A PLEASANT SHADE OF GRAY

While I'm not convinced that this is my favourite FW album, it is their most progressive one and no wonder it's so highly rated among prog-metal fans. I used listen to FW in a random track mode and since the main motive is spread around the album, it started to get on my nerves at some point. If you can get past this subjective melody appreciation, you still have a lot to explore here - a concept album that isn't necessarily coherent among songs but contains some of the best variety on a FW album. The addition of a keyboard player (Kevin Moore) adds half of a new dimension, Kevin never overshadows the original band (well he does in the part VIII where he plays a piano solo) but it creates a mightier sound. A good addition to any prog-metal collection.