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Prog? Surely not. Symphonic? Only if you call a cheap synthesizer an orchestra. Pop music? Only in the best moments. Most of the time it reminds me of what we call "Schlager" in Germany. The lyrics actually hurt, German Democratic Republic's pseudo-poetry forced on writers by their gouvernment and willingly committed by Kurt Demmler on this album (as in many songs published on the GDR-label "Amiga"). The vocals are poor, the arrangements sound like they were written for childrens' lullabies. And still some critics - mostly from the eastern part of Germany - call the music of Stern-Combo Meißen milestones in progressive rock. But maybe they also consider Cilff Richard the godfather of Heavy Metal. I just can't stand it !