NOISE FLOOR

I think I understand the perspective on the negative reviews, but I don't agree. Nor am I raving about this album to anyone and everyone. It's a solid 4-star effort. If you consider what it's trying to be, I think it does it very well. It's not a prog masterpiece because it's not trying to be one. On the flipside, it's also not an AOR masterpiece for the same reason. It's somewhere inbetween and is very enjoyable once you realize that. On the third listen, it really started clicking with me where I was starting to hear all the Beardy things that are undoubtedly expertly woven into each song.

Look, it's undeniable that each member here is incredibly talented. That hasn't changed from previous albums. So the questions become "How's the songwriting? Is there enough going on here to (a) justify the purchase and (b) justify repeated listenings that I'll enjoy each time?" And the answer is, Yes.

Proggy Highlight - Box of Spiders AOR Highlight - Days We'll Remember All the other songs get 4 stars.