SMPT:E

This is an incredible masterpiece. It's amazing how these fab four guys merged so perfectly their individual skills and musical tastes to create this wonderful sound, at the same time sweet and full of energy, always pleasant but never predictable. Neal Morse's voice is fantastic and full of feeling (but the others are very good in singing too); Stolt's guitar is full of taste, always at the right place; Trewavas' bass is groovy and funny, perfect for rhythm and melody; and what to say about Mike Portnoy... he demonstrates another time to be not only a monster of tecnique but a genius drummer able to create musical beauty and feeling with his instrument. In particular "All of the above" and "My new world" are timeless masterpieces, and the Procol Harum cover is amazing for the ability to elaborate the '68 sound in a modern way (in my opinion this is far better than the original!). Not only DT, Marillion, Spock's beard and Flower Kings fans should listen and treasure this record, but anyone who loves music made with mind and heart for mind and heart.