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ALL ALONG THIS LAND

The Source

Crossover Prog


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3.25 | 19 ratings | 5 reviews | 16% 5 stars

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Studio Album, released in 2006

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. From The Start (4.02)
All Along This Land:
2. I - Overture (7.46)
3. II - Over And Under The Stars And The Sun (4.22)
4. III - We Are Here (2.56)
5. IV - The Fall Of Babylon (4.09)
6. V - Inside This World (3.16)
7. Bridges (7.23)
8. Unspoken Love (7.49)
9. Dreams (7.31)

Total Time: 49:14

Line-up / Musicians

- Aaron Goldich / vocals, hammond organ, grand piano, keyboards
- Harrison Leonard / 6 & 12 string electric & acoustic guitars, vocals
- Nico Photos / bass
- Isaac Watts / drums, percussion

Releases information

CD Under The Sun Records (2006 USA)

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THE SOURCE All Along This Land ratings distribution


3.25
(19 ratings)
Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music(16%)
16%
Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection(21%)
21%
Good, but non-essential (53%)
53%
Collectors/fans only (5%)
5%
Poor. Only for completionists (5%)
5%

THE SOURCE All Along This Land reviews


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Review by Marty McFly
SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Honorary Collaborator
4 stars Good choice in ever groving prog arena ladies and gentlemen, you should check this record. But beware, hard/heavy/metal prog lovers will be probably disappointed.

From a humble piano beginnings of first track, indeed named "From the Start" we can start to listen nice piece of soft prog. Well, as you probably know too, it's hard to define genre of music. Britney Spears will be pop for sure, but this can be said about Michael Jackson too. And difference in quality is clearly to see. Same with this one. Crossover prog, one can imagine something similar to eclectic.

This one has mostly acoustic guitar(s), but not limited only to them. There is of course electric guitar too and typical prog instrument, keyboard or some kind of synthetizer. But acoustic feeling overwhelmed me. There is also some kind of suite, "All Along This Land", spanning over first half of tracks. Some good melodies, some good improvisation, don't expect lyrics everywhere. By the way, pleasant voice.

Review by memowakeman
SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Honorary Collaborator
3 stars Nice soft and melodic prog!

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!

Review by apps79
SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Honorary Collaborator
3 stars When hailing from Los Angeles nowadays,playing progressive rock,it is nothing less but a miracle.This young The Source band was formed in the US show-capital in 2004 under the forces of largely self-taught guitarist Harrison Leonard and singer/keyboardist Aaron Goldich,who has been influenced by prog,classic rock and classical composers.Paul Long and Isaac Watts were given the jobs of bass and druumer player respectively and the band with a stable line-up recorded ''All Along This Land'' in the fall of 2005,released finally in summer of 2006.

The melodic Pop Rock opener ''From the start'' is not representitive of the band's style,but you can only enjoy the all over the place Beatles-esque harmonies of this melodic intro.The long eponymous epic of the album is actually what The Source's music is all about: Melodic slightly Symphonic Progressive/Art Rock with extended instrumental passages,full of memorable melodies and professional interplays.GENESIS,YES,THE BEATLES and KING CRIMSON influences are evident,the track flows easily through all these melodic soundscapes and the warm vocal arrangements,while the guitar work of Leonard really stands out.This nice track is certainly a good contender against bands like SPOCK'S BEARD,BRIGHTEYE BRISON or THE FLOWER KINGS.The melancholic slow-tempo ''Bridges'' indicates the deep psychedelic face of the band.The opening notes of ''Unspoken Love'' are a surprise with Leonard performing in a Spanish-influenced soft crescendo,before the track turns into a melodic dramatic battle between THE BEATLES and FOCUS with Goldich offering some fantastic work both on organ and grand piano.''Dreams'' starts in a very GENTLE GIANT way,but the rest of the track is slow- tempo,intense,organ-driven and slightly Psychedelic Art Rock with melodic vocal arrangements and again very interesting guitar work with a jazzy edge,quite a decent closer for this all the way decent effort.

''All Along This Land'' is a pleasant surprise and a fine example of a modern progressive band with strong vintage leanings,trying to survive battling on a ground full of mainstream beasts.For these reasons and for the qualitive musicianship The Source's debut comes strongly recommended for all fans of melodic old-school Progressive Rock...3.5 stars.

Review by b_olariu
PROG REVIEWER
3 stars The Source from USA is a young retro prog band with two albums released so far. Their first offer from 2006 - All along this land is a fairly intresting album with influences coming from Yes, specially on guitar deparment , Spock's Beard and even The Flower Kings. Symphonic prog is all about here with a retro sound and warm vocal lines. What I like on this band and particulary on their debute is that this album has plenty of instrumental parts, quite complex and well performed, for example the title track All Along This Land clocking around 22 min, divided in 5 small pieces is a monster of a pice, here the band gathred all the great ideas and puted in music, the result is fantastic. Lots of nice smooth guitars , remind me a lot of Stewe Howe sound and manner of playing, elegant keyboards and fine druming. Very warm voice coming from Aaron Goldich who done a good job fiting perfect in the overall sound.I will give 3, 5 stars for this little known band , this is a great debute that fans of symphonic prog must discover.

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3 stars 3,5 stars really . How already said in your review (#928117) the Prog Reviewer b_olariu (Posted Monday, March 11, 2013) , the North-American band THE SOURCE in their first album "All Along This Land" "is a young retro prog band ", and maybe due this fact this first album is "easy to digest". The ... (read more)

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