UNDERSTAND

On Understand, Jadis shift the balance in their sound between neo-prog and adult-oriented rock further towards the latter, resulting in a set of pleasant, but ultimately bland songs, lacking standout hooks or even catchy choruses of old. Where in the World is. again, a pleasant ballad kind of song. For fans of Gary Chandler's fiery solos of the More than Meets the Eye era, there's the solos ending Alive Inside following two minutes of inconsequential verses. Counting all the Seconds is an exercise in the neo-prog's Pink Floydian obsessions, with a requisite spacey power guitar solo. Other than that there's little of note here. Probably one of the weakest Jadis releases.