ISLAND OF THE MISFIT TOYS

"Island Of The Misfit Toys" is the third full-length studio album by US, Georgia based progressive rock act Timothy Pure. The album was released through Isosceles Records in 1999. It´s the successor to "Blood Of The Berry" from 1999. Like its predecessor "Island Of The Misfit Toys" is also a concept album. This time dealing with subjects/themes like the consequences of war and child abuse (various nightmarish topics).

Stylistically Timothy Pure continue the emotional and melancholic progressive rock style of "Blood Of The Berry". So this is predominantly vers/chorus structured vocal dominated music featuring both mellow and louder more rocking parts. Keyboards/piano and guitars create the underlying typically dark and melancholic atmosphere, while the rhythm section skillfully drive the music forward with a good understanding of dynamics. It´s still artists like Pink Floyd, Marillion, and Porcupine Tree, which come to mind while listening to Timothy Pure, and in many ways "Island Of The Misfit Toys" is the natural successor to "Blood Of The Berry" (which featured the same influences). It´s maybe a bit more dynamic and challenging, but other than that these are pretty much sibling releases.

That also goes for the quality of the sound production, which is slightly better sounding here than on "Blood Of The Berry", but is still lacking that last something to give the music the last push. It´s a decent quality sound production, but not more than that. A 3 star (60%) rating is warranted.