House of Spirits--Psychosphere

House of Spirits--Psychosphere (1999/Century Media) Rating--7.8

Cranky prog work, though the keyboard presence takes a back seat and doesn't dominate the sound. There is what seems to be a semi-flat distortion feel at first, but it smooths over with more listens, and fits in pretty well. With sharper distortion the band could possibly creep towards the genre of the Conception's and Threshold's of the world, as the songwriting tendencies are somewhat similar. However, they aren't there yet...
A choppy pulse moves "History is Repeating," and a grooving and winding rhythm highlights "Voice Of My Heart."
There are a number of solid tracks, including "Back On My Own," "Oblivion Nights," "Dark & Light," and the solid chorus thump of "Back at the Double."
TRACK LIST: Take Me to the Other Side/Back On My Own/History Is Repeating/World Full of Pain/Voices/Voice Of My Heart/Save the Secret/Time is Drawing/Oblivion Nights/Dark & Light/Back At the Double/Psychosphere

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