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Under The Sun - Where Did They Go?

Steven Sly | Kalamazoo, MI United States | 06/07/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"For a time it looked like Under The Sun was going to be the next big thing in progressive rock, especially in the United States. This their debut album was received with almost unanimous rave reviews. Their live shows were greeted with equal applause On the strength of this momentum the band was invited to perform at the premier progressive rock festival in the U.S. NEARfest in 2001. Then, it all seemed to fall apart and to my knowledge they have not released another album since this one 8 years ago. It's a pity, because this is a really good album that straddles the line between progressive rock and metal. The music is all solid and the vocalist has a unique voice that really does not sound like anyone else that I can think of. My favorite tracks are "Breakwater", "Dream Catcher" "The Time Being" and the would be single "Seeing Eye God" which is simply a great little rock track. Although these guys are somewhat similar to other Magna Carta label bands at the time I think there is enough uniqueness with them that push the band to a different level. I liked this album a lot and enjoyed seeing the band live at NEARfest. Here's hoping that they eventually put out another album. If you never got this album back in the day it is definitely worth a look."