RETURN

With "Return", Little Tragedies have progressed into one of the very best bands in the contemporary "Symphonic prog / art rock" genre. I have no clue what the lyrics are about as it is all in Russian - but the music speaks for itself - and how it speaks! This is truly excellent! Imagine a combination of ELP, Arena, Dream Theater, classical music with a Russian twist and the outcome will be pretty close to Little Tragedies. The band leader and main composer, Gennady Ilyin, has developed to be an excellent composer and the music is very melodic and appealing, beautiful and complex - also for the demanding listener. This is very much keyboard-driven music - but all musicians perform extremely well and play with loads of feeling and technical skill; this is indeed a very tight and good album. Absolute world class! Highly recommended!