ACROSS THE WATER

"I can hear you across the water" cries Gary Chandler on the very opening breaths of the album and for me this is a truth! JADIS have been on the leading edge of the progressive rock revival for some time now and have built up a loyal following of fans. JADIS' second release follows in the footsteps of their standout debut album building on many of the finer points. Although the curse of the "follow-up" albums does oft hold true, it is clearly not the case here. "Across The Water" further explores Chandler's musical ideas articulated by his own lyrics and vocals. Musically Chandler's guitar solos are amongst the best I have heard and the combination with the high talents of Martin Orford (Keys), John Jowitt (bass) and Stephen Christey (drums & percussison) how can you miss. JADIS play a unique style influenced somewhere in the IQ, RUSH camp of prog. Songs are very well written and offer great musical expressions and atmospheres which will simply amaze.