SIREN

AWESOME! AWESOME!AWESOME!........yes, a poppier work from this ineffably sublime and influencial band, but nonetheless progressive and unique. Manzanera's guitar work is stellar as usual and Paul Thompson is a consummately dynamic drummer. Jobson plays a mean fiddle and MacKay is a madman on sax. Ferry is an amazing composer and songwriter has possibly the most recognizable voice in all of rock. Manzanera's opening ethereal guitar segment of "Sentimental Fool" is the epitome of progressive rock. Plus all one has to do is listen to songs like "Ladytron" (from self-titled) and "The Bogus Man" and "For Your Pleasure" (both from "For Your Pleasure") to see that this band reached the absolute outer limits of the prog-rock realm.