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RECORDING INFORMATION |
Self Release via ProgRockRecords
After the band broke up in 1994, Henning Pauly re-discovered old material on tapes recorded during a rehearsal and decided to produce the album in LA where he lives. This album is the result of that effort.
Reconstruct is a concept album - a jouney through time from before the beginning to when life on Earth is gone and then it all starts over again. Evolution is a major player as are influces from Douglas Adams (author of Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy).
This cd can be purchased at: ProgRock Records.
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| COMMENTS & REVIEWS |
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MJBrady
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Published on: 16 Aug 2003
Chain is the product of a long and storied history that started with the musical ideas of some 16 year kids that wanted to play some progressive music, of course that was years ago, and no sooner did these ideas get put onto a tape, the band went it's seperate ways. Henning Pauly, the guitarist for Chain, continued on his path for musical growth by attending Berklee in Boston, soon after, he was going through those 'old tapes' and discovered that not only were the ideas credible musical scores, but that was where his heart belonged as a musician. Not long after this revelation, Chain was reformed, writing and recording was to follow, and ultimately the release of Reconstruct is presented by the upstart Progrock record label.
This cd has a lot to offer for fans of many of the prog idioms. There are equal balances of progressive rock, as well as progressive metal. More than a few times I was reminded of the style of Dream Theater only to hear other themes that reminded me of the great seventies progrock bands, and on the other end of the spectrum the music conceptualizes futuristic themes that are enhanced by spoken word and otherworldly keyboard textures. Regardless of what the band is doing at any given time, this is music that stands on it's own as a progressive statement, revealing yet another talented, forward looking group of musicians that show a depth of vision, and a true dedication to promote the progressive scene into the future.
The cd has a long tracklisting of 17 songs, and each seems to present another tangent of the Chain repertoire, to call them a band that is consistant in style from song to song is far from the truth. It is apparent that the members of the group are inspired by the better ingredients that make progressive music what it is, and borrow from progs many personalities. If in fact these are remakes of older material conceived while in their youth, one can only imagine what the upcoming chain.exe material will sound like. I anticipate that it will be as interesting as this debut cd, or better perhaps.
Well, the question is, who is this cd targeting? Definetly progfans that don't mind a bit of the old and new mixed together, some progrock, and some progmetal, some neo, some spacy stuff, acoustical, or whatever they happen to mix in along the way. I can say, that this is not riff rock progressive, granted some soloing is intergrated only in tasteful ways. But the cd as a whole is presented as a continuing conceptual vision from the start to finish, so it's one that you should follow along with to get it's full impact.
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Marc
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Published on: 27 Jul 2003
Message for the many Ayreon fans out there: Chain's Reconstruct is for you!!
Why do I say this? Not because the two bands sound alike since they both have their own sound. It's more that they add common ingredients to their music that should appeal to the same fans, that is:
- concept album based on Science Fiction
- progressive rock bordering (at times) on metal
- great compositions.
One main difference is in the vocals. With Chain, a unique vocalist (the powerful Matt Cash) is at the helm, instead of group of guests in the case of Ayreon.
In conclusion, since Chain added to this dish some great musicianship, incredible performance and flawless production, I can then affirm that for fans of this style of music, RECONSTRUCT is a must have.
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ProgNaut
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Published on: 14 Mar 2003
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| TRACKS |
CREDITS
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PROGGNOSIS SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
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Earthscape I
- Before There Was
- First Life
- Earthscape II
- Impact
- Earthscape III
- Imcommunicado, Prisoner of Silence
- Missing Link
- Earthscape IV
- The Augmented Animal
- Conspiracy
- Earthscape V
- The Planet IS Fine
- Signs
- Earthscape VI
- What There Will Be
- Earthscape VII
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