POWER OF THREE

TIME HORIZON is an American band from the Iron Clay Potes, influenced by the symphonic rock of YES, GENESIS, KING CRIMSON, EMERSON LAKE and PALMER, KANSAS and PINK FLOYD. A refined, melodic sound with instrumental tracks on de facto art rock. This 3rd album struck me when I saw Michael SADLER on vocals. The whole album is a musical journey for the listener by combining quite disparate atmospheres.

'Living for a Better Day' with Michael's remarkable voice, synths up and down; the guitar solo comes later nervous, complex and haunting; superb start with this keyboard base reminiscent of SAGA; final on another fatter, laudatory synth solo from TOTO and a text on positive post-pandemic days. 'I Hear I See' for a borderline a capella start, charming, more melodic title, neo for the variety of sounds behind David's voice as a regular singer; a little about the first ARENA, pop rock à la TEARS FOR FEARS for the dance side; a chorus that sticks to the body and a well-rhythmed symphonic air à la TOTO, varied. 'Prelude' neo-prog instrumental intro with drums, backing vocals, synths, a Hammond and SPOCK'S BEARD sound with guitar-synth jousting, hovering finale bringing 'The Razor's Edge' to uncompromising, good but predictable AOR; synths à la MIKE and the MECHANICS, YES-GENESIS variation of the 90s; Bruce does the vocals only here, the solo that comes is pinpoint melodic precision; finale with a fading chorus.

'Steve's Song' intro SAGA 'You and the Night' languorous, padded, Michael on bass takes this instrumental reminding me of SERRA for this abyssal side; the 10CC voices finish you off from where you can't come back. 'Time to Wonder Why' for an expressively spleen radio edit; a romantic ballad bathed in piano and a GENESIS- style drum machine on 'Duke'; synthetic aerial space break then the voice starts again until the predictable end very gently on ALAN PARSONS. 'The Great Divide' begins energetically, intro with keyboards do you want some here; some TOTO again then the keyboard and the rhythm lead back to a typical KANSAS structure, nervous and sustained; strong rock with a riff just right to move without realizing it; break with prog metal guitar solo then bass variation and cascade of keyboard notes; last fruitier keyboard break and backing vocals from ALAN PARSONS again; a simple riff that goes up. 'Digital Us' voice... digital behind, the resemblance to RUSH is in order here, agreed rock which starts on a well-tempered sound, synths on the guitar, sound effect behind like PINK FLOYD from the 'Animals'.

TIME HORIZON releases a crossover album between progressive rock and melodic rock with no downtime; nervous, ubiquitous keyboards, a typical 80's sound remodeled, reworked, good and also predictable. A well brought music with musicians aware of their scales; the phone notes lead back to the end. The sounds differ and resemble each other, intertwine to give a well-edited album that surfs at the level of reminiscences and is very current, a real pleasure. TIME HORIZON is a supporter of LWI noble organization helping to give water to the poorest. David, Ralph, Bruce, Allen White, Dave and Michael are way beyond music.