TALL TALES

Well in controversial situations like this one, which this ensemble from Connecticut called "CRUCIBLE" brought about by means of this derivative work, the ancient Latin should have screamed: "AUREA MEDIOCRITAS"!! That is "Tall Tales" is a remarkable work, but too much emulating the sound and the inspiration as well, regarding of albums like "Wind and Wuthering" by Genesis...a 2 stars and an half score should be better probably;even though anyway their last suite-" An Imp's Tale" - is well arranged and performed. The other tracks are a kind of "melodic Spock's Beard", in a lighter vein, that remind me of Styx and AOR Kansas, for which I don't get crazy (much better for example such "Progressive Kansas" in their debut album or inside "Leftoverture", in comparison to the whole AOR production, Styx-like, but it depends on my personal tastes as usual). Their delicate songs are acceptable and often better than the majority of such "insipid" Neo-Prog stuff from the UK!!

It's good for your "less involved" moments of your life!!