HAND. CANNOT. ERASE.

Like other reviewer stated, giving this album five stars would be unfair to the true masterpieces of the golden age. BUT! I believe that this album truly deserves a place up there with other important works of the past, and this is not because of the sound resemblance of such works in some parts of this album, but because Steven created an amazing modern prog album. I don't find it fair either to label this album right away as a "retro prog" sounding album, because it really has nothing of that. As a prog musician, I find it natural to include some elements of past influences more as a homage to our past heroes, but this doesn't mean that you may lack creativity. Here, Mr. Wilson blends these few "retro" elements with some very modern ideas, which create an amazingly new sound. What I like the most about this album is that it actually presents a set of ideas very well put together to create a very listenable and enjoyable sound structure where you never grow tired of hearing. I have to admit that the Raven album was grower a to me because it sounds like a set of ideas just scrambled together all through out the length of the album. Obviously I enjoyed the aforementioned immensely, but I sensed a purpose missing whether as here you can sense the artistic expression of the artist and yes, the catchy, poppy side of the album helps a lot to give this album a far more melodic approach than its predecessors. I feel like a progressive rock work really triumphs when it sounds appealing to non prog listeners, and I'm sure that this album is one of those. Me, like probably everyone else, is longing for a PT reunion, but if Mr. Wilson keeps evolving like this, we don't really need another PT, do we?