THE MUSIC THAT DIED ALONE

They are trying to find their later unique sounding, but these are just the first steps. Im not saying its not a decent album that has its moments with better than the average guitar solos and rides on the flute, but nothing really remarkable. The liner notes says that they intended to go back to the "nuts and bolts" of 70ies prog, but it definitely doesnt sound like that at all. Its rather epic pieces with nonsense meaningless lyrics vaccinated with some arena rock flavour to be "up to date" in the early post-millenium and they succeed in that, but its not my favourite approach to the modernity of prog. Nice moments in Up Hill from Here recalling Van der Graaf Generator-esque tunes, but all in all its just the beginning of a beautiful friendship.