Piet Dalmolen Time Stands Still Review by Gary Hill
I’m not sure this fits under progressive rock. I’ve included it there because I think the mix of sounds here stretches expectations enough. Your mileage may vary. Either way, this is classy soft rocking stuff. It has a lot of charms and is entertaining
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Track by Track Review
Floating
There is sort of a mellow soft rock kind of piece than anything else. It has some hints of jazz and more in the mix. There is a real beach, sunshine kind of feeling here.
Entropy
The opening and some other parts here are decidedly proggy. The main song structure has both modern alternative pop mixed with prog elements at play.
Cosmic Joke
Country music, prog and pop all seem to merge here. There is definitely some tasty jazz in the mix, as well. I really love the jazzy guitar solo on this thing.
Dropping In
The blend of jazz and rock music here is absolutely on point. This is classy stuff. The guitar solo on this instrumental piece is magic, but everything about the track is special, and it has some cool changes that definitely take it in more purely proggy zones.
Being
There is plenty of retro rock and jazz in the mix here. This is another solid tune. It just oozes style and cool. The spacey instrumental section brings a lot of prog and jazz to the table.
Falling Together
Jazz, soft rock and prog all merge here. This is a really classy tune.
Lahaina
Acoustic guitar gets things started here with a bit of a folk rock vibe. The track builds out gradually from there. This instrumental piece merges an almost Pink Floyd sound with folk rock, space and more.
Shark Pit
Another instrumental, this has a lot of retro cool built into it. Yet, it’s also proggy enough to fit under that heading. It’s very 1960s-like. It has some great melodic guitar work, too.
