COMMUNICATION

Phog

Symphonic Prog

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In order to achieve the fullest extent of neo-prog's appeal, considering that I've struggled with it in the past many times, I felt it was necessary for me to explore both the good AND the bad of the genre. I've done this many times with other genres before, and it's helped me dramatically over the years. Checking for lower-rated neo-prog, I found some bands to be difficult to find until I came across Phog. Starting with their debut, Communication isn't the horror I was looking for, but it was extraordinarily basic. It felt like the band was throwing together simple concepts while playing the bare essential instruments without focusing heavily on that soaring emotional attitude you'd find in the average Marillion album. There were times where it felt more like jingles in a toy or every instrument was trying to be a basic drum machine beat. The simplicity of it all was calming but a bit disappointing. But at only 45 minutes, it rarely ever became a bore.

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Posted Thursday, February 20, 2025 | Review Permalink

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