Title: Is This Rock? Jazz? Progressive Rock?
Review: However you prefer to categorize this album, it is fantastic from all points of view - there is no need to talk about Al's guitar technique - everyone knows it is great - but what surprised me after hearing this CD a few times is the epic quality and complexity of the compositions, the imagination, the willingness to go wherever the muse leads... That is the real strength of this album. It is easily overlooked by progressive and classic rock fans, because Al comes from a "jazz" background. Yet his sound unmistakably embraces progressive rock, and even takes it into realms where not many rock artists dare to venture - improvization. This album is a nice blend of tightly and expertly composed music and improvizational wizardry. Call it fusion, call it rock, who cares? It has a special place in a fusion fan's as well as a progressive rock fan's collections.
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