MOUSE

An OMNI that is worth more than a passage through our space! - Act 1 with The Dark prepare yourself for this haunting spatial intro which marks the innovative sound, A Private Matter yes a synthetic drums, either you stop, filthy for you for a prog album or you surpass and you enter the world of ARAGON filled with emotions; The Sweet Unknown follows and goes straight to Fish; marked accentuation on this synthetic bass, for me ahead of its time and thumbing its nose at the prog curmudgeon who wants sound the way he wants and will complain about the end of the prog Mohicans in this society; in short Tom puts on his synth touch, John a spleen glimpse of Rothery; The Gate closes this title chained with a swirling tune, Les launches and heats up

- Act 2 followed by End of the Line in 2 parts, a spatial electro interlude, taking a photo of another world and this latent bass, we move on to the 2nd, the metallic percussion amplifies the spatial, giant, aerial neo-metal prog side and a neo guitar that screams louder; ah this drum kit, even robotic, I'm starting to like it, it reminds me of Phil's in 'In the air'; Next Please cinematic yes I use words that did not yet exist at the time, 15'' for the break with this cough of wanting to smoke like a grown-up, this robot sound ah 15'', this typewriter and Untying the Knot in 3 parts again and Fish which becomes even more encrusted, he even starts to cough; the sound becomes heady, nervous, the vocal ready to vomit out his text, bam aerial vocal break on a real neo MARILLION or IQ, the finale with these metallic sounds, I still can't get used to it

- Act 3 Cold in a Warm Place with finally a calm, crystalline title and the marshmallow-like synth, Les shows that he can vary his voice, the most for a neo group; he modulates it and gives sensitivity and a very beautiful guitar solo followed by a dark, long, intoxicating ambient break, bringing a latent atmosphere; The Gathering yes it must be that go one more door and Under the Eye to finish this 3rd concept drawer where everything is different and everything is linked; an OMNI with ARENA which brought the prog out of a cruel lethargy, that alone deserves attention; ah this synth break à la GENESIS 3rd version I get lost in the titles with these 30 pieces, come on let's settle down and listen for yourself above all!

- Act 4 In Deepest Sympathy for the exception a piece for a title where are we going? come on a broken glass yes we must follow, The whispers to us - Act 5 The Meeting (was initially released separately) but which is well integrated here more to ask - Act 6 Burning Off ah that's it, halfway through and we finally arrive at the ARAGON sound, the one best known, but Les resumes his vocal vomit, fortunately the keyboard softens the air; succession of breaks with 6 subtitles, some linking together perfectly, others more or less stuck together and sowing doubt... yes the prog blood flows freely here, guitar which searches for itself, synth which rounds off in echo, drums including we end up getting used to it; aside to return to these titles which honor neo, prog, music in general even if the soulless drums that I spoke of at the start can slow down; the guitar solo; The Waiting Room ends this title with this newspaper read and the cup of coffee which is poured over it

- Act 7 At the Mercy of Lions on a consensual title which feels good, yes it's... predictable, the bass rests the ears a little; good spatial effect for Waiting for the Big One in 2 parts and the heaviness of the bass and the choirs which come to see what the speakers have in... their stomachs, of course; it doesn't vibrate, the adjustment isn't that bad, no more experiments with loosening the putty from the windows; Sings them... normally and it's very pleasant, more in the strings; it vibrates, a plane, an aircraft, it screams, aren't we at the gates of Paradise? At Heaven's Gate makes us believe it; Hello God melodic and catchy then Brave New World with this intro and this riff from behind in the distance which puts us on alert; a pure metronomic crescendo based on prog on an angelic vocal, one of the most beautiful climbs that even Hogarth did not imagine, a sovereign pleasure and at the end we doze off... bam woke up at this knock at the door

- Act 8 The Switch as the last act and MARILLION, GENESIS for the orchestration on an arpeggio and a posing tune; The Cross cottony synths and the dream continues, ARAGON here is indeed the best representative of MARILLION, bucolic, chivalrous, airy with these trumpets from up there, a beautiful crescendo again and a well-standardized, high, sublime guitar solo before the outro Auld Lang Syne in music box, in short It's just goodbye but no I'm putting the replay on!