NUMBER SEVEN

This a truly beautiful album. It is easily my favorite of 2009. I won't go into details as many here have already done so. I still have not found anyone who likes "Doomsday Afternoon" and does not like this album. Some have said that this is not background music, and it demands and active listener. I agree, but I do wonder, who is looking for background music? Do they work for an elevator supply company? Highlights for me are "Claws Of A Crayfish" , "Gift Of The Flame" . "The Search For Terrestrial Life" which flows so smoothly into "A Fistful of Fortitude" that it could be one track. It is a difficult to pigeonhole this music into one of the subgenres of Progressive Rock music, but I see that as a good thing.