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Euphoria Station

Smoking Gun

Review by Gary Hill

This act is billed as progressive rock. Based on this album, I’m not sure I completely agree with that assessment. But, I put them there when we covered them before, so I am going to go along with that label here, as well. This features female lead vocals provided by Saskia Binder. All in all, this is solid. I’m just not that sure about the prog label, and it does have a tendency to feel a little samey at times.

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Track by Track Review
Amazing Grace (In Memory Of...)

This song is “Amazing Grace,” but it’s just a short snippet entirely on acoustic guitar. It’s surrounded by studio sounds and more.

Take The Highway

This is a killer tune. It has a lot of progressive rock in the mix along with some roots music, too. The instrumental section on this thing has some amazing jamming. It really brings the prog rock into full sight. The guitar solo has more of a mainstream 1970s hard rock vibe.

Smoking Gun

The title track rocks out a bit harder than the previous one did. It has more of a blues rock, riff-driven approach. That said, the prog tendencies are still on board. This one has some great hooks and reminds me a little of Styx in some ways.

Nowhere Junction

This tune is even more roots based. It’s built around some definite blues rock elements. Yet, it still has some prog built into it. The harmonica solo really brings that blues angle to the forefront.

Off The Beaten Path

Hard rocking this is more proggy, but of the AOR variety. This is a powerhouse tune that works well.

My Mistake

This isn’t a big change, but it’s another potent rocker. There is some killer guitar sound on this thing, and the tune really rocks out.

The Ballad Of Grace Malloy

Coming in with acoustic guitar, this works outward with plenty of roots music in the mix. This instrumental features some great electric guitar work. I don’t really hear much prog on this tune. Instead it’s more blues rock.

Carolina On My Mind

Country and pop rock sounds seem dominant here. This alternates between mellower and more rocking sections. I don’t see this one landing under progressive rock, either. There are a few proggy changes later, though.

Sweep Me Away

This is definitely proggier. It has some Celtic rock moments. It also features alternative pop rock sounds. There are still some country leanings built into it, though.

Here With You

There is a healthy helping of prog here, but also lots of country rock. It has a good balance between the mellower and the more rocking sides.

Living For Today

Energetic and more purely prog-oriented, this has some soaring moments. There are even some jazzy vibes at times on this thing. This thing is packed full of twists and turns and magical moments. It’s definitely a highlight of the set.

Dusty Roads

Roots rock, blues rock and more merge on this instrumental piece. It has a definite jam band vibe at play. The organ work brings the prog angles to bear. So does the section that emerges after that instrument solos. It is really a climbing, soaring proggy movement. Then it gets into some stuff that has some melodies that seem familiar to me.

November Came Early

The prog and roots rocking elements are both on display here The first part of the guitar solo really has a country vibe at play. The later section makes me think of “Free Bird.”

           

 
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