CEILING UNLIMITED

Ceiling Unlimited are a band that was formed some years ago, but until this 2010 they released their first studio album, self-titled. This album consists in nine songs and a total time of 57 minutes of nice and gentle progressive rock music.

It kicks off with "As the Clouds Drifted by" which starts with some drums and then a gentle piano sound, the band have a female vocalist on Amy King, her vocals actually sound comfortable and charming which could help enjoying more the music. With a song like this, one can easily understand why this band is listed under the Crossover prog genre.

"Dream Surrender" opens with some piano notes and voices, later the song is building up a structure, acoustic guitars, bass and lyrics enter and create a friendly sound. The song is pretty catchy, there are actually moments where maybe the label progressive rock would not appeal. And this can also be noticed in the next song, called "Déjà Vu" which reminded me to some rock-pop bands. The music can be both, enjoyable because of its gentle and positive sound, or boring because of its repetitions and mainstream sound. I enjoy it, though it is clear that it is not one of my favorites.

"Cross my Heart" is like a ballad, piano with vocals creating a nice atmosphere. If I said the previous songs did not have the prog rock element included, this one could be actually the best example. If you want to sing to your couple, you can choose this one, haha. Let me say that the last part is pretty nice, more emotion on it and a nice guitar solo.

With "Sideshow" the things become much more interesting. This is an intriguing song that starts softly with piano and voice, in moments it seems that it will sound louder and faster, but it calms down again and returns to the original sound. This, until minute three where there is a short stop, and a new structure appears, drums and nice bass lines, along with a saxophone sound. In the second half of the song, there Is a nice part where a more intense piano sound appears, along with vocal chorus (no lyrics) and a cool guitar solo.

Another pretty nice song is "Milagro", which starts with a nice atmosphere created by guitars and drums, then the song becomes lighter. A thing I like is where two voices sound at the same time, it gives the sense of power and importance, and it remarks the word. The part where the keyboard solo appears is quite nice, and the part, where the guitar one enters, better. The final passage is like the first part of the song, in moments the vocals are more emotional.

"Near to me" is another shorter song with a catchy chorus and double female vocals. Despite they might wanted to create something related to progressive rock, here again, I would say this song is more pop mainstream oriented, which does not mean it is not good.

"On Your Own" has a darker sound, starts with some kind of thunder, and later some creepy voices creating an obscure atmosphere. However, a minute later the song changes 360 grades and becomes something lighter and gentler, like the sound of the whole Ceiling Unlimited album. Seems that there is a mellotron sound here, I am not sure, but anyway it is an extra point for this song, also the bass lines are quite nice.

And the last song is the title track, "Ceiling Unlimited". One of my favorite tracks in this album. I like the melancholic sound which can lead you to old memories and provoke things on you. The relaxing mood and softness will make you enjoy it, there is a nice guitar solo and I love the vocal work here. Nice last track.

This is a nice album which I enjoy, however I must say there are minutes where I feel the music plain and where I think the band can do better in the future. If there were half star rating, I would give this album 2.5, now I will rate it with three stars. Good luck in their future efforts.

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