SANDROSE

What a wonderful album from this French five-piece band! The melodic and harmonic songs alternates from romantic and swinging tot up-tempo and bombastic featuring powerful female vocals, lush keyboards (beautiful Mellotron waves) and strong electric guitar (JP Alarcen would later produce some strong solo work). Although the track "Underground Session" (based on Chick Corea) features great soli on organ and guitar, most songs are based upon creating a warm sound that carries you away to Prog Heaven. If you like Dutch pride Earth & Fire (the early albums) this one wil surely please you. Because the standard to 4 stars doesn't depend on only making complex or exciting prog, I award this album with 4 stars becaue of the very moving climates! Erik Neuteboom.