BROKEN DOOR

I'm happy to announce I've changed my tune when it comes to this album. I'd tried for years to get into it, after reading the glowing reviews from several respected reviewers I had to jump to the conclusion there was something there. That something was never there for me until one day, giving Broken Door it's fiftieth or so spin on my turntable, It hit me first with Beginning, then the title track and Dance of an Angel knocked me out. I had to sit down and soak it in. Your Country, so out of place, gives the album a detour from the dark almost melancholic feel to the rest of the record. It's like a championship golf course with one hole that doesn't match the others. Your country gives the album true character, you know? Well, the last three songs are great, this cohesive set is an obscure treat I'm so glad grew on me. That's the feeling that keeps me coming back to these albums, and what makes progressive archive such a terrific reference site. That moment when an album hits you and POW you're hooked.