Neo-Prog
Russia
With APPLE PIE (formed in 2000 in Kursk) post-Soviet Prog scene enters new dimension. Gone are cassette-recorded demos and home-made CD-Rs with half-professional hardly-bearable material: APPLE PIE's sound is equal to the best American or European examples! Clear English vocals, excellent guitar-work, powerful keyboards and groovy rhythm-section completes the whole picture. Musically these guys are very much early SPOCK'S BEARD-like plus DREAM THEATER circa 1997-1999. Their debut album "Crossroads" is a concept story dealing with "searching for a truth" issue. It was preceded by a self-recorded "New Day" demo (which wasn't Prog actually, but had a future "Crossroads" main musical theme), but the band's melodic and energetic manner has finally shaped with the release of "Crossroad" - a wonderful example of Symphonic Neo Prog with some Prog-Metal/Heavy Prog influences.
ALBUMS:
2007 - CROSSROAD
Musicians
- Vartan Mkhitaryan / lead & backing vocals, guitars, percussion
- Alexey Bildin / basses, backing vocals, saxophones
- Oleg Sergeev / keyboards, backing vocals
- Andrey Golodukhin / drums, backing vocals
Tracks Listing
1. a) Overture
b) Once Upon a Time (8:21)
2. Sunrise (9:17)
3. Crossroad (7:57)
4. Nothing (3:42)
5. Temptation (4:40)
6. Escape (10:30)
7. Still got my Faith in You (4:02)
8. Solution (7:26)
9. Nothing Comes Everything (8:06)
10. Final (13:00)
Total Time: 77:01
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