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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great prog from America's best new band!, 15 Jan 2003
This is UNDER THE SUN's debut album, buy it NOW so that you can say "I knew them when", because if "real" music (i.e prog) ever makes a commercial comeback...this band will be HUGE! These guys are simply one of the most talented and deserving bands to come out of America in ages. Great songwriting reminicent of a harder-edged Yes, Rush, or Pink Floyd (and songwriting is the hallmark of ANY great band; not how many notes a second they can play! Bands like 'Liquid Tension Experiment' could learn a thing or two from UTS!) Top-notch musicianship all around; the guitarist (Chris Shryack) is heavy while still being melodious and keeping the song in mind, the lead singing and harmonies are very professional, and the rhythm section is as good as Rush's, the keyboards mostly just play chords, but the sounds he uses are just the best! THIS GOLDEN VOYAGE, GARDENS OF AUTUMN, REFLECTIONS, DREAMCATCHER, and THE TIME BEING are the standout songs, only the grungy Nirvana-ish SEEING EYE GOD is a throwaway track. This album is one of the two best albums of 2001 (the other being PENDRAGON's amazing NOT OF THIS WORLD), and definitely in the top 10 albums of the last 10 years. Understand, I am an older rock/prog fan (now in my 50's) who lived through the "golden years" when Emerson Lake & Palmer, Procol Harum, Yes, Pink Floyd, Kansas, and Supertramp actually had albums in the bestseller charts and could fill football stadiums! I am also a musician (guitar, bass, keys) and somewhat picky about music collection. I must say that I was always a bit skeptical of the new generation of prog bands popping up in the 80's and 90's who claimed to be the new Genesis/Yes/Rush/whatever, so I avoided many of those albums without giving them much of a fair chance (sad, I know!). A few years back I had the lid blown off my "retro prog" world when a friend introduced me to MAGELLAN, SAGA, THE FLOWER KINGS, and CAIRO. Last year I discovered UNDER THE SUN, and PENDRAGON, so I now know that the current prog scene is vital, alive, and fifty times more legit then I ever gave it credit for! If you love the emotions that only great PROG can provide, do yourself a favor and buy UNDER THE SUN....!
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