LE VER DANS LE FRUIT

If your looking for French prog with a hard rock/bluesy edge, Nemo's latest release, Le Ver Dans Le Fruit, should be your cup of tea. Songs like "Trojan" and "Milgram, 1960″ effectively incorporate hard edged bluesy rock, as well as Dream Theater-esque musings, while tracks like "un Pie Dans La Tumbe" deliver passionate solo work, constantly moving rhythm guitars, and effective melodic piano. I hope you're in for a long ride, since this is two discs, but it's well worth it to make it to the second one where I consider the highlights of the album to be. "A La Une" las down some solid, fresh riffing with fantastic groove, and the 80′s vibe and catchy vocals make the perfect combination. "Triste Fable" goes it bit more old school with a tron intro, and "Arma Diama" pounds out the epic length piece that every solid prog album should have: a full-on 17 minutes of prog, including loads of riffs, celtic inspired melodies, pizzacato strings, melodic lead guitars, and odd grooves. Although Le Vers Dans Le Fruit didn't leave a huge and lasting impression on me, there are certainly some great moments, particularly for those that love guitar rifs.