I would tend to agree with the sentiments that progressive rock is generally reserved for the smelly guy at the comic book shop with the Rush concert shirt from 1984 but I would make a case for ...Trail of Dead as one of the best bands in that genre. Their first three albums were pretty fantastic, although unfortunately their new album tends to be more like the last two. I was encouraged by the Festival Thyme EP that came out earlier this year, but it didn't translate as well to a full album as I thought. It's still decent music, but I miss the anger and noise that was in the first three. Those had more of a punk feel to them, and recently ...Trail of Dead has seemed to me more like a regular indie band, and they've lost a lot of what made them intriguing to me in the first place. There are some good songs, and the album is listenable without getting bored, but they don't really do enough to stand out anymore. A respectable album, but you know they're capable of so much more. Here's hoping they rebound.
3/5.
http://www.myspace.com/trailofdead
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