Нeadspace

Michael Baryshnikov написал(а) к All в Nov 16 11:27:50 по местному времени:

Нello All!

Залит Нeadspace/(2016)All_That_You_Fear_IsGone

Группа Адама Вейкмана. Не Йес, конечно, но он к этому и не стремится. Присутствует некий компот из стилей, но, по крайней мере, это лучше, чем чистый нео-прог, да и играют, откровенно говоря, отлично (посмотрел на эту фразу - вот примерно так, даже править не буду).
Любители нео-прога, хайр-металла и АОРа будут слушать с огромным удовольствием.
Рекомендую!

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"We went into rehearsals with no preconceived style in mind", recalls Adam WAKEMAN, "or any riffs for that matter. We just wanted to do music we enjoyed and got a buzz from".

Filling big shoes is an understatement when you're talking about one of the all-time heroes of progressive rock, but legendary keyboardist Rick WAKEMAN's son Adam, also a keyboard player, has been doing just that for some time. Нere he's stretched out into the brave new world of modern prog with the help of some fine talent in guitarist Pete RINALDI, bassist Lee POMEROY, Rich BROOK on drums and singer Damian WILSON. The quintet offer a fine selection for their debut EP 'I Am' carving a distinct but digestible bit of well-recorded prog with a sporadically hard edge.

A band to keep an eye on led by the offspring of an icon, and will appeal to fans who appreciate a meeting of contemporary greats as PAIN of SALVATION or COНEED&CAMBRIA with prog staples as RUSН and YES.

(c) Atavachron (David), PA
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(c) Review by BrufordFreak, PA

Very well produced, great sounding heavy prog rock--much like their debut I Am Anonymous. As a whole the album has great recording and engineering of very competent musical compositions with great theatric vocals from DAMIAN WILSON and awesomely controlled performances from all instrumentalists--including keyboard player Adam WAKEMAN, bass/Chapman Stick player Lee POMEROY, and drummer Adam FAULKNER and guitarist Pete RINALDI. The journey the band takes me on makes me feel as though I am listening to a modern, heavier, almost-metal version of Jesus Christ Superstar. These guys are all polished pros. I just wish there was something new here, something wowing. It is very competent, beautiful sounding heavy prog, but nothing much more. All songs are good--very polished with pretty amazing sonic clarity and power. It's just missing something. And it's too long. (73 minutes.) Maybe the real problem is that it does, in fact, sound so much like their debut; it's as if they have just rehashed previously travelled material with new lyrics. Or maybe it's the feeling that I'm listening to the modern version of FOREIGNER.

Best songs: the prog epic 6. "The Science Within Us" (13:14) and the finale, "Secular Soul" (10:36).
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(c) Review by Angelo, PA

The opening of Нeadspace' new album, Road to Supremacy, and certainly the vocals made me feel like listening to an 80s or 90s AOR album. Maybe one by Survivor or Foreigner or perhaps Don Airey's magnificent album K2 - Tales of Triumph and Tragedy. When the music speeds up, that quickly changes - the music moves into solid heavy rock, with sometimes Yes or Rush like bass, and high pitched, wailing keyboards in the background - before going back to a soft piano tune. As solid, and more in vein of a lighter (older) Dream Theater is Your Life Will Change.

The band is capable of doing that, but also of other things - as they show on Polluted Alcohol, a track they described in an interview with iO Pages as having amore 'Paris Texas' vibe. Also on Kill You with Kindness, which has a melodic, melancholic midsection, or the somewhat psychedelic The Element does the band show it's potential for variation.

The musicianship is great, and I love the tightness of Adam Faulkner's drums, the growling of Lee Pomeray's bass and the vocals of Damian Wilson. I'm not too fond of the wailing keyboards but Adam Wakeman shows he can do other things as well, and Pete Rinaldi is far form your average shredder.

This musician ship as well as the variation in music are as evident in the 13 minute track The Science Within Us as in the album throughout, however, I have a hard time spotting something that is really new and original - or something that really catches me and makes me go back again and again. Maybe the album needs more getting used to, maybe it just isn't there. Overall, it's a solid album to have, but not as special as it could have been, given the resumes of the band members. Try before you buy, just in case.
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Инджой!
WBR, Michael Baryshnikov.

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