THE DAYS BETWEEN

Being that prog has always been my absolute favorite genre of music since I first heard the likes of Genesis Wind & Wuthering as a high school grad in 1978, I watched prog die out after the 70's with only a few new bands coming on??. Sadly or wonderfully I discovered many years later that last statement was wrong! I started uncovering all these great golden nuggets such as Spock's Beard and Pendragon and?.. on and on. I must have been living under a rock not to know there were a large number of prog bands that carried the torch.

I didn't hear of Presto Ballet until 2014 and I became a fan quickly. Their catalog isn't extensive and other than Kurdt Vanderhoof the band members haver rotated in and out but the amazing 70ish sound remained. I was unaware they had released The Days Between until recently. I was skeptical about it as so many bands put out the best of their music and then falter and push out music that really isn't all that exciting.

I was pleasantly surprised at this offering! While it has songs that bare fairly predictable as to where they are going there are definitely good hooks on the album. In all it has the same feel and instrumentation as past albums and Vanderhoof has kept with the overall analog mix. While it isn't the best of their albums I would rate it higher than Relics Of The Modern World.

The guitar licks are awesome and the vintage sounds of Kerry Shacklett's keyboards is welcome along with the chaotic drums. I'd definitely give it a sustained listen.

Rock on!