Deaton LeMay Project – The Fifth Element (Independent Release)

The album sounds like it was recorded in the 1990s, due to the extensive use of Neo-Prog synth lines and the aesthetics of the orchestration and the audio mix. If you dig the early days of Dream Theater, then you will like this album as well. Personally, I really like the complex phrasings and catchy melodies of the melodic duo that recorded this musical effort. It is like sitting down in a comfortable armchair and listening to a fairytale audio book: fantasy words, up-tempo music, and a flow that is really important to keep you focused on the audio result, no “flashy” effects or “show off” guitar style. This is what Progressive Rock should all be about. This album will definitely catch the boomer generation of Prog just like myself and bring back a lot of memories from the 1990s. My question and possibly hope for the band is to record music that also touches the modern Prog sound, not for the commercial break (Prog’s philosophy is away from these numerical stereotypes), but just to make sure that the band’s musicianship will reach the eyes (music is currently a visual/YouTube phenomenon) and ears of the youth that are starving to find cool music!

Information: Homepage (deatonlemayproject.com)