
I first have to say I love this group and their concept and, "I'm not Jesus" is a classic. My one complaint is that you can feel them begin to drift from the very reason they are creating a true following, their classical chopps. In the video interview segment they even admit this album is much more rock then the previous ones, and I say thats too bad. The first time I heard this I could literally envision a record exec standing over them dictating that they need to me more "POP" and this is. I think they had their top ten with "I'm not Jesus". For my money thus far the "Reflections" album followed by Cult are the strongest. I know you are on to something if a 30 year old who admittedly enjoys both classical and Black Sabbath can accidently play the album for his Vivaldi loving 70 year old father and have that father absolutly love it. Literally no one I have played "Reflections" for doesn't end up loving it. It is rare a group can build an audience like that and they are doing it their way. I just wish they can not be pressured to become steadilly more pop, then they will loose what makes them special and just be another rock band that has a flair for complex instrumentals( Dream Theatre anyone?) this would be the death blow for the band. Stay true, stay unique, don't sell out and the audience will continue to build.
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