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Title: The Beard's Out of Gas
Review: I'm sorry to say that after many years of being a fan of The Beard, this disc is a huge disappointment. IMO this disc does not even measure up to Feel Euphoria, much less anything else in their catalog. I have all the other Beard discs.There are moments where there is potential but they quickly shift gears without ever realizing any momentum. These guys are enormously talented players, no doubt about it. Unfortunately there's not much here but sporadic demonstrations of techincal ability. The songs are weak with very little continuity and some of the lyrics are embarrassingly cliched. I was not against the idea of a new sound/direction from the band. A new "heavier" sound was implied prior to release. However I did not find this to be the case either. I think this album misses the mark regarding the prog and heavy sound targets. I have listened repeatedly but am not finding any improvement. I don't have any desire to listen again. Sad.
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