GATHERING SPEED (digipack)

ALBUM REVIEW
What would you think of a mix of Genesis and Yes adding some elements of late progressive rock? This what I find listening this good example of 70s progressive rock music... recorded in 2004. Let's try to clarify this: singer voice is like Jon Anderson's in a lower pitch, but cadence and tempo of his singing is of Yes vocalist, so they are vocals arrangements (higher tone voice in chorus seems to be Jon Anderson himself), this is more noticeable in some phrases that ends in a sustained echo. Guitar playing ranges from picked playing a-la Howe to some intense riffs a-la Hackett, I noticed some of the very simple of one note which were characteristics of Hackett. Acoustic guitar arrangements are pure Genesis era-Gabriel, listen to Powder Monkey. Some passages of Gathering Speed are of Yes in Tales of Topographic Ocean. Pay attention to some string ensemble parts which are exactly like some Yes creation. This guys includes also Genesis flute in some themes and harmonica (yes. the little mouth instrument), which is something somehow creative. Bass playing is Mike Rutherford's. And this is very interesting: there is not so much bass player who have reproduced so good the riffing bass playing of him. Good work by Mr. Andy Poole. Drum playing should be a-la Alan White, anyway it's a good drummer Mr. Hughes. Anyway, this is not a disgusting album, the only problem is that being surprised all the time with the elements taken from that great progressive bands, listener sometimes loose the creation by BBT. (DaremoS - Rate Your Music)