Neo-Prog
Belgium
Led by guitarist-singer Vincent FIS, NOW produced powerful and dynamic Progressive rock, and was one of the best bands of the international scene in the early Nineties. A four piece group (one girl) heavily played in the style of YES in the older days, or at beast sounds very colorful, intricate, melodic in a neo-prog sort of way.
"Complaint..." (1988) is their earliest, but similar to the others in overall style. "Spheres" (1991) offers sophisticated music with beautiful melodies and features a long, primarily instrumental, 33-minute suite that is the core of the release. While the melodic work recalls MARILLION and the British neo Progressive style. "Deep" is more mature in its conception. You'll find there a splendid epic suite in two parts ("Wheels of Time"). If I had to do it again, the only one of these three I would buy is "Spheres". A real must-have...!
ALBUMS:
1991 - SPHERES
Musicians
- Hervé Borbé / piano, synthesizers, backing vocals
- Véronique Duyckaerts / basses, bass pedals, backing vocals
- Vincent Fis / lead vocals, guitars
- Jean-Pierre Nelles / drums, percussion, backing vocals
+ André Gielen / backing vocals
1. 170191
2. Children of a dying world Converging universes:
3. 1st movement: light waves
4. 2nd movement: the light of reason
5. 3rd movement: a) Trait d'union
6. b) Hymn to the light
7. c) Reprise
8. Source
9. Lost
10. Paradox
Total Time: 53:22
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