YOU GO NOW

'You Go Now' is the second solo studio album released by Dream Theater founding member and original keyboard player Kevin Moore, under his Chroma Key moniker. It is well-known that Moore had left DT to pursue his personal musical interests, which unlike the branch of progressive metal developed by the US-based band, had inclined much more towards the world of electronic music, and this 2000 release is precisely about Moore's exploration of this style, blending elements of ambient, lo-fi, lounge music, rock and psychedelia, the fascinating underground prog pioneer brings a collection of finely-tuned and mellow pieces, with half of the album being instrumental, and another half focusing on the vocal tracks. 'You Go Now' is quite similar to what Moore had done previously on the first Chroma Key album, although this time there is a greater focus on programming, effects, and production, while his first album was more piano-based and song-oriented.

The music is incredibly moody and mellow, kind of like a contemporary electronic rock rendition of Alan Parsons, but significantly more elegiac and occasionally desperate. Moore proves to be a master of feel and texture as he explores both of these elements in depth on 'You Go Now', as the album offers some of his most memorable songs (the opening track 'Get Back in the Car', 'Another Permanent Address', and 'Astronaut Down', all of which have an incredibly elusive ambient texture to them, yet manage to remain faithful to the structure and expressive force of rock music, with Moore punctuating the atmosphere with bits of psychedelia). On the other hand, this record also goes into some instrumental ventures, and these turn out to be rather enjoyable more often than not - 'Lunar' is quite laid back, while 'When You Drive' introduces some lounge soundscapes. 'Subway' and the title track seem to be a bit muddy, but this does not undermine the quality of an album that is rather unusual. Kevin Moore can be sufficiently eclectic to keep you interested in what comes next and his emotive approach to composing music is what renders his work so potent and evocative.

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