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This disk is amazing when you consider that Mr. Livgren plays everything you hear. If you are a Keyboard player,this is a must buy. The reason is that you will find a unique fusion of classical and rock elements. Kerry can play a screaming guitar also. The tech is old but the sound holds up fine. These disks will get hard to find so jump on this one. Again Keyboard players will be amazed how he blends synth , acoustic, and electric. Desi

I truly think this is Kerry's best solo effort so far. Great playing, and brilliant compositions, all of them. That special classical touch we all know and love so much, is there a-plenty. In my opinion there were two major problems with his old solo-band "A.D."; weak songs, and weak singers. Way below norm, for someone like mr. Livgren. He ought to work more often with David Pack, whom he apparently admires so much. -So why doesn't he ?. Never mind, that's not an issue on an instrumental album, ofcourse. If there's a minus with this outing, it's that some of the tunes are too short. But even that can't spoil the enjoyment.

I first heard this album just after it was released in 1989 on casstte tape not long after graduating from a strict Baptist Bible college.Despite my rejection of a great deal of rock'n'roll,I was amazed at the instrumental imagery and talent of this album.I had listened extensively to the band Kansas when they first emerged into the rock arena in 1975,prior to becoming a Christian & still enjoyed their messages in song in the rock genre even after becoming a Christian.The testimony that the band was anti-drug and the fact that all were very devoted,serious musicians had a strong impact on me.I also have played guitar for over 43 years.I cannot classify this album as strictly rock'n'roll. Art/progressive rock would probably be more appropriate with classical influences thrown in.Livgren keeps it all very interesting with all the changes from theme to theme.The fact that he plays all the instrumentation,did almost all the recording and production,and all the writing is a very encouraging as well as inspiring for any musician.I love both his guitar playing and keyboard playing but also the different sound images he creates by not sticking to the usual rock influences.This is a must have album for any aspiring musician of today.I had looked for this CD version to be released for a long time and finally obtained it.In 1989 it changed my entire view about rock music in relation to my faith,in that God is THE CREATOR and inspires creation in all of humanity.It changed the direction of my own writing and playing.

Kerry Livgren is a great musician and composer, no doubt about it, and I have been a huge fan of Kerry and Kansas for almost 40 years. I understand this was a project that he could call his own, as he played all of the music on every instrument. There-in lies the problem...he is not as skilled as these other instruments as other folks for whom these instruments are their primary focus. This includes of course, the members of the original Kansas. What I heard where rudimentary drums and bass, and most of everything else that that is not guitar or keyboard. Kerry is a great guitarist (imo), and the guitar work is far above the rest of the instruments. Unfortunately, what it sounds like to me, is that he had to limit his compositions to music that he could actually play. None of these compositions compare to the songs he used to write for Kansas. I will keep listening...and will have it on my shuffle, and hopefully some of the tracks will grow on me.

This is a very nice album by Kerry Livgren. Highly recommended for people who love progressive rock.

THIS SPECFIC CD BY KERRY LIVGREN WAS VERY MOVING TO ME. ALL MUSIC IF YOU WILL LISTEN WITH YOUR HEART CAN BRING LIFE TO YOUR SPIRIT. MUSIC IS SUCH A POWERFUL MEDIUM TO HELP ME FOCUS INTO MY INNER MAN. THIS MUSIC HAS HELPED ME SPIRITUALLY. AS I LISTENED FOR THE MESSAGE WITHIN EACH INSTRUMENT, I BEGAN TO UNFOLD MY INSERCUITIES BEFORE THE LORD. IT'S SEEMS TO ME THAT I COULD HEAR OR FEEL DEEP WITHIN ME GOD'S LOVE FOR ME AS I QUIETLY SAT AND LISTENED TO "COLONADE GARDEN" WHICH WAS ONE OF MY MOST FAVORITE OF THE CD. I HAVE ENJOYED SEVERAL TYPES AND STYLES OF MUSIC FOR DIFFERENT REASONS OR DEPENDING ON MY MOOD, LISTEN TO JUST RELAX OR TO GET PUMP UP FOR THE DAY. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I LISTEN TO A CERTAIN STYLE OF MUSIC FOR AWHILE, BUT IT IS INSTRUMENTALS THAT I REALLY ENJOY THE BEST KERRY LIVGREN MUSIC IS USED TO BRING HEALING INTO YOUR SPIRIT MAN OR ATLEAST THIS MUSIC HAS BLESSED ME IN SUCH A WAY THAT I WOULD THINK YOU WOULD BE BLESS BY IT TOO!! REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAYS!*Marie*