Babysteps by Henning Pauly

Had this new album for about a week and it is very good.  If you like Frameshift and Chain, this is a no brainer.  James LaBrie sings on about four songs as well as Jody Ashworth and others.

It's a concept album and the different singers sing different parts and it simply rocks.  Prog Metal with plenty of keys and piano to mix it up quite a bit.  This guy is talented and I hope more people discover him.

This is his third solo effort but while his other two bands are on PA, his solo stuff is not, but this is definitely prog.

TheProgtologist wrote: Wow...no one has replied to this yet. I love Pauly's work in Chain and especially the Frameshift albums. I am not really familiar with his solo work but this album sounds intriguing,so I will definitely check it out. Thanks.

Thanks Progtologist.  I just want to scream to the heavens how good this guy is but no one on here wants to listen.  Chain.exe is one of my all time favorites. I haven't heard his first two "solo" albums and don't know that they are prog, per se. But he has been working on this one for a good long time and actually cut Labrie's vocals at the same time as the first Frameshift album.

His website is saying he is moving back to Germany from LA and I get the vibe that he is burned out on trying to make it because the sales haven't been there and he had to cut this album down from a double disc to one due to lack of funds.  This was his baby and even though I am disappointed that it isn't a 2cd, it is still a hell of a ride.  I only hope that I will hear more from him down the road.  Progrock records and him have made a go of it but I don't know if either of them have anything left to give.  The music business is dog eat dog and as we all know, the most talented don't always reap the rewards.  I've got five great albums by the man and at least that is something.



p.s. Sebastian Bach is an a##hole.

^Yeah, when you change a few lyrics against the songwriter's will and the only reason they give in is just to get you to shut up so they could get the album done, then you have issues.  The guy was blessed with a great voice but that does not mean he has the type of talent of Pauly or the vast majority of the types of people that we enjoy.