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When it comes to prog, the longer the song, the better, (Supper's Ready, In Held Twas In I, Close to the Edge, etc.) IMHO.

So Comatose gets my early vote, but the hooks and incredible music on the other tracks make it impossible to pick one as the best.

The beginning of Comatose could have fit perfectly on Wind and Wuthering, Trespass, or Nursery Cryme/Foxtrot.........but just as you are beginning to dial back to the wonderful past, you are jerked back into the reality of the 21st Century!

What an incredible effect!

Don't know if that is what they were driving at, but it is incredible!

The music is hard, and from that summer place, where everything is full of life and flourishing. The story line is solid and many of us have been through similar rebellions in our youth, only to reach adulthood and feel like that band of brothers hoping to bring that dignified and kind world into reality.

The album is full of hard rock ebbing and flowing into beautiful moments of tranquility.

Indigo is a kicker! It yanks you in and just like the cover art does not let you go!

Freakshow and Eraserhead were wonderful when I first heard them as samples on the band's My Space page, and are now even better on CD! Both are equally great singles to launch the record, and two of the best pure singles the band has ever put together. They stand on their own perfectly!

Its Only Me is very good, but missing that Two Roads................you are going to remember this forever.....moment. But we actually get that during the beginning and throughout parts of Comatose. The band of brothers theme is very good, but it feels like they were rushed in finishing this last song.

Pure reminds me of the Masquerade Overture album, in that it hits hard up front. The best just grabs you up front and will not let you go.

Believe built to a crescendo, adding power with each song, until you get behind the whole concept.

Both are wonderful ways of hearing music.

But I agree with others who have said that it is over too quickly!

I want more......which is what good songwriting is all about...........right?

Please buy it, don't download it and respect the author's wishes! They worked hard on this one and deserve to be paid for their efforts!

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