THROUGH THE GATE

the German neo prog school is prolific, to the point of launching groups which will evolve over time Example with Versus X which offered typical Genesis sound, King Crimson and Yes incorporating its imprint. Apogee, which emerged like a chrysalis, tried to propose a fusion between the neo prog of the 80s and the vintage sound of the 70s where the dino is especially eyeing that of Gentle Giant, a great idea in perspective.

This album with Arne Schäfer and Eberhard Graef at the helm uses all the progressive, pompous, bombastic and melodic archetypes to bring us into the timeless prog universe; a bit of Supertramp, Barclay James Harvest for the dated sound and vintage Scandinavian groups who use various organs to make us regress even more. A bluesy-soft atmosphere, a riff that we would see on a Floydian prog metal, on a Deep Purple for the 'Emotional Feedback', yes I forgot there is Pink blood here, so RPWL too on top of that of Genesis for the divine flute which comes to add its grain of note; pop rock from the end of the 60s...they succeeded by releasing long tracks, 4 of more than 10 minutes including the last 'The Turning Point' with this famous tune from another group; I'll let you guess which one An album that smells of sweaty vintage and can be listened to very easily.(3.5)