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The seventh studio album, since 1975, for Swedish progressive rock act featuring Roine Stolt (The Flower Kings, Transatlantic). Eight tracks packaged with a slipcase. Inside Out. 2003.

     
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All Artists: Kaipa
Title: Keyholder
Members Wishing: 4
Total Copies: 0
Label: Inside Out U.S.
Original Release Date: 1/1/2003
Re-Release Date: 9/13/2004
Genres: Pop, Rock
Styles: Progressive, Progressive Rock
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 693723659824, 766482684946, 885417025224

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The seventh studio album, since 1975, for Swedish progressive rock act featuring Roine Stolt (The Flower Kings, Transatlantic). Eight tracks packaged with a slipcase. Inside Out. 2003.

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Disappointed at first, then it grew on me - love it!
Jamie Flournoy | San Francisco | 02/05/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)

"After discovering Notes from the Past, with some disappointment regarding Patrik's vocals being not aggressive enough for the material, I was excited to get the new album. I got it, and at first I didn't like it. But, with music as complex as this, it typically takes 4-5 listens before one really gets hooked. That's definitely the case with this album.Pros: stellar musicianship. Lots of guitar-keys-bass interplay, catchy rhythms, stops and starts, and lots of plain old rocking out to a wacky riff. Roine is really kicking ass on this one, more so than on the Flower Kings songs I've heard, and on a par with his work in Transatlantic. Hans is not afraid to use all sorts of different keyboard sounds, including a lead synth sound that makes me think of Derek Sherinian or Jens Johanssen. Morgan is tearing up the drumset as usual. Jonas is alternating between powerful but reserved bass parts, and a few moments of lead parts. Patrik is singing like he means it (as opposed to Notes from the Past, in which his vocals were just to clean and *nice*), and Aleena is great again, and this time I think the material is a bit better suited to her voice.Cons: If you listen to too much prog (as I do), you'll start to hear echoes of other bands in this album. At times you'll hear bits that may make you think of Yes, Queen, Jethro Tull, and Dream Theater. Not even a tip of the hat is given, but just a keyboard tone here or two notes there, which will sorta remind you of these bands. This is not a bad thing, but it was a bit distracting for me to say "hmm that sounds kinda like Gates of Delirium", "hmm that sounds like Images and Words". A lot of this for me is coming from Jonas's tone & style, which are just too reminiscent of Chris Squire.All that said, this is an excellent album and I highly recommend it to anyone who likes prog or The Flower Kings or liked Notes from the Past.BTW, high quality MP3 samples from this album can be found on their web site at http://www.kaipa.info/."
Essential
Brian A. Watson | Wakefield, England | 03/03/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"If more than a month goes by and I haven't listened to this, or,it has to be said, 'notes from the past', I get a little anxious, if you know what I mean. This is soaring, thoughful, inspiring, wonderful music, 'prog' if you want to call it that, but every time you listen to this, in your car, at home, on the bus I don't care where else you will smile, I absolutely positively guarantee it. Try it wearing noise reducing headphones. Enjoy."
Great Instrumental Prog
Dan A. Bobrowski | California | 10/22/2003
(3 out of 5 stars)

"Great Instrumental Progressive Rock, only there's a problem. This isn't an instrumental CD. I would recommend this disc to every Prog head out there based on the music alone. The over emotive Freddie Mercury vocal treatment gets annoying. This would have been much better if Roine Stolt handle the vocal chores. The music is very good, moving, melodic and enough twists and turns to make for active listening. Aleena's vocals are strong and don't get in the way like Freddie Jr."