Product Description

This mini album follows the release of two critically acclaimed singles—"Apprentice Of The Universe" on Poptones and the 12-minute long "The Bright Ambassadors Of Morning" (included on this release). PRR have been out gigging this year with The Dears, Hope Of the States and Mew and are building good tastemaker fans in media land.

Track Listing

1. In Aurelia
2. Bright Ambassadors Of Morning
3. Arrival
4. Intention Craft
5. He Tried To Show Them Magic
6. Ambassadors Return

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #74417 in Music
• Released on: 2005-10-03
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .23 pounds

Customer Reviews

Dont waste time reading the reviews... just go buy it!
So many times, reviews contain such words as 'indescribable', 'hugely exciting', 'like-nothing-you've-heard-before', 'defying all labels', 'mesmerising', 'enchanting', 'shockingly original', or 'a breath of fresh air on a jaded music scene'.

But for once you couldhonestly apply all of these accolades and many more to 'PRR' and you'd still not quite get the complete pciture of just how refreshingly different and original these guys (and one gal!) are.

Yes there are four part harmonies very reminiscent of the Beach Boys and yes the 13 minute epic swirls of guitar, strings and synth are very Floyd-esque, but present too are huge grunge guitar riffs and driving bass lines that keep the sound bang up to date. Obviously hugely musically accomplished - this band is just so darned tight! The songs are multi-layered enough that there are parts you'll instantly love and other threads that you'll only start to discover 15 or 20 listenings in...

DO buy the album - it'll be stuck in your car CD player or as a favourite playlist in your 'pod for months if not years to come.

Approach Without Caution
CDs usually come in "jewel cases" but rarely do those cases contain jewels as bright as "Cautionary Tales for the Brave".

Here we are witnessing the return of the music genre that dare not speak its name: progressive rock. Once it was a revered and world-conquering genre led by giants like Yes and Pink Floyd. Among other things they were inspired by the barrier-pushing explorations of artists like the Beatles and the Who, the possibilities offered by new instruments such as the synthesiser, and the more sophisticated recording facilities becoming available in the late sixties. It may be unfashionable to say so but a lot of the resulting music was very good. By the mid-seventies though, many (not all) prog rock bands had become too remote and self-absorbed. The back to basics movement of punk rendered them uncool if not necessarily unpopular. So prog returned from whence it came: underground.

But now another wave of bands is coming. A wave of bands producing grander, more ornate sounds than we've heard in quite a while. And riding the crest of that wave is Pure Reason Revolution. This mini-album, clocking in at a little under thirty minutes, introduces us to a band intent on creating richly varied and multi-layered music that is opulent and immediate. "Cautionary Tales..." is brimming with magical melodies, seductive vocal harmonies and agile guitars. Embellished in true prog fashion by voluptuous keyboards and anchored by rock-solid drums. It features the epic "Bright Amabassadors of Morning" and other songs that are shorter but no less exotic. The effect is reminiscent of Yes especially in their seventies heyday, not least in the welcoming, embracing atmosphere they create.

After the eleven-minute journey of "Bright Ambassadors of Morning" you might expect the rest of the album to be an anti-climax, but gladly it is far from it as PRR surge forward through "Arrival"/"The Intention Craft" with the power and grace of a racehorse. The more delicate harmonic interplay of "He Tried To Show Them Magic" is followed by the concluding track, a brief "Bright Ambassadors" reprise. Well, of course! This is prog rock after all. And it is, frankly, gorgeous.

Best discovery of the year.
I first heard of this band when somehow because someone got hold of my email address and for some reason I didn't just delete the email straight away. It was a good move.

The sound on this mini-album is unique and beautiful. Its breathtaking and the best track has to be Bright AMbassadors of Morning. Its exactly the kind of rock I enjoy listening to- bright, refressingly original and almost psychedelic. Its the best of prog rock.

I reckon this band is gonna be huge. I would recommend this album to anyone who thinks theres more to music than coldplay and Keane.