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Samsara
Dramatic rocking prog opens this cut. It carries forward from there with a bit of a fusion angle at play. This is a powerhouse instrumental. |
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A Rock
While this is quite proggy in nature, the main concepts are piano and voice. It has some great shifts and a lot of intriguing melodic choices. |
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I Have No Head
I dig the whole lilting texture of this piece. It's packed full of drama. It also has a bit of a darkness and hints of a metallic edge. This almost feels "dangerous." |
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A Rock Reprise
As you might guess, this short instrumental piece features melodic elements of "The Rock," but the instrumentation feels like tuned percussion. |
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I'm a Rat
The keyboard sounds that start this call to mind ELP. The cut works out from there to some edgy and intense prog jamming. This earns a parental advisory for the lyrics. |
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Lil' Eucalyptus Grove
Quirky, bouncy and run, this is still very proggy. There are definite jazzy elements. I can make out some hints of Beatles-like pop rock. |
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A Soul in Transition
I love the guitar work on this killer tune. This instrumental has some great classic prog textures. |
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Sacred Cow
Classical styled piano brings this into being. It's quite a cool piece of music. |
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Swingin'
This fast paced progger is a lot of fun. It has some soaring moments and a decent amount of jazz in it. |
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Rebirth
I dig this melodic prog instrumental. It's a great tune. |
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Only a Man, Pt. 1
Starting with an acapella declaration, this fires out into furious progressive rock jamming. This thing is dramatic and powerful. It earns a bit of a parental advisory. |
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Only a Man, Pt. 2
This second piece is more of a melodic one. This is a classy resolution to the two-fer. |
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Nirvana, Pt. 1
This is a brief and pretty keyboard-based instrumental. |
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Nirvana, Pt. 2
Powering in as more of a pure prog rocker, this is classy stuff. |
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The Waltz of Time
This instrumental is literally a playful waltz. |
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Samsara Slight Return
The closer for the album proper, this is a dramatic prog rocker with hints of world music. |
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Bonus Tracks
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Lil' Orphan Endorphin
Bouncy and playful, this is another classy progger. |
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Another Lost Star
More of a rocker, this has a dramatic prog sound to it. It's a mid-tempo quirky piece. |
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I Have a Halo
I dig the rock groove of this. It has a bit of a Beatles style to it. It's a fun tune. While it's not the proggiest thing here, this definitely qualifies as progressive rock. |
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