THE ROAD OF BONES

1. From the Outside In and the IQ stamped sound, heavy bass, strong synth, the rhythm that wants to be heavy; the voice, unique, we like it or not, which sets the tone and this guitar which already fills the musical range; the break yes it is neo prog, the vibration of Neil's keys, the moment which looks at the best MARILLION, then the organ of the GENESIS captivating, good IQ knows how to talk music; it rises, it makes shiver this finale with invasive choirs 2. The Road of Bones and the intro, easy but recognizable among all, the piano, the latency; the metronomic strike of Paul giving the A; a Japanese sound appears, Peter speaks more than he sings, it heats up gently, the keyboard layer comes to cover the languorous, diffuse air; moment when the heavy animal riff comes to carry the piece on new neo prog, the one which continues to make us vibrate; in short, prog blood dripping on a divine crescendo, a renewal 30 years after the start.

3. Without Walls with 3 minutes of IQ tinkering, a search and then bam the heavy riff on one of the LED ZEPPELIN yes you found it; this tempered explosion with the solemn keyboard, the guitar that roars, contains itself, this crescendo that puts you in a trance; the break that occurs, simple, majestic, going with the progressive wind; a title within the title with convolutions on GENESIS for the keyboards, Michael's raging guitar who could believe that he is bringing his group on a neo metal prog slope! The return of vocal softness poses a time this epic title where the MARILLION keyboard occurs, yes the only MARILLION of the neo era; a final guitar solo for the road with Paul's pads hammering, a slap 30 years after the advent of this unique style of expressive music

4. Ocean on stereo xylophone from the start; soulless ballad piece ... a priori, a title that is worth it for its simple and divine rise, for the vocal, for the controlled flight ... to enter even more into this dreamlike, captivating universe 5. Until the End with the typical title; a sound without any particular hook that goes easy while giving its full flight as the notes go by; softness and height, rhythm and melody, purple marshmallow that catches the ear; acoustic finale guitar then piano to reinforce Peter's syrupy voice as desired. You can listen to the bonus tracks but these tracks are the quintessence of prog, so focus on them.

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