MÁS ALLÁ DE TU MENTE

The proto type of a blandness..........

This album has everything. Fusion. Latino-pop. Euro-pop. Jazz. Rock. ........ and some symphonic prog too. Although the latter category is more or less forgotten in this blandfest. But some Keith Emerson like keyboards runs can be detected. Mostly is this latino-pop and jazz with some euro rock and pop included. The vocals are both male and female. The sound quality is pretty acceptable.

The qualtity though is pretty bad. The only good stuff here is the ones the band has stolen from the likes of IQ and ELP. The rest is pretty bland. Nothing here really makes an impression in my head. I have heard they tried to copy Rick Wakeman's solo efforts on this album. They failed miserably. But his Journey albums is actually a good reference for this album. But if latino prog with many different layers of bland music is your style, this maybe something for you. It is not my cup of tea.........ehh, make that Columbian coffee.

2 stars (barely)

Interesting story around this short-lived act from Maracay,Venezuela, led by female guitarist Maria Ciliberto and formed in 1977.The desire of exploring new music horizons and the beauty of Symphonic Rock,which reached Venezuela by the time,led this lady to form initially a group of 13 musicians.Soon the line-up was limited down to seven musicians on guitars,bass,vocals,drums and bass.The main composers were Ciliberto,keyboardist David Maman and guitarist Antonio Rassi,who composed the ambitious long first album of the band in 1978,entitled ''Mas Alla De Tu Mente''.

I really do not know if this is a concept album,all indications show that it has to be,as the music is often interrupted by spoken parts by a narrator.The overall style is Symphonic Rock with touches of of Space Rock,Fusion,Opera and Electronic Music and all kind of synths thrown in.The musicianship is mostly great,, sometimes melodic,other ones quite complicated,but the production doesn't help really.Vocals are warm and sensitive,both male and female.There are plenty of piano interludes throughout,flashy synth-driven solos and Classical-inspired passages in the style of RICK WAKEMAN with many interplays between them.This symphonic-oriented music is often combined with Fusion-esque parts,including groovy guitar and bass playing and fast electric pianos.A weird combination of styles ,which eventually works well,resulting a nice journey through an ambitious effort.If only the production was slightly better...

The band had an intense live activity at the time with a unique approach,playing the album almost in an operatic/theatrical way with explosions and special effects on stage along with a forty-member choir,breaking all grounds in the Venezuelean rock scene.The show sould have been definitely a lifetime experience.The album comes strongly recommended to all fans of keyboard-driven Symphonic Rock with no scare of some Fusion hints here and there...3.5 stars.

Malicious reviewer accuses Estructura of stealing music, if I would have read the review before exploring the band I would have passed it, and its a very nice release for the time if listened with 70's ears

Sometimes, trolls and bad intentions go under the radar, I discovered this band and found it very good and innovative, blending music genres and delivering an album that sounds extremely fresh for the era

A reviewer however and intentionally misleads people genuinely interested in discovering new music by accusing the band of stealing music in 1977/1978 from IQ, a band that will form in 1982.

There are amazing passages and instrumental moments!

No band deserves hate from any prog fan, you didn't like it? Fine... move on don't spoil it for others