IN THIS WORLD AND BEYOND

Narrow Pass one of the lesser known italian bands formed in the 80s by Mauro Montobbi who is probably known by some prog fans from Eris Pluvia fame gathered around him some guest musicins and the Narrow Pass was in good shape to release the debut who will be released only in 2006. In 2009 is coming the sophomore release In this world and beyong. Well, the music is a combination of folk/celtic parts with acustic guitars , symphonic prog arrangements and even some neo passages are to be found here, all melted giving the sound of Narrow Pass. The album is well performed with beautiful instrumental sections like on Beyond a 7 min great example of how talented is Mauro Montobbi on keyboards, the rest of the pieces are also good but not excellent. All in all an ok release with plenty to enjoy but not really in same league with other releases from italian school from this period. Similar or influenced by bands as Eris luvia, Camel, Genesis or La Maschera di Cera. 3 stars maybe rounded to 3.5 in places. A nice art work.