Track Listing

1. Same River
2. Out Of Myself
3. I Believe
4. Reality Dream
5. Loose Heart
6. Reality Dream II
7. In Two Minds
8. Curtain Falls
9. Ok

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14621 in Music
• Released on: 2004-09-27
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Customer Reviews

You have to get this
I bought this on a whim as I'm a fan of Dream Theater, Porcupine Tree, Pink Floyd and am always looking for new bands to listen to. This is quite franly a must for any prog fan. A debut album from this Polish quartet, it tells the story of a man's struggle with his inner demons. There are the whole range of tracks from melodic introspectives to full-on prog metal all beautifully moulded into a complete piece of work that never feels disjointed.
There are definite comparisons with the bands I named earlier as well as with Marillion, Sylvan and Opeth, but don't be fooled into thinking this is just an album of plagarism. It's a fresh take on the genre which never feels like your listening to a covers band and the maturiy of the whole package is astounding
for a debut album
I normally take reviews with a pinch of salt but don't ignore this stand-out album. It should be in every prog fan's collection. And if you're wondering about the where the last star went, well, so was I, but this lot can only get better so I'm saving it for their next album.

Polish Prog heading for the big time.
This is a major achievement, it references several bands (Floyd, Porcupine Tree and Marillion spring to mind) but still manages to sound fresh and vital. The album opener, "The Same River" is absolutely breathtaking. It builds from an atmospheric,Floydian opening into a full-blown angst-ridden epic with all the right ingredients:plaintive guitar solos,pulsating bass, gyrating drums and melancholy vocals. "Out Of Myself" is next up and whilst it heavily references Porcupine Tree,not a bad thing in my book,it has enough going on to be fresh and enjoyable. "I Believe" with its acoustic moods sets just the right tone and the instrumentals "Reality Dream I and II" are a riotous joy of fretboard and keyboard jousts á la Colosseum II. "Loose Heart" and "In Two Minds" are more straightforward but are highly enjoyable nonetheless. "The Curtain Falls" is another mini-epic in the Pink Floyd tradition and has a wonderful psychedelic feel to it.The final track "OK" is "OK" with nice whispered vocals and dreamy synths. All in all a superb album with great performances throughout. Special mention must go to the vocalist Duda who by dint of his accentless singing manages to give the whole package an international appeal. This lot will go far! Highly recommended.

Can't fault this
I have eventually managed to get this album (it'snot easy to come by now!) and having loved the newer two albums I have to say that this is just as good and as a debut simply superb. Other reviewers list the possible influences and everyone will have their own opinion, but they have hit the ground running and their record company need to really push this band because they have the potential to be huge. If you can get all three albums you will not have heard a better trilogy of prog in a long time. Now bring on a fourth one!