PRIDE

This was my first Arena album, and therefore retains a certain standing with me that may not be the general view. Although the songwriting is still formative, it's still good and shows the promise that was to come to fruition on later discs. A fine neo-prog style, ending with a fantastic epic in Sirens. Clive Nolan's keyboard textures to the fore throughout the album, good performances all round. Medusa & Empire of a Thousand Days also deserve mention as fine examples of late 90's English Prog style.