STORMS OVER STILL WATER

The odd excellent track from earlier albums implied that Mostly Autumn might have what it takes to evolve into a good (though not great) progressive rock band. "Storms Over Still Water" makes it clear that they won't. Admittedly, some listeners will love it - the instrumental textures are robust, the guitar work more Floydian than ever, the choruses rousing and anthemic. But using the same modus operandi on every song creates a rather dull album, and worse - a couple of token instrumentals and a few dull extended tracks towards the end of the disc - this is not progressive by any stretch of the imagination.