THE DAWN

This is the third review I give on a Timelock album, in fact I have the privilege to possess all three albums, they are all jewels. The first two weren't too easy to lay hold of because the SI lable was not in operation for too long so if you didn't get certain albums in time, it was difficult in a later stage to get them. In fact this was one of the later albums distributed by SI music.

It's a very nice album but less than the debut and that's mainly because that one is really very good. This one opens with Emotional Target, a powerfull track making you want more. Next one is to quiet things down a little, but not bad at all. The third is the highlight of the album, almost an epic with a strong instrumental part at the end. Hold on is a ballad with emotional lyrics. Really beautiful. Then a couple of lesser songs come along before Hungry Eyes treats you with highly original typical neo progressive keyboards. Very good track this. Touchdown is a fast track, nice but no more than that. Comets rising is a little bit better in my opinion. And the album finishes off with a short instrumental track, nice but not too spectacular. This album is a good successor of the debut but if I compare it to the first and last of this band it's somewhat less. 3 stars (3,25).