TALES FROM A FORGOTTEN WORLD

Awesome debut release from this obscure prog band from Brazil. So obscure that I had to read about them in PA to find they´re from my country. But it was all worth it. The music is BEAUTIFUL! Great instrumental passages that reminds of early Camel, Genesis and Yes. Fine keyboards and guitar works (both on the acoustic and the electric instruments). Bass player is also very good and the drummer is not very far behind. Those guys do have the chops but they´re really playing for the music intead of competing for the sportlight. A truly prog grup in which the the final work is bigger than the sum of its parts.

Sometimes the music reaches the divine, like in Goblin´s Trail. The only weak spot I found are the vocals. Not that Andre Mello´s voice is bad, it is only not par to the fantastic music they deliver. Either they decide to become a full instrumental band (for which they are talented enough) or get a real singer to enhance their sound once and for all (even if it´s a guest vocal). Fortunatly for this CD few songs have lyrics. Production is also very good.

Tales From a Fogotten World is a stunning debut that deserved better atention than it was given at the time. If you´re into melodic progressive music (mostly instrumental) of those aforementioned bands, you can´t miss this one. 4 solid stars. Highly recommended!