THE BREAKING OF THE WORLD

The Breaking Of the World is Progressive Rock at it's finest. It's obvious from the opening of "Mythopoeia," the first track, that the level of musicianship here is world class indeed. Every band member shines throughout, very reminicent of Yes in their heyday, when every instrument was telling a story of it's own yet somehow it all fit together and created something of a symphony. That's what Glass Hammer does here.

The big highlights for me are the absolutely ingenius "Third Floor," a song written about a seductive female elevator voice that the band turns into delving into the soul of the passenger as well as the elevator with that voice. It's at the same time deep and humorous. And throughout, as always, the music is stunning. "Haunted" is another favorite, featuring the beautiful and, in this case, haunting voice of Susie Bogdanowicz. "Nothing Everything" is another favorite, featuring Carl Groves writing and singing. Babylon and North Wind are also very strong tracks. All throughout the music is very proggy. It may take the listener a few times listening to really get into this album, but that is my personal measure of how good an album is. If I get into it quickly, it usually doesn't stick with me as long The ones that take a few listens, and then you really get into it, those are the best in the long run, and The Breaking Of the World fits that decription. All in all a fantastic piece of work.