SI, PARTIE 1

Incredible how this stunning French progrock band succeeds to sound innovative after 40 years of progressive rock, Nemo is a genuine progressive rock band! A few years ago I got their second album entitled Présages as a promo and since then I am a fan from this band. I love their exciting and very progressive blend of rock, jazz, metal, symphonic and classic. Last year Nemo released the CD Immersion Publique - Live after three studio albums, unfortunately this was mostly overlooked on this site. So I hope that this new album will gain more attention, Nemo deserves worldwide recognition!

1. Douce Mort (14.24) : The first part starts with wonderful keyboard work (piano, strings, violin-Mellotron) and changes very flowing into Nemo their trademark: dynamic progrock featuring fiery and heavy guitarplay, sensational keyboard flights and an adventurous, powerful rhythm-section. The one moment it sounds very bombastic with organ floods and heavy guitar riffs, the other moment the atmosphere is mellow with fragile piano and and twanging guitars. The French vocals are very distinctive: varied and expressive but less theatrical than Christian Decamps from Ange.

2. Ici, maintenant (6.28) : It starts with classical piano and gradually turns into more bombastic featuring fiery electric guitar, sparkling piano play and dramatic vocals. The second part delivers a more mellow climate with piano and acoustic rhythm guitar.

3. Miroirs (6.40) : This track is based upon great interplay between guitar and keyboards, especially the spectacular synthesizer flights and heavy guitar riffs sound exciting!

4. Si (7.26) : A dreamy piece with melancholical vocals and twanging guitars, halfway a wonderful howling guitar solo. The final part sounds a bit too longwinding to me.

5. Apprentis Sorciers (19.59) : This is Nemo their 'magnum opus', the band at their best delivering a captivating and alternating 'progrock journey'. The first part contains a swinging up-tempo with powerful bass, fiery electric guitar and sparking piano and a howling guitar solo with great interplay between guitar, keyboards and rhythm-section. Then mellow organ waves and acoustic guitar culminating in a bombastic piece with wonderful violin play, exciting interplay and soli from wah-wah guitar and Fender Rhodes piano. The final part contains a compelling build-up with dreamy piano and emotional vocals and gradually swelling bombastic prog featuring fiery electric guitar, lush and varied keyboards and an excellent powerful electric guitar solo.

On the forum many progheads are often begging for recommendations. Well, visit Nemo their spendid site www.nemo- world.com and CHECK OUT THIS GREAT PROGROCK ADVENTURE!!