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I listened... I was not that interested any longer to be honest.

Clones aren't bad per se. But did they really create masterpieces? I guess not. This one is no other. The most notable relation is the ''Yes'' one of course (vocals) and some ''Genesis'' (music).

There are hardly two very good songs in here: ''Three Piece Suite'' which holds some fine guitar solo work and a more complex song structure. Because most of the other songs featured here are rather basic I should say. Even flat (''Paraffinalea'', ''Yellow'').

This work is fully derivative. OK for a while (just pick up the two good songs) but irritating rather quickly. Here and there, some fine mellotron parts are raising my interest but they are too scarce really.

The epic ''Poisoned Youth'' is by far the best music available. Fine build up and mellotron parts, but vocals are again the weak side. It is very much ''Tales'' oriented (and I'm one of those who liked it very much - I mean ''Tales''). At times bombastic, at times poignant, at times annoying.

There is nothing wrong with the musicianship of those lads, but IMHHO their song copying doesn't deserve the highest rates on my musical scale. Three stars.

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