Mullmuzzler
Keep It To Yourself
Review by Gary Hill
Although bearing a band name, this album is actually the solo album of Dream Theater`s lead singer James LaBrie. The disc is very potent modern prog, featuring the harder edge that much newer prog includes. LaBrie`s voice is so much a part of the Dream Theater sound, though, that anything he is involved with really sounds like that band. This is certainly not a bad thing, though.
The central players accompanying LaBrie on this release are Matt Guillory, Mike Mangini, Mike Keneally and Bryan Bellar. Several side musicians are also present, most notably, Trent and Wayne Gardner of Magellan.
This review is available in book format (hardcover and paperback) in Music Street Journal: The Early Years Volume 2 at garyhillauthor.com/Music-Street-Journal-The-Early-Years.
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