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Wednesday, 21 January 2009 |
Planet X; a band of stellar musicians who take things a few steps further. They claim to be metal fusion: they are one of the very few bands who are exactly what they claim to be. An album filled with top drawer musicianship and some of the most bizarre melodic structures you would have ever heard, they are the representative of abstract art in modern music.
Talk about Planet X means talk about great musicians, and this is a guaranty of that's a great album. Like in all Derek Sherninan's projects he bring us an easy listening album but with a great and bizarre compositions. The album begins with a brilliant roll from the maestro drummer Virgil Donati followed by an uptempo breakdown. The fluidity and the absolute precision of all the musicians throughout the album, despite the complexity of their compositions (in the most by Virgil Donati), are astounding and alone make the album a pleasure to listen to. Add to that the dissonant melodies that fill the album: created by the use of possibly the most obscure chords and chord progressions (mostly by Derek Sherinian) and the non conformity of instruments to uniform scales and you have a treat for all avant-garde music lovers.
In my conclusion this is an album you must hear, great melodies, virtuosity in his playing, and one of the best prog metal personalities Mr. Derek Sherinian on keyboars.
had a good listeing...
Planet X are:
Derek Sherinian -- Synthesizers
Virgil Donati -- Drums
Rufus Philpot -- Bass
Guest musicians:
Jimmy Johnson -- Bass
Allan Holdsworth -- Guitars
Brett Garsed -- Guitars
Past former members:
Tony MacAlpine
You can purchase this album http://www.xplanetx.com/whatsnew.html
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