Ummon

cool stoner prog rock album.

Trending towards the oldest school definition of Metal, heavy rock, though less blues-inflectrd than its 70s progenitors. The lyrics and singing didn't do a ton for me. Overall I liked it though.

Ehhh ok

I'm not a prog rock guy, but this is a nice listen. Those that are into Prog will love this one. 3/5

Soild modern rock music, can argue against having this on the list.

Ugh, more prog? Well, at least this album is French, so I’m getting to mix things up a bit. I’m not entirely sure what to expect from this album, but looking at the track listing and seeing a pair of songs over ten minutes long is not inspiring hope in me. Granted, Hot Buttered Soul has an 18-minute song, and I think that album rules, so I guess anything is possible. Eh, this album was fine. The big, open sound worked in this album’s favor at times, but at other points, I found it to be quite the turn-off. I don’t dislike long songs on principal, but I swear some artists (present company included) make longer songs because they feel like they have to. And while the music might be enjoyable, it feels like there was minimal purpose to all of the noodling and jamming on these songs. I did like the spacey feel that this album had, especially on “It’s Coming…” The guitar playing was excellent, and that instrumental break at the end was really entertaining. The drumming was great too, and this was probably the best example of the band’s open sound being an asset. Despite this album falling in the middle of the road for me, it was nice to have on, and I appreciate how cohesive the overall sound was. The more I listen to it, the more I’m learning that I really don’t have much of a flare for modern prog rock.