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1. Future Perfect World for the typical intro, very melodic with its velvety keyboards, a bit of YES in the distance, the well-placed voice, and then it will stay on the same plot still lacking that little something extra that could put them on the reference group orbit; and then my persistent memory of having ENCHANT in my sights with its prog metal convolutions that set the place on fire; in short, an excellent ersatz of SPOCK'S BEARD without the madness of the titles, very conventional, very square 2. Another Holy Grail with its symphonic intro and its majestic atmosphere, a bit of retro bossa nova, a melodic prog sweetness that must be kept in mind; winks to BIG BIG TRAIN also for the neo-classical breaks, complimentary, which also resemble each other. In fact, it lacks the prog variation in it which puts a little more musical fire 3. Down the Darkest Road Asian atmosphere in the distance, a little down and flower petals, vocals pregnant for this beautiful ballad with its share of violins; classic prog, choirs, a drumming; short but more swallowable, more listenable because less complex too; we do not get lost and we move.

4. In My Dying Days and the pop rock atmosphere of the 60s with a catchy chorus that makes you dance in the tavern; this is where the PSAs are the most effective, concise and releasing a precise theme; we even look for where this tune that we already have in mind can come from, no problem we nod, the guitar reverberates a little, the guitar solo is effective, which is ultimately missing from the big titles, paradoxical; good folk tune smelling of the JETHRO TULL of the time and the KANSAS with this catchy violin 5. The Seventh Sleeper nice start on a consensual jazzy-rock tune, perfect vocal which even takes up too much space with respect to the orchestration, like Neal MORSE in fact; moment when we expect something else to get up and leave to travel, there I stay at the port to listen to the lovely piano, there is a trap 6. Days We'll Remember with the melodic spleen tune, for fishermen returning to their port; the rhythm is very folkloric, catchy, hold on a little on the RITUAL; short but still incisive 7. Words of Love Evermore for the end of the ball, solemn entrance, the instruments in the spotlight; Ted is always up to date on soft parts, coming out of the terroir and accompanied by classical instruments; it's very melodic and very well done, but like a BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST in its time and a BIG BIG TRAIN today, it can lack the juice to take off; even the final guitar solo in two layers doesn't make me vibrate enough. A very good album from a melodic prog band with a neo-classical tendency for the instrumentation that lacks this gentle madness to make it a top. (3.5)

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