DAY AFTER YESTERDAY

US project DEATON LEMAY PROJECT is spearheaded by composers and musicians Roby Deaton and Craig LeMay. Just how long this creative duo has been collaborating isn't exactly stated anywhere, but as I've seen phrases about a project 25 years in the making somewhere I presume the ideas for this venture has been ongoing for some time. DLP self-released their debut album "Day After Yesterday" towards the tail end of 2019.

Classic era symphonic progressive rock can come in many different guises, and in this case the most dominant aspect of the album are keyboard arrangements it's just about impossible to listen to without thinking of the late Keith Emerson. My impression is that this album as a whole has stronger similarities with the later ELP offshoot 3 than ELP itself, at least the more expressive parts of the sole studio album by 3 from the 1980's. That being said, I rather suspect that the majority of ELP fans will find it worthwhile to give this CD a spin as well.