Magellan
Symphony for a Misanthrope
Review by Steve Alspach
I've seen pictures of the Gardner brothers, the backbone of Magellan, and if I didn't know any better I'd have sworn that I opened up a 401k with them. They don't look like the prototypical prog rockers, but three CDs in my collection attest to where they stand in my book. "Symphony for a Misanthrope" is Magellan's latest CD, and it's all that you've come to expect from them: intricate arrangements, symphonic production, guitar lines that are razor sharp, lyrics that cast a sharp eye on the world around us, and Trent Gardner's tenor soaring over it all. As the title might indicate, "Symphony for a Misanthrope" has as its theme the animosity man sometimes feels towards his fellow man.
On this CD the Gardners are joined by other prog stalwarts as Steve Walsh and Rob Berry, and Dave Manion, Joe Franco, and Stephen Imbler play major roles as well.
This review is available in book format (hardcover and paperback) in Music Street Journal: 2005 Year Book Volume 2 at https://garyhillauthor.com/Music-Street-Journal-2005.
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