1st、2ndはプログレ、プログレメタル界隈のファンを喜ばせた佳作だった。プログレの先人の影響を色濃く感じさせながらも物まね、コピーに終わらない楽曲作りと作りこまれたアレンジが素晴らしい。ずば抜けて上手くはないが、哀愁のある優しい声のVoもいい。そのVoが夭折し、バンドも実質停止状態であるのが残念。

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エイリアン21

律儀な感じがする快作です

2005年12月17日に日本でレビュー済み

このバンドを説明する時によく用いられる「ELP＋ドリーム・シアター」という感覚は、わたしも聴いてすぐ感じました。
前２作に較べてハモンドオルガンやアナログっぽいシンセが絶えず前に出てくる感じはしなくなりましたが、
それでもここぞという時に弾きまくりパートを組み込んであり、プログレの本道は外さないという意気込みが伝わって来ます。
すば抜けて凄いプログレ作品とは決して言えないのですが、楽曲も演奏もかなり良く出来ているアルバムです。
それにしても５曲目はなんであんなにテクノというかトランスっぽいんでしょ(笑)。

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GALLI

THEIR BEST RELEASE

2023年4月25日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済み

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Progressive music at its best.

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A. J. Huxford

Unclouded optimism

2008年12月26日に英国でレビュー済み

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Cairo are music for all weathers and this CD in particular will brighten your day. My own collection goes from the grim beauty of Madder Mortem's 'Desiderata' at one end, through the haunting melodies of To-Mera to this feast of positive thinking. This is prog's 'belle époque' before metal begins to batter the trenches with its field guns, and even when they are trying for something a little heavier, you still sense that Jeff, Mark and Bret are giving you a sly wink as if to say "it's all right really". Heck, these chaps are even smiling on the record sleeve! You could play this to your three-chord-wonder friends and they would not run screaming for the exit. The musicianship is wonderful and Bret's voice is so good that you don't mind him butting in in the slightest. They play long and they play short and they are at ease doing both. A modern-day ELP? Maybe to a small extent their music is redolent of those heady days, but on this CD at least the rough edges have all been smoothed off (though a few still remain on 'Conflict and Dreams'). I contemplate dusting off ELP and giving them a spin every few months to keep the memory alive, but with Cairo I wonder whether to go a day without them and then think, "Naaah!".

If the picnic-hamper-on-a-summer's-day end of your collection is looking a little thin, pack your bag and head for Cairo.

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Five Stars

2018年5月26日に英国でレビュー済み

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excellent

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J.Park

Well produced and melodic prog/pop with a high level of musicianship

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This 2001 release by USA neo-progressive outfit Cairo makes for a very pleasant listen - it is highly melodic and should please a lot of neo-progressive fans. Unfortunately, while I can appreciate the crisp production and the high standard of musicianship, this album just did not push all of the buttons for me.

The lineup had changed slightly from previous albums and included the core of Mark Robertson (Hammond organ, piano, synthesizers), Jeff Brockman (drums, keyboards, and percussion) and Bret Douglas (lead vocals). Joining them are electric/acoustic guitarists Luis Maldonado and Brian Hutchison, along with bassist John Evans. These guys are all good players, with Mark Robertson apparently influenced by aspects of Keith Emerson's approach - although derivative, I generally enjoyed Mark's playing. After all, anybody that can quote convincingly from Keith Emerson is OK in my book. The guitarists are also very good and contribute solos that are technically excellent and highly polished. One of the nicest aspects of the musical approach are the vocals and the vocal harmonies - Brett has (what sounds like) a tenor that is similar in quality to the vocals of Dennis DeYoung (Styx). Although he has a high-pitched voice, there are times when Bret does push a little too hard into the upper registers - it is not distracting though.

In contrast with the debut, these guys have apparently backed off from the 20+ minute epics. Musically, the seven tunes are all fine examples of the neo-progressive style, with the added twist of influences other than late 1970s -early 1980s Genesis. Specifically, I can hear bits and pieces from the Emerson, Lake & Powell album (1986), John Wetton's solo work, and maybe a little Asia. The music is very pleasant, richly arranged, and highly melodic - indeed, a pop tune lies at the heart of each of the vocal tracks. Layers of synthesizers and exciting ensemble playing are used to generate a quasi-symphonic fullness and the emphasis throughout is on the use of "cheery" major chords - this is very positive sounding and uplifting music. One of the most interesting tracks on the album (for me at any rate) was the atmospheric instrumental Cosmic Approach, which was written by the drummer. This is a fairly original sounding piece of music.

This Magna Carta release boasts excellent sound quality and highly polished production values. The liner notes feature the lyrics and list the personnel. Total running time equals 47:31 with the individual tracks ranging from 2:39 to 10:15.

All in all, while this album is certainly not bad at all, I just can not get too excited about such a conservative approach to a genre that thrives on both experimentation and forward-thinking. However, these guys are capable of some fairly original sounding music - I just wish they would focus on developing it further rather than expending all of their efforts on a style that has been "done to death". For those folks that enjoyed this album, Conflict and Dreams (1998) is recommended along with Emerson, Lake, & Powell (1986).

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Another great cd from CAIRO, America's best prog band.

2002年1月28日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済み

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Cairo are a creative, complex, and wonderfully bombastic band that I would recommend (and often do!) to anyone who is a fan of the Classic progressive rock bands of the 70's; Yes, ELP, Kansas, and early-Genesis (just to name the most obvious.) However, having said that I should qualify it by saying that Cairo is no mear copycat of any of these bands, they have a distinctive, finely-crafted sound that incorperates elements of all of these diverse influences, as well as their own unique stamp of artistry. While England has produced most of the great prog artists over the last three decades, I often say that Cairo is the best progressive rock band to ever emerge from American soil, and this album only strenghens that opinion. Released late last year by Magna Carta Records; "Time of Legends" is Cairo's third album, and rates very highly alongside the rest of the Cairo catalog (even their hard-to-follow 1998 gem "Conflict & Dreams"!) It also rates extremely high among recent releases from other new (and old) progressive rock bands (in fact, I have played "Time of Legends" far more often than the most recent Yes release "Magnification", and this says a lot since I'm a life-long Yes fan who quite liked "Magnification"!) When I first recieved this CD and started flipping through the CD booklet (as I often do), one thing that surprised me was the length of songs - quite shorter than most of those on the first two albums (which featured some 18 to 22 minute epics like "Western Desert" and "Ruins at Avalon's Gate"). On "Time of Legends" the longest piece clocks in at just under 11 minutes, with most songs in the 6 to 8 minute range. So, I wondered; was Cairo going going more mainstream and commercial on me? Was the band watering-down their bombastic songwriting and complex playing?...Well, after many, many listens to this album I can now say with certainty....NO!...DEFINITELY NOT!! Cairo has just as much power and artistic strenghth as they ever have, and in fact, if anything, they have become a tighter and more consise unit with this album. As usual, the music is built around the dazzling keyboard work of Mark Robertson (who uses an especially colorful arsenal of vintage and modern keyboard sounds), and the rhythmic power of drummer Jeff Brockman (these two guys could give any of prog's legendary musicians a run for their money!). The soaring tenor vocals are provided by the talented Bret Douglas, who has become of of my favorite singers with his rich, distinctive voice. Bret sings in a higher vocal-register, similar to someone like Jon Anderson or Dennis DeYoung, but Bret's actual voice and vocal delivery are all his own! Long-time Cario guitarist Alec Furhman left the band shortly before the recording of this album, but he is more than ably replaced here with two "special guest" studio guitarists, Brian Hutchison and Luis Maldonado. The album kicks off NOT with a long instrumental intro like most prog albums, but with the whole band (and vocals) charging at you from the first note! Songs like "Homecoming" and "The Prophecy" are some of the finest examples of dynamic modern prog-rock you will ever hear, and they show off the many talents of Robertson, Douglas, and Brockman quite nicely. "Coming Home" is an intense rock piece highlighted by some tight vocal harmonies and nimble-fingered Hammond Organ work from Robertson. Cosmic Approach" is an atmospheric instrumental piece based mainly around rhythms (its perhaps loosely comparable to Pink Floyd's "On the Run"). "You Are the One" is a mid-tempoed rocker that clocks in at just under 6 minutes, and includes some excellent vocal touches from Douglas, and melodic lead-synth from Robertson. "The Fuse" is an ELP-like instrumental showcase than closes the album, and features some blistering interplay between Robertson and Brockman. The only real problem with this album is that, at only 47 minutes, it simply seems TOO SHORT!...especially when the other Cairo albums all clock in at over an hour. I felt that this already strong album could have been just a bit stronger if another piece featuring Bret's vocals was featured towards the end of the album (as it is, Mr. Douglas's distinctive voice, one of the most defining elements of Cairo's sound - is missing from the final 10 minutes of the album! This seems like a strange choice to me). Anyway, I am only taking a star away from my rating because of the short running time, otherwise, this is another five star album from one of prog-rock's best!

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