THE WAITING SOLDIER

Considering the modern times we live in, The lack of the "cut an album and then go on tour" business model; meaning musicians need to have the ability to survive as well as thrive with their own resources. Therefore, there seems to be a bit of snobbery or nostalgia surrounding recent albums of progressive rock in general, whereby people either compare the output to 70s Prog or just feel that the music itself is not anything special. What I can say about a BLANK MANUSKRIPT is that these musicians are self-sufficient, they have nothing to prove, they are merely writing and composing and creating according to their own very special and idiosyncratic view of the world as it relates to how they all occupy a region, a culture, a shared set of ideas, and some serious musical practice and rehearsal as well as the joy of playing together. This album is about as good as you are going to find - if you are tired of playing Thick as a Brick for the 50th time or Close to the Edge for the 10th time or Alan Parsons Tales of Mystery and Imagination for the umpteenth time. This is new - it is fresh. it sounds important. It sounds well composed it sounds historical yet modern, it's impeccably crafted and it is absolutely a lovely lovely listening experience for fans of progressive rock dating back to the heyday. Congratulations to this wonderful Austrian group on creating a symphonic progressive rock album that immediately makes you pick up your ears and think oh wow could this be as good as Selling England by the Pound? Four stars, 4.5 really and the reason it is not five is you can tell that these guys are certainly not mimicking but listen to a boatload of 70s Prog. However, this is not pastiche or mere homage. This is Top flight composition and superb playing. Well done gentlemen and ladies!!!! 4.5 STARS

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