SEEDS OF THE DREAM

A japanese group influenced mainly by Renaissance and, at times, by Camel. It's more or less a spin-off band of Vermillion Sands, although this record is slightly less derivate: besides the influences mentioned above, there are also a couple of medieval tunes and some very good use of violin, which makes this a more varied work. The music is very melodic, and most of the time really evocative and dramatic. If you don't mind this and the fact that, at the end, it really isn't very innovative, this can be a very satifiying and moving record.