oh yeah, it's damn GOOD.
This is the first album in 10 weeks to get The Watch out of the player for more than 5 minutes! Recommended to all serious prog fans. You know who you are. ;-]