HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT

Chris Herin

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Crossover Prog

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3.26 | 9 ratings | 3 reviews | 0% 5 stars

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Studio Album, released in 2024

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Warning Signs (5:07)
2. The Darkest Hour (4:33)
3. Living In The Night (4:41)
4. The Heart Of You (4:11)
5. Secret Adversary (5:10)
6. A Wrinkle In Time (6:15)
7. Second Ending (5:49)
8. Safe House (Isolation) (3:41)
9. Slow To Crumble (4:52)
10. Wilderness Years (4:12)
11. White Dandelions (3:40)

Total Time 52:11

Line-up / Musicians

- Chris Herin / guitars (1-11), backing vocals (1,10), mandolin (3), banjo (4,7), keyboards (6,8), piano (8)

Guests & session musicians:
- Michael Sadler (Saga) / vocals (1)
- Mark Mikel (Pillbugs) / vocals (2), backing vocals (1-3,7,9,10)
- Matthew Parmenter (Discipline) / vocals (3,7,11), backing vocals (2,11), keyboards (5), violin (7), piano (11)
- Terry Sampson / lead & backing vocals (4), keyboards (4)
- Randy McStine (Porcupine Tree) / lead vocals (5,6,10), backing vocals (5-7), tambourine (5)
- Tim Bowness (No-Man) / lead & backing vocals (8)
- Cody Bowles (Crown Lands) / lead vocals (9)
- Scott Hunt / backing vocals (10)
- Jeff Kollman (Cosmosquad) / guitars (1)
- Martin Barre (Jethro Tull) / guitars (2), mandolin (2), flute (2)
- Peter Frampton / guitars (4)
- Kim Mitchell (Max Webster) / guitars (5)
- Alex Lifeson (Rush) / guitars (7)
- David Barrett / pedal steel guitar (7)
- Hugh Syme (Rush) / keyboards (1,2,5,6), samples (1), strings (8)
- John O'Hara (Jethro Tull) / keyboards & orchestration (3)
- Kevin Comeau (Crown Lands) / keyboards (9)
- Kevin Chown (Cosmosquad) / bass (1-7,9,10), keyboards (7), percussion & programming (7), upright bass (11)
- Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree) / bass (8), sound design & programming (8)
- Shane Gaalaas (Cosmosquad) / drums (1)
- Doane Perry (Jethro Tull) / drums (2)
- Ben Riley (Mohsen Namjoo) / drums (3,4,7,9)
- Gary Craig (Bruce Cockburn) / drums (5)
- Adam Gust / drums (6)
- Ian Bacon / drums (8)
- Jimmy Keegan (Spock's Beard) / drums (10)
- Johnathan Blake (Kenny Barron) / drums (11)
- Terry Brown / percussion & programming (1,3,7)
- Tim Michling / oboe & english horn (3), recorders & cor anglais (7)
- Rick Morrison / saxophone (10)
- Walter White / trumpet (11), trombone (11), horn arrangement (11)

Releases information

Recorded and mixed by Terry Brown
Produced by Terry Brown & Chris Herin
Arrangements by Chris Herin & Terry Brown
Mastered by Peter J. Moore at the "E" Room, Toronto, Canada
Artwork, design and illustrations by Hugh Syme
Photography by Matthew Parmenter & Hugh Syme
CD The Laser's Edge - LE1082 (1st November 2024, US)
Digital album 1st November 2024

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3.26
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Review by kev rowland
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I first came across multi-instrumentalist Chris Herin some 20 years ago when I reviewed the fourth album from Tiles, a band which will always be associated with acclaimed Rush producer Terry Brown. Their last album was in 2016, since when he has joined Discipline and appeared on their latest album, 2017's 'Captives of the Wine Dark Sea'. For the last ten years Chris has watched his father struggle with Alzheimer's, and this album tells of thoughts which have come to him during that period, and part of the proceeds from this release is going to Alzheimer's charities. It is no surprise that this has been produced by Terry Brown (Rush) and Chris has also utilised Grammy award-winning mastering engineer Peter Moore (Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell) while the artwork is by Hugh Syme (Rush). Of course, having that sort of talent behind the desk means there needs to be more in front, so there are nearly thirty musicians, including Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame members Peter Frampton and Alex Lifeson (Rush), plus Martin Barre, John O'Hara, and Doane Perry (Jethro Tull), Michael Sadler (Saga), Kim Mitchell (Max Webster), Cody Bowles and Kevin Comeau (Crown Lands), Jeff Kollman and Shane Gaalaas (Cosmosquad), Tim Bowness (No-Man), Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree), Randy McStine (Steven Wilson), Kevin Chown (Tarja, Chad Smith), Matthew Parmenter (Discipline), Hugh Syme, Johnathan Blake (Kenny Barron), Ben Riley (Mohsen Namjoo), Gary Craig (Bruce Cockburn), David Barrett, Jimmy Keegan (Spock's Beard), and many more.

All this talent is a blessing, but it is also a curse, in that there is little in the way of continuity. For example, the album opens with Michael Sadler's very recognisable vocals on the Saga-like "Warning Signs", but that is the only song he sings on and there are another six lead vocalists, with Matthew Parmenter and Randy McStine getting three each and the others less. Kim Mitchell plays on just one song, Alex Lifeson on another, Frampton on another and so on. It is an incredible list of musicians but the heart and soul has been washed out by the sheer quantity of players which is incredibly frustrating as there are some great songs on here. Take "The Heart of You" (lead vocals/keyboards Terry Sampson, guitars Peter Frampton, Bass Kevin Chown, drums Ben Riley) as an example. This is a lovely art rock/AOR numbers, but it has been smoothed almost out of existence ? where is the fire, the bite, the passion? Everyone does a fine job, but it feels as if it is music by numbers as opposed to something vital and exciting. I must admit I smiled when I realised that John O'Hara, who is a current member of Jethro Tull, does not play on the same track as Martin Lancelot Barre (who should be in Tull) and Doane Perry, but I guess that was never likely to happen.

This is not a bad album, far from it, but if this had been treated more as a band than a project then I am convinced the end result would have been better than it is.

Latest members reviews

3 stars Long Forgotten Road Tiles, the Michigan-based progressive rock band, has been silent since their 2016 double album, Pretending 2 Run. Known for collaborations with producer Terry Brown (Rush) and artist Hugh Syme, Tiles earned acclaim for their intricate storytelling and technical prowess. No ... (read more)

Report this review (#3116436) | Posted by Stoneburner | Monday, November 18, 2024 | Review Permanlink

4 stars Having followed Detroit "prog-ers" Tiles and Discipline, seeing both live a number of times, I was fully aware of Chris Herin, his stealthy guitar tones and sneaky subdued talents. It comes as no surprise that he has come out with this stellar and poignant release massivley exceeding expectation ... (read more)

Report this review (#3113045) | Posted by OldSchoolProg | Thursday, November 7, 2024 | Review Permanlink

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