ALL ALONG THIS LAND

A couple of years ago I was introduced to the music of this young and talented band from the USA, I got their latest album called Prickly Pear which shows their charm and their symphonic tendencies, I liked it, and fortunately later I was introduced to this which is their debut album. "All Along this Land" is the title of this record released in 2006, which features nine songs and a total time of 50 minutes.

What you will find here, is a melodic, gentle, charming and warm album with compositions that in moments might take you to the seventies, since The Source have taken some elements and inspiration from those older bands, and develop them into their own sound. The first track is a soft and nice piece entitled "From the Start", here we can listen to that gentle and great voice of Aaron Goldich which might be so light, so soft, but it is so good to me.

From the second to the sixth song you will listen to a five-part piece with the name of the album: "All Along this Land". In the "Overture" we can feel pleased with the great symphonic music that the band offers, the guitars are reminiscent of Steve Howe and that along with the cool keyboard sound, make this music pretty enjoyable. Then in "Over and Under the Stars and the Sun" vocals appear and the music turns faster and more intriguing. But later it changes when "We Are Here" begins, now it turns mellower and gentler.

A cool piano introduces "Fall of Babylon", a song that produces several things due to its different atmospheres and moods, here I really enjoy both, the instrumental and the vocal part. And the last part of this epic is "Inside this World" which is a nice short piece with cool bass sound and again a gentle piano. Later there is a guitar part that again reminded me of Yes or some 70s prog; the peaceful voice makes this music easier to listen and to dig.

The next tracks are longer; actually the three of them are in the seven minutes average: "Bridges", "Unspoken Love" and "Dreams". In these compositions we can enjoy the beauty of their music, the soft and pure sound might even relax you and make you have a moment of tranquility. There are several passages where you can just sit and enjoy the music, create some images on your mind and transport yourself to another realm. The work of all the musicians is pretty good and accurate, because they transmit things and create cool atmospheres.

If you like this kind of melodic prog then you can try this band, otherwise I believe you might get bored soon. This is a very good album, though it is not something I would highly recommend, I believe it is worth listening every now and then. My final grade will be three stars.

Enjoy it!

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