Title: Back to the Future
Review: From the opening riffs of this CD, this forty-something ex-prog-rocker was transported back to the golden age of rock, when you were allowed to use more than three chords and didn't have to sing about what a pain life is. True, Spock's Beard is derivative--a single chord progression echoes Yes, King Crimson, Genesis, and Jethro Tull--but that's the whole idea. They breathe fresh new life into a dying genre. And such virtuosity! Rarely has a group of such talented musicians come together on such a complex project. With new sound technology and the ability to expand tracks to CD-length, they are in some ways able to improve on the old prog gods. Yes, I miss Jon Anderson's voice and Peter Gabriel's lyrics - but this is a pretty first step back to the future.
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