Cigarette brands also make good albums! For the most part, the instrumental detours are eventful even if the melodies are not always intricate. The real strength this album has is its energetic performances and synthesis of instruments. Instrumentally, the synths, keys, guitars, bass, drums, woodwind instruments, all the pieces in play are in their right place like that Radiohead song. The first song, Freefall, is the only one that feels out of place in the whole project, though not bad it just is inherently the least proggy of the songs with some uneventful passages and relatively simple song structure. The songs value lies in its bouncy guitars and apprehensive chorus. The second song, Supertwister, is void of guitars, with various keys and synths complimenting and a flute at the forefront. The employment of diverse synths to compliment the guitars is a recurring element in this album. Though likely about some sort of sand storm, Supertwister gives me the impression of wandering aimlessly through a desert to finally find a fictitious oasis to finally have the imagined
beverage I would be craving at that time (V8 juice). The album maintains a
misty miragesque attitude for most of the songs from this point on, however as can be seen
in many songs some times things get crazier and not as mellow (end of Nimrodel,
Lady Fantasy), but
if you listened to the first song you would be a bit prepared. Though the album
sounds excellent do not expect anything instrumentally groundbreaking or
avant-garde, if you are familiar with prog-rock much of this will sound similar
only executed in a crisper, more varied method. That being said the album is
truly a pleasant listen to anyone pleasant who likes pleasant music and lives in
a pleasant home with a pleasant wife and dreams of pleasant dreams where you
travel the harsh deserts searching for a hidden treasure. A+
Progressive Rock/ Symphonic Rock
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