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This second studio album by USA five piece band (and many guest musicians) starts with the epic title track, it sounds tasteful and alternating, from dreamy with piano, folky with acoustic guitar and bombastic with lush keyboards. Halfway there is a sensational break delivering a latin-American touch with swinging piano and trumpet, exciting! Also included are many great soli on guitar, synthesizer and violin. The music evokes symphonic rock like Spock's Beard and Kansas but during the vocals parts this bands leans more towards stadium-rock bands like the more commercial era from Journey and Kansas. That's also my problem with the sound of Cryptic vision: there is plenty to enjoy on the 12 compositions (lots of fiery electric guitar soli, powerful Hammond runs, flashy synthesizer flights and exciting shifting moods and some spectacular breaks) but the difference between the polished moments and symphonic rock parts makes me feel uncomfortable, just when I am enjoying great symphonic rock the music changes into commercial sounding stadium-rock. But to end objective: this band delivers good songs, they are good musicians and when you have no problem with my problem (if you know what I mean, nudge, nudge), this album will please you!

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