GRACE UNDER PRESSURE

1. Distant Early Warning arrives and sets fire; everything a prog band should have is thrown in here; the bass, the rhythm, the shorter titles, the 80s are there, the latency and the progression of the song; the breaks, everything is fat, rich, chiselled, Alex's solo, Neil's pads; everything is perfect; the progues of before will find it like the ASIA or the YES of the 80s and will pour out their gall but they were wrong, a fact 2. Afterimage continues and imprints the persistent melodic-progressive sound of this unique group, capable of being cataloged and adored by certain progeurs and certain hardcores, Geddy's voice having something to do with it; right in the middle the electro break with these drum rolls, it grooves hard and hypnotic all at once; the synth which brings length and freshness in less than 5 minutes, a title that Steve from PORCUPINE could have created later; Alex has the little extra to calm the ardor, fluid guitar more prog than metal, hold on to a frenzied TOTO; the voice well you have to tame it otherwise you will miss the album and the group 3. Red Sector A is for the intro, yes latent prog, rhythmic, the one that you don't know where it's going to go; then pad and synth it goes up; the high, majestic break, a few notes, Neil having fun, it doesn't take anything to make a good title, here it is, in short a 12' title condensed into 5, yes, yes 4. The Enemy Within (Part I of Fear) funny ska rhythm, the least is the clip where you see Geddy doing bass, synth and vocals... too much! It reminds me of the magnificent TRIUMPH with the singing drummer, not visual enough; and the ending is too linear, I'm bored

5. The Body Electric with its pad intro, with its 1-0-0, with this velvety synth that flows like a spring; title like YES from the 80s, short and over-boosted 6. Kid Gloves in the background, good musically but too syncopated and the vocals really go wrong here 7. Red Lenses on a hilarious tune, with an electronic pad and a PRINCE-like tune, between pop, funk and avant-garde groove, good at research; more on the bass which drains, ah the really singular break, almost Japanese, on a less wave JAPAN; the plus this battery which does almost everything 8. Between the Wheels yes everyone recognized the intro...yes it forces you to think that France could have been a breeding ground for progressive sounds; well, time to type and you have a solo that hits you right in the face; what else can I say other than that it's very easy to listen to, that it's full of notes, that we don't have time to bother and that I understand on the edge of the tightly packed 80s why some people worship RUSH.