PALINDROME

This is a totally different prog album which is labeled symphonic prog. The American band "Glass" seams to have been around for a long time but their records are made in the twentyfirst century. "Palindrome" from 2014 is their fourth effort and it has a pleasant cover with an old house with a nice red colour. "Glass" is a trio made up by Greg Sherman, Jerry Cook and Jeff Sherman who are playing a lot of instruments such as mellotrons, synthesizers, drums, guitars and basses. The music though is heavily synthesizer driven.

It starts promising and ends terribly. In the beginning of the record I like what I hear. It's something unique I have never heard before. "No Sanctuary" is a track dominated of a church organ and this modest and fine track don't force the listener to anything. I like its unassuming way of get into me(7/10). "Satori" (6/10) and "One"(6/10) are also pleasant recordings of fine small melodies and sincere instrumentation. But the music is quite monotonous if you continue to listen and it becomes more and more of just an alternative sound wall where the band experiments with small music. The worst example is the terribly long "Arrhythmia Linger Longer"(2/10) and many of the others are just as boring to hear. In my opinion the most of this record is quite meaningless. Though must I say as a defence, the bright moments of the record are very fresh. The music of "Glass" is fefinitely something new. It's definitely not modern symphonic prog such as Glass Hammer of Spock's Beard. Neither is it like the seventies finer examples or organ rock a' la ELP. This is something totally unique that could give it one more star just for that. In my ears though, boring music with potentials. Two stars!