The Watch
Tracks from the Alps

🇮🇹, 2014.
Most of us feel happy that Genesis (the true one) turns out to be one of the main references in prog rock from now and then, not to say the one and only. The Watch comes from most of the main proliferous prog rock countries, not to say the one and only. Now, there are other (italian) bands that covers AND composes G songs, with G sounds and vocal, and The Watch must be the most famous classic bands of the genre. The alps is a mountain mass between France and Italy. We can't say this is the best album of theirs, Ghost being a magnificent release for instance. But The Watch magic still blows from an album to another. This is just another gem to add in their list. Here, a bass player replacement was done, no drastical change, PA reviewer talks about some subtle one. But the man does the job with an as good progressive rock level as the band itself. This is a short album, with no long track, and nothing to throw just like any (true) G album actually. For (true) G die hard fans and (/thus) for any progressive music die hard fan. For (real) contemporary rock music fan.

The Pineapple Thief
Tightly Unwound

🇬🇧, 2008,
and the band release another album. 2013, and they do the same as they did for the PA-blamed album, i.e. adding another big part full of great tracks, such as #14 February 13th. Moreover this time, PA noticed it lol. We finally can feel some weakness in some tracks, e.g. as in the very first one. But they keep singing sweet and sour, and it's always great to hear some Pineapple thief material, even here, with an album including 2 nice long tracks. Steve Kitch mellotron sound proves interesting in the eponym song, followed by a somewhat spanish guitaresque folk guitar song.

The Pineapple Thief
Your Wilderness

🇬🇧, 2016.
When they release something short with an epic song, expect what to expect. Another gem full of awesome modern tracks, with many favorite ones, like #4 that shore, #6 fend for yourself, followed by the beautiful and famous #7 The final thing on my mind. Mostly melancholic and perfectly progressive in many ways, they can play complexity as nicely as Steven Wilson's PT does, with the same feeling binded to the efficiency of love triggered inside you. This is a(nother) masterpiece by the band, generally playing sad / somptuous compositions, with some powerful electric moments, led by BS' charismatic singing, mixed instruments from electric guitar to mellotron, from excellent drumming to orchestral ambiant.

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