SECOND THOUGHTS

First Jacob Broers + Gerben Klazinga have delivered an awesome Vintage Keyboard Heaven sound on this new album: from brassy 'Keith Emerson Fanfare For The Common Man' synthesizer runs in Prelude, and lots of 'Tony Banks Mellotron choirs' to 'Rick Wakeman Minimoog' flights in Shame and Iconoclast, wow, what a thrill.

Then the guitar by the very talented Mark Bogert (known from his Magoria project and a tour with Arena): when he joined Knight Area he added an often metallish flavor, but here on Second Thoughts his sound is often more close to David Gilmour, Andy Latimer and Steve Rothery, from sensitive to howling. But also harder-edged like fat guitar riffs in Prelude and heavy work in the classical inspired Shame, exciting Delusional and catchy Forgotten, wow.

And "last but not least" the lead vocals, mainly sung by new Broers + Klazinga member Mark Smit (once Queen cover band Miracle), like 'other Mark' also ex-Knight Area. I remember his first performances with Knight Area, early 2004, he immediately impressed me but here on Second Thoughts he stuns me even more, what an excellent voice. The one moment tender in the mellow parts, the other moment powerful in the bombastic eruptions. Apart from Mark Smit the vocals are also delivered by Mark Bogert his wife Nadine: solo in the varied and dynamic track The Mirror, and duo vocals in the catchy Forgotten, what a wonderful and crystal clear but also wide ranged voice.

Now about the 11 often dynamic compositions on this new Broers + Klazinga album. Despite the obvious echoes from 76-77 Genesis, ELP, Fish Marillion and early Kayak the band is developing a trademark Broers + Klazinga sound: lots of tension between the mellow and mid-tempo songs and parts, with bombastic outbursts, loaded with Mellotron choirs and moving guitar runs, topped with Moog Taurus bass pedals and synthesizer flights, and backed by a fluent rhythm- section (all done by mister G. Klazinga, in Prelude he sounds like Cozy Powell). The 'wow' factor is frequent, especially in Wait For Sleep (Mark Bogert shines), No One Left To Blame, the epic highlight Delusional (top notch Dutch symphonic rock), The Test Of Time, Read Me and the final track Iconoclast (what a glorious synthesizer - and majestic Mellotron sound).

After their strong debut effort entitled Burdens of The Mind from 2021 this new Broers + Klazinga effort contains international quality, highly recommended, especially for symphomaniacs!

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