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I had skimmed over the previous 'Days of Innocence' from 2022 found it too inconsistent, good but too predictable because it flirted with many bands of yesteryear, and due to lack of time I had passed over it... well let's see their latest: A 'Shadows' that smells of melodic Asia that sets the tone, tasty, not bad at all, melodic prog with its break and reprise variation, ..a 'Silently' more typical in their Foreigner sound with the solo, the melody and the emphasis, which flows like a fresh torrent. A 'lifeline' too Yessian not to note it from the start and the melodic air of the Styx for a piece rich for its progressive development, very good therefore and rich in its evolution .. A dramatic, Manichean 'Liberty' which gives on US prog metal while they come from Albion, it denotes but it's not bad at all. A 'Fragile' which finally goes on a melodic ersatz of the Alan Parsons Project, marshmallow sweetness, excellent 30 to 40 years ago.

A 'The time' with a beautiful guitar arpeggio intro, a progressive symphony moment standard with the solemn voice, on Arena before it explodes ... a vocal break phrased on a poem and the solo which leaves the title without explosion, good but melodic! JFKX' finally returns to their sound although... synth, a heavy riff.. hard rock like Kansas, Boston not Foreigner again.. although the keyboard solo reminds me of the legendary Deep Purple that's to say, to write. An airy 'Fly', with an intro to the Hammond organ, we stop, we smell, it's the sound of yesteryear, it's priceless.. The conventional, melodic piece with a warm choir break part leading to a melodic guitar solo... yes no wave, beautiful and also predictable. A 'Skiesfall' with a strong bass, for a slow, disturbing tempo and again the very pleasant syrupy melodic line that I found in Alan Parsons. The riff goes over Phil's clear voice, the bass stays there, the heavy riff too... I find Arena for this crescendo, this long hypnotic coda takes me back to the Gathering for the atmospheric side, bang intimate enjoyable violin solo with another on the guitar; and always this bass that doesn't stop, in short superb final title that makes me circumspect.