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This was a nice little surprise. Mystery hail from the French speaking
part of Canada, but sing in English.
Destiny is their debut album, and a really good one too.
The cd has eight songs while the last song is over 14 minutes long.
Mystery is not one of those bands that surpass themselves in the
technical department, but emphasize on strong melodies. Roughly, their
music can be described as symphonic prog rock. The melodies are for the
most part excellent, the presentation/playing is superb and the
variation is just like it should be. Some of the songs are very pleasant
and laidback, and suit wonderfullly for a late dark night. And there really are some
wonderful melodic songs on this disc.
The use of acoustic guitars was a smart move and the smoothe, soft and
not least fantastic vocals of Gary Savoie create a special atmosphere to
the songs. Of course, some songs and part of songs are very guitarbased
too, and gives the cd the variation and heaviness that`s necessary.
The music is not unlike Rush, especially in the vocalarea, but overall
the music is more symphonic. Mara`s musical style on their new album
America is also comparable to this cd.
They have managed to create an interesting musical approach, and balance
the songs between wonderful laidback, soft parts that is a real treat to
your ears, and more uptempo, technical parts.
I have to say that I was very surprised by the strong melodies and the
interesting musical approach on this cd and give the cd 8 out of 10
points.
s
Highly recommended to all fans of prog rock and aor.
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