TILES

I would rate this album behind "Fence The Clear" and "Presents Of Mind" but ahead of "Window Dressing". This is where it all started for TILES and yes I was reminded of RUSH several times. I also felt they had a similar sound to ENCHANT, a light Metal or heavy Neo flavour.

"Analysis Paralysis" opens with riffs before strummed guitar and vocals come in. This contrast continues. Kind of catchy. "Token Pledge" is darker with a nice guitar melody throughout. It sounds great 5 minutes in as it gets rather heavy. "Retrospect" is an instrumental featuring beautifully played acoustic guitar. "Trading Places" has a cool guitar melody throughout. There is a nice soaring guitar solo 2 1/2 minutes in.

"Bridges Of Grace" is one of my two favourites along with "Dress Rehearsal". The heavier passages remind me of RUSH. "Dancing Dogs" has a very RUSH-like intro that comes and goes. "Scattergram" is almost a semi- ballad.This is a mid-paced tune with relaxing guitar. "Dress Rehearsal" is more aggressive and again very RUSH-like. "Supply And Demand" is a good mid-paced tune with a lot of tempo shifts. I don't like the ending where they are singing into an answering machine.

An enjoyable listen but there's not enough here to give it 4 stars in my opinion.