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TRISKELION

North Star

 

Neo-Prog

3.41 | 21 ratings

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proghaven
5 stars Most of us (me too) like the band Genesis very much. And many of us (me too) don't like the 1980s Genesis albums too much. Some people even say that in 1980s Genesis betrayed themselves. I don't dare to oppose, I'd just like to mention that the musical direction Genesis followed in 1980s is itself of undoubted interest nevertheless... if only the music was less commercial... and more complex... if it had less poppy coating... et cetera. In other words, I think it would be great to find a band who play music of the same style as 1980s Genesis but really progressive, with no FM-oriented commercial pop touch. And I found such a band in the person of North Star. They are exactly what Genesis should be in 1980s if they followed the same direction as in fact but remained a genuine prog band. I'd say Triskelion is most representative in this aspect. The album is purely song oriented and quite Abacab/Mama/Invisible-Touch-like, but with no commercial pop hints. In other words, the band members made what was impossible. That's why I consider Triskelion a masterpiece, and that's why I dare to place North Star on the Olympus of US progressive rock, together with Kansas, Happy The Man and other classic US prog bands, in my personal coordinate system. Yes I realize that I will be outnumbered with my point of view. But I just wanted the PA community to be aware that such a point of view also exists.
proghaven | 5/5 |

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