D'ACCORD

........ Just replace King Crimson with Uriah Heep and you get this album. D'AccorD has fused these giants from the 1970s together in their debut album at the same time as they have made this their own music. That's a remarkable achievement in my view.

For those of us who loves the greats from the 1970s, it is pretty impossible not to be carried away when this album opens with the twelve minutes long Play By The Hall Rules. This song introduces a vintage sound, which is kept throughout the album, and some unashamed Genesis references. That in addition to Uriah Heep, Premiata Forneria Marconi, Yes and Pink Floyd references. Everything fused together and added D'AccorDs own personality. Daniel Maage's vocals and Fredrik Hådn's epic Moog lines really comes to the fore here and makes this the best song on this album and it is close to being a masterpiece. There is a live video of this song in the D'AccorD interview and I would refer you to this video if you don't believe me.

The next songs is more Uriah Heep and Jethro Tull dominated in addition to the references mentioned above. D'AccorD adds their own personality throughout. They are not copycats. Their album is "just" a reminder why we love prog rock. Best of all, it makes me grin like a cat which has just got cream. Yes, this album has some flaws. Mostly a couple of not so good songs. But it is still a very impressive debut album. The future looks bright for this band and for us who loves the bands on ProgArchives top ten list.

4 stars

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