This musical trio is made up of Anthony W. Rogers, Jay Stickley and Bart Lay. I’ve previously reviewed a number of other releases from Rogers. Lay plays drums on some of those, too. Like a lot of the other stuff from Rogers, I’m landing this under progressive rock because of its quirky, artsy nature. This is not traditional progressive rock, but it fits as far as I’m concerned.
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Track by Track Review
A
Roll On Potomac
This is so cool. It has a real 1970s soft rock vibe to it. It also has some definite prog elements. It reminds me a bit of things like America (the band).
Keyser Crew
Bouncy, punky and both oddly catchy and weird, this is intriguing. It has almost a Residents vibe in some ways.
Keyser Girls 2
More mainstream rock oriented, this still has some hints of proggy things. This has almost a Klaatu element at play at times. The instrumental break definitely brings some AOR prog to bear.
Summersong
There is almost a classical angle to this. The track is definitely art music based. This is decidedly prog. It’s also on the mellower side and has some quirkiness built into it.
The Playground Stage (Ass Kick Tag Song)
Alternative rock, art rock and more merge on this strange, yet compelling piece of music. I can make out some more hints of Residents like sound on this thing.
Coming Undone
Quirky and alternative rock based, this is intriguing, if unusual, stuff. It has a rather folk rock based section that lands it more fully under prog rock.
B
Potomac Valley Jecho (Interlude)
This instrumental piece is trippy and quite proggy. It’s on the mellow end of the spectrum. It’s also very classy.
Somebody Someday
Somehow this makes me think of Steely Dan just a little It has a real 1970s groove to it. It’s also quirky, proggy and infringing.
Never Before (The Legend Of Roy Plummer)
Driving hard rock is on the menu here. This has a lot of alternative rock and even some punk in the mix.
Always The Same
This hard rocking grind it is intriguing. It has some definite blues in the mix along with hints of alternative rock, punk and more. It’s still quirky enough to fit under art music.
Sad Song In Your Heart
There is definitely an artsy groove to this. It has some definite modern AOR prog things at play along with a lot of that quirkiness.
Floating Down
Soft rock with more of that unusual vibe and some art elements at play is the idea here. This has a lot of folk music in the mix.
Keyser Girls 1
This unusual rocker has a lot of alternative, punk and art angles at play.
