VERSUS X

As one might expect for a first album of a part time band, this is rather undeveloped. The first track is enjoyable with some, as always, excellent piano playing by Nahm. Versus X and To Go Free are the other stand out songs, not surprisingly also the longest. But on the whole this isn't a very interesting album. The shorter songs seem awkward and poorly written, while the longer ones have more interest but still are a bit lacking on the compositional side. For myself, this is one I don't listen to much, but is not terrible. I rate it about 2.5, but I think considering the fact that this band has never been a top tier prog band, I will round down to 2. But it's really not that bad and if you like their other albums you will no doubt find some things to like here. But get it cheap, if you can. The leap in quality on their next album would be quite dramatic.