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  | SILHOUETTE ~ ACROSS THE RUBICON
PROGRESS 049 (Barcode: 7320470163450) ~ NETHERLANDS ~ Progressive Rock
Recorded: 2011 - 2012 Released: 2012
This is the third album by the Dutch Prog band SilhouetteFind albums by this artist, which comprises of guitarist / vocalist Brian de GraeveFind albums by this artist, keyboardist / vocalist Erik LaanFind albums by this artist, bassist Gerrit Jan BloeminkFind albums by this artist and drummer / vocalist Jos UffingFind albums by this artist. Guest guitarist Aldo AdemaFind albums by this artist contributes a number of guitar solos. The album includes eight original songs, all co-composed and co-written by the band, three of which are over eleven minutes long. The album, although not a concept album as such, has a common lyrical subject matter, which deals, as the title suggests, with crossing points of no return.
The music is characterized by a typical Neo-Prog sound and harmonic approach, with layers of lush keyboard sounds, screaming guitars and a lot of echo and reverb, omnipresent on most contemporary Prog albums. The three vocalists share lead vocal duties equally well, with a recognizable foreign accent, making one wonder why they don´t stick to their mother tongue. Overall the album offers absolutely nothing innovative or particularly challenging, but it is wonderfully melodic and pleasantly lyrical, which will make many Prog fans happy. The instrumental performances are all quite fine, but the overbearing keyboards leave little space for the other instruments to be heard properly at times.
All in all this is definitely not a bad album, and quite a pleasant listening experience. The melodic contents is certainly commendable and the execution quite spotless. Perhaps the lack of ambitious drive towards more experimental material is exactly what makes this band tick and hordes of Neo-Prog fans will probably find this to be exactly what makes them happy. The bliss of conformity…
For fans looking for another tasty and familiar piece of Neo-Prog delight, look no further; yer musical snobs just keep looking!
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