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: : Cryptic Vision - Moments of
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Band/Artist
Cryptic Vision
Title:
Moments of Clarity
Released
2003
Label
Progrock Records |
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Track List:
1. Introspective
2. New Perspective
3. Contemplation
4. Grand Design
5. Angeline
6. Losing Faith
7. Angel’s requiem
8. Colored Leaf
9. Shock Value
10. Moments of Clarity
a. Flash of Life
b. Abaddon
c. In Due time
d. Hope for tomorrow
11. Ascension |
: : The Players : :
Todd Plant: Lead and Backing vocals | Rick Duncan: Drums, keyboards,
mellotron, acoustic and rhythm guitars, bass guitar, djembe | John
Zahner - keyboards, vocals | Matt La Porte - guitar, vocals | Sam
Conable - bass, vocals |
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: : Moments of Clarity : :
Opening with the most wonderful instrumental “Introspective” the
listener immediately realizes this is going to be a top flight CD.
Slowing building this prelude if you will, has you on the edge of your
listening seat from the get go.
What Cryptic Vision has created here is nothing less than a stellar CD
dripping with great prog rock hooks, vocals, masterful playing and a
story line that rips at your heart while all the while offering up the
ultimate answer to all the evil that attacks us day in and day out.
Cryptic Vision has put together a series of songs that address those
deep soul searching questions in each of our lives. Songs of
perspective, contemplation, love, love lost, moments of clarity,
salvation and ascension. (Sounds like song titles to me!)
The music is bright and full of life even if some of the songs touch on
such great loss in ones life this reviewer found himself almost in
tears. There is nothing here that makes you think, wow, I’ve never heard
that before but you will find strong hooks, mellotron, violin work that
sends chills up and down your spine, great guitar work, a super strong
rhythm section and excellent vocal harmonies.
In the end this is a CD where
Cryptic Vision takes the listener on a journey of discovery. A journey
where you seek answers and find some. Seek love and find a personal
meaningful love between two humans. But this journey is much like life
as love is lost and you even forget what the questions were. Even worse
the journey takes you through a loss of ones faith. But the journey does
not simply end; no Cryptic Vision takes you full circle ultimately to
that Light that leads to Eternity.
Excellent music, excellent musicians, excellent story. A phenomenal CD
that will not disappoint any fans of melodic symphonic progressive rock.
I just hope they can pull this off live.
Reviewed By: Stephen Ellis
Rating: 8 of 10
: : Visit the Artist’s Website : :
Buy Cryptic Vision music @
WWW.PROGROCKRECORDS.COM |
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