My best find of 2008
A. Brown | Auckland, New Zealand | 11/07/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"A friend overseas recommended this album to me and I'm so glad he did.Ephrat are from Israel and this is their debut. The influence of Steven Wilson is obvious here,he mixed the album, if you like Porcupine Tree you'll love this. I've been a fan of prog rock for years and this is at the pinnacle of the genre, I think I hear shades of Deep Purple in here, along with BS&T's,there are Genesis like chord changes,(from when Genesis made real music )some really nice metal guitar and kick bass drum, ELP would be proud of some of the keyboard work...I could go on .
I'm a lyric freak yet the lyrics here are really secondary(I couldn't tell you one line from memory ) because the music is so good, nice and heavy. This band deserves much more recognition. There isn't a bum track on this and I can't get it off the stereo."
Eclectic and Unique
D. Means | Yorktown, VA USA | 11/20/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Here is an album that is very hard to classify. Parts of it rock hard, others are soft and melodic, parts are goth-like. Overall, it's really eclectic - which isn't always a good thing. In this case the result is very interesting and very listenable!
I liked it the first time I heard it, but find myself being drawn into it more and more with each listen. It is anything but boring. This is not the kind of music most people would want to dance to. It is the kind that you just want to kick back and really listen to. At time, I am reminded of Persephone's Dream or Paatos (when the lovely female vocals are forefront). But, being eclectic, she doesn't sing on all the tracks and we get the occasional male voice and he has a nice voice too.
Just to give another reference about other groups I would compare them to, Seven Steps to the Green Door comes to mind - another excellent and eclectic group.
If you are into Prog-Rock, then getting this will probably make you feel very happy and satisfied!
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Track Listings (6) - Disc #1