I guess John Mitchell (Arena, It Bites, Kino, The Urbane, *Frost, etc.) likes to keep busy. And frankly I do not mind at all. Not only is he a gifted guitar player, but as a singer he also manages to convince. And over time his production skills have been in demand as well. Yet without the proper songs all that is of little use.
And so we now have the second Lonely Robot album to digest. As before, less metal than Threshold, yet of the same progressive and melodic blood. A bit of a concept running through, it seems the man has strange dreams… Or is it just the packaging? Nah, just kidding. On offer on my version are 14 songs of which the first 11 form the actual disc. The extra songs are 2 acoustic versions and a song with Kim Seviour (ex-Touchstone) guesting.
And the album serves songs like the powerful Awakenings, the highly melodic impact of Sigma, the drama of In Floral Green or more powerful riffing in Everglow. We get the groove and feel of False Lights and the … You get it, there will always be something that gets you going. You can be sure there is enough happening to whet your appetite and quench your thirst for melodic prog rock. There is a reason Mitchell is so in demand, he is damn good at what he does!
For me it’s simple, it walks the walk and talks the talk. Go check this!
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