THE STEVE BONINO PROJECT: STARGAZER

US composer and musician Steve BONINO is perhaps more noted as an actor than as a musician, but he has been an active musician for quite a few years by now, as well as nurturing a solo career since 2012. Stargazer is his fourth solo album, and was released through US label Melodic Revolution Records in 2018.

"Stargazer" strikes me as a fine example of an album made in what I'd describe as art rock rather than progressive rock as such, featuring mainly retro-oriented material of an accessible nature given a light progressive rock coating and flavoring. Those who tend to treasure bands described as being art rock from back in the 1970's strikes me as being something of a key audience for this album, and then in particular if a science fiction theme album of this kind is regarded as being of general interest. A CD well worth a look by those who can recognize themselves in such a description.