Billy Sherwood "Citizen"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Frontiers Music Srl
Format: CD, digital
Release date: November 6, 2015
Tracklist: 

1. The Citizen - 6:34
2. Man and the Machine - 6:44
3. Just Galileo and Me - 5:01
4. No Mans Land - 5:35
5. The Great Depression - 8:40
6. Empire - 5:34
7. Age of the Atom - 6:23
8. Trail of Tears - 6:28
9. Escape Velocity - 6:03
10. A Theory All It's Own - 5:32
11. Written in the Centuries - 7:20

Line-up: 
Billy Sherwood (Yes, Circa:): drums, bass, guitar, keyboards, vocals
  With:
Rick Wakeman (Yes):  keyboards (5)
Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater):  keyboards (9)
Tony Kaye (Yes, Circa:):  keyboards & Hammond Organ (1)
Geoff Downes (Yes, Asia, DBA): keyboards (7)
Chris Squire (Yes, Squackett):  bass (1)
Steve Hackett (Genesis, Squackett):  guitar solo (2)
Jerry Goodman (The Mahavishnu Orchestra):  violin (6)
Steve Morse (Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs, Flying Colors):  guitar (4)
Patrick Moraz (Yes, The Moody Blues):  keyboards (8)
John Wesley (Porcupine Tree): guitar (10)
Colin Moulding (XTC): vocals (3)
Alan Parsons: vocals (6)
Jon Davison (Yes, Glass Hammer): vocals (11)

Description/Review

My main impression is that “Citizen” is a well made and excellently produced concept album,  in terms of style residing somewhere in the neo-progressive oriented parts of the symphonic progressive rock universe. The main focus is on melodies and harmonies, and with the lead vocals given a lot of the limelight here. Which isn’t all that unexpected presumably, as a concept is explored and stories are told. Those with a general taste for compelling, well made and well produced albums that arguably may be placed somewhere close to a neo progressive context comes across as a key audience for this album in my book.

Read the full review by Olav Martin Bjørnsen at houseofprog.com

Media/Samples 
The Citizen
Just Galileo And Me
No Man’s Land

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