THE FOUNTAIN BEYOND THE SUNRISE

Pretty strong Nursery Cryme/Genesis vibes from this Austrian band on this album. It would had been even stronger with a better sound. This album has a kind of a demo feel. I guess a re-master would had done wonders for this album.

When that is said, this is by no means a Genesis rip-off album, though the vocals and the instrumentation is very Gabriel & Banks. But there are also some traces of Keith Emerson and Triumvirat here too. In short; Krautrock. But Genesis is pretty dominant. In particular on the title track which I swear is a lost Genesis track. But my CD player says Kyrie Eleison... The rest of the tracks are pretty good too. The biggest problem here is the horrible sound quality who does away with most of the pleasurable aspects of this album. Besides of this, it is a good Genesis dominated symphonic prog album. The bonus track on the CD is pretty good too. Pity the sound.........

3 stars