Dangerdog Music Reviews :: © 1999 - 2024 Craig S Hartranft :: All Rights Reserved
No part of this this website, including design and music reviews,
may be reproduced in any form or by any means without
the prior written permission of the publisher.
- New Music Reviews
- |
- Archives
- |
- News
- |
- Submissions
- |
- About
- |
- |
New Music Reviews, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, AOR, Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal
Recent Reviews
April 2024
- Vanden Plas: The Empyrean Equation Of The Long Lost Things
- Praying Mantis: Defiance
- King Zebra: Between The Shadows
- About Us: Take A Piece
- Blue Oyster Cult: Ghost Stories
March 2024
- Cruzh: The Jungle Revolution
- Whom Gods Destroy: Insanium
- The Prog Collective: Dark Encounters
- Lords Of Black: Mechanics Of Predacity
- Lipz: Changing The Melody
- The End Machine: The Quantum Phase
- Stargate: Escaping The Illusion
- Turbulence: Binary Dream
- Sonata Arctica: Clear Cold Beyond
- D'Luna: Monster
- Big Big Train: The Likes Of Us
- Benjamin Croft: We Are Here To Help
February 2024
- Traveler: Prequel To Madness
- Lionheart: The Grace Of A Dragonfly
- Honeymoon Suite: Alive
- Durbin: Screaming Steel
- Smoking Snakes: Danger Zone
- Revolution Saints: Against The Winds
- Striker: Ultrapower
- Show N Tell: The Ritual Has Begun
- Robert Hart: Circus Life
January 2024
- Corvus: Immortals
- Caligula's Horse: Charcoal Grace
- Grand: Second To None
- Neal Morse: The Restoration - Joseph - Part Two
- The Rods: Rattle The Cage
- Gotus: Gotus
- Metalite: Expedition One
- Cobrakill: Serpent's Kiss
- Jack Russell & Tracii Guns: Medusa
- Jim Peterik & World Stage: Roots & Shoots Vol. 1
- The Grandmaster: Black Sun
Steve Wilson: Insurgentes
Steve Wilson: Insurgentes
Progressive Rock
Rating: 4.5/5.0
Kscope Music
www.swhq.co.uk
www.myspace.com/therealstevenwilson
Added March 21, 2009
Review: Tim Carroll
Without going into a complete Steven Wilson biography, I have to say that this guy has to be one of the sharpest progressive rock musicians, composers and producers on the planet today. When it comes to dark, ambient progressive rock no one does it better. Whether it's work with his full-time band, Porcupine Tree or the production job on Opeth's 'Damnation,' my all-time favorite album, almost everything Wilson touches seems to be gold. To say that I and prog fans everywhere where looking forward to his newest creation 'Insurgentes' would be a huge understatement.
Everything Steven Wilson has worked on can be called experimental but 'Insurgentes' goes farther and draws from more influences than anything that I've heard him involved with before. Not surprisingly, it does sound a bit like Porcupine Tree, but overall slower and usually a bit simpler. There is more programming and atmosphere and, whether intentional or not, there are references to classic rock and blues icons that can be heard all over the place. Just check out the first half of 'No Twilight Within The Courts Of The Sun,' which reminds me of Lou Reed, and you'll see what I mean.
There is always a chance of a letdown if you're over-anticipating an album, or really anything good in life, but in the case of 'Insurgentes' there is none. The bulk of this CD is fantastic, and should make fans everywhere stand up and take notice. Once again, Steven Wilson comes up gold again with 'Insurgentes.'
In Short
The bulk of this CD is fantastic, and should make fans everywhere stand up and take notice. Once again, Steven Wilson comes up gold again with 'Insurgentes.'
Find A Review
Alphabetical Index
New & Notable
Three years have passed since Sweden's Cruzh dropped their second long-player, Tropical Thunder, also introducing their new singer, Alex Waghorn. Now the band returns with The Jungle Revolution ... [ Read More ]