TRACKS FROM THE ALPS

This is an excellent new effort from "The Watch". While not as "powerful" as "Vacuum", the group continues to develop their "Gabriel-era Genesis-like" sound which hints at what a Genesis of 2014 might sound like, but definitely unmistakably "The Watch". The track "On Your Own" has some haunting background melody I can't get enough of. The cover of "Going Out to Get You" somehow doesn't "fit" ... it's an excellent cover, don't get me wrong, it's just the vocals are as if Peter was the vocalist, Simone nails it SO good, while the rest of the CD, the vocals are more "Simone" ... The Watch "almost" needs to keep its own material separate from their Genesis covers, both are so good, yet, there seems to be some divergence happening. Their live concerts could very well be structured the same way, done as a set of covers and a set of original material. My only complaint about "Tracks from the Alps" is that, at 38 minutes, the CD seems just too short, and not enough Mellotron ... but a "must have" for Watch fans!