STARCASTLE

First of all it's a flaw to say this band copied off of Yes , because while the voice is similar in style , it's certainly not a clone and while their music may resemble Yes it's actually very different and not only borrows from Yes but also from ELP and I could go on. The bottom line is all rock bands borrow from one another . Just look at The Coral for instance. They are a very inventive band who borrow from all sorts of 60's and 70's sources to make their own brew. Then The Zutons came along a couple years after The Coral. They are also a good band but they almost sound identical to The Coral yet a little different and the stole all the commercial succes because their album was more marketable. Those bands aside , I'm trying to say Starcastle is a very good band even though they're similar to Yes and "American" and in one instance they surpass Yes in musical quality . That being "Lady Of The Lake" which in my opinion is a masterpiece of a composition which I think is smoother then anything Yes ever made especially vocal wise and instrumental tightness. So this album is worth it just for that one song which is a very long song by the way . This song never meanders never sounds stale or overblown . It's an almost perfect composition . Especially in prog terms. So for those of you who say this band is mediocre or copy-cats . Your definetly in many respects wrong . and you probaly haven't taken the time to give this album a deep listen. They may owe a lot to Yes but this band isn't Yes which isn't hard to tell. Starcastle doesn't deserve to be debunked just because they came out after Yes and sound similar. It's still music of high quality and in one instance , better!