STORIES OF LUMINOUS GARDEN

Well, this one is a typical NeoProg album, though regarding musicianship quite well done, versatile, very melodic but sometimes, what I don't like that much in albums of this genre, quite cheesy and too bombastic. Another point which pushes the rating down are the bad vocals what is more often the case with bands from Japan. maybe it would be better if they'd be in their native language, but this is most of the times hard to support for western ears as well. Overall the music is quite okay apart from parts when it becomes too shallow and pop-ish, at least if one likes NeoProg in general, what I don't apart of few exceptions. I'd say for die-hard fans of this genre only and the ones who collect items especially from this country.