MONEY MACHINE

The sound of this USA band is a spicey stew that contains tasteful elements from The Beatles, Black Sabbath, King Crimson and Atomic Rooster. The titletrack includes a heavy atmosphere (loaded with violin-Mellotron), a psychedelic keyboard solo, powerful vocals and the end could be a tribute to "Starless" from King Crimson. The other eight tracks also deliver captivating and original musical ideas: "Sellout" blends a climate of The Beatles and Atomic Rooster featuring a steamy Hammond and fiery electric guitar (pop meets heavy progressive), "Side effects" has Black Sabbath guitar riffs and compelling violin- Mellotron, "(Another) Nervous breakdown" features a flute-Mellotron-harpsichord duet, violin-Mellotron floods, a swirling organ solo like Vincent Crane and "The bitter end" has a moving rhythm with John Lennon-like vocals, wonderful organ and a splendid build-up guitar solo. Not every proghead will be pleased with music that changes from poppy like The Beatles to heavy like Black Sabbath and Atomic Rooster or bombastic like King Crimson but for me this is one of the revelations of the last years, WHAT AN EXCITING SOUND!!