INQUIRE WITHIN

This is the debut CD from a German band named INQUIRE. The band was founded in 1996 and their music has lots of variations. What's really impressing is that this album is recorded live in the studio. The music is quite complex so I guess that it wasn't an easy task to record this CD. Sometimes their music is close to neo-progressive rock with lengthy instrumental passages and sometimes even prog metal with some reminiscences to CAMEL, EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER, MARILLION, PINK FLOYD and YES. The CD is a private release but it has a very professional packaging with a nice CD-booklet with lyrics and pictures. The only negative think is that Dieter Cromen's voice that doesn't reach the whole way at times, but instead he's a damn fine guitarist. As a debut CD from an independent band, this album is definitely worth buying. INQUIRE is already one of the best German band today in this genre, and they have all the potentials to become a big name even outside their own country.