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MP3 Alaska - ROCK: Progressive Rock
11 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Progressive Shake ROCK: Instrumental Rock
Alaska Songs
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Alaska is a progressive rock band that performs live with only two players, Al Lewis - Vocals, Drums and John OHara - Keyboards,
without the use of pre-recorded instrumental back-up tracks or sequences.
They have appeared at the ProgDay and NEARfest international progressive rock festivals,
toured the midwest USA with Sweden's supergroup The Pär Lindh Project and acted as a back-up
band for Barry Palmer, lead vocalist of the legendary progressive rock group Triumvirat.
The Alaska website is located at https://www.tradebit.com
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An ambitious, epic-heavy album.
The orchestral grandeur conjured by O'Hara's multi-voiced keys
....can be breathtaking, and is worth the price of admission.
... John Collinge, Progression Magazine , USA
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Melodic prog with excellent thought-provoking lyrics, ..cool intricate
drumming, ..keyboard timbres and chord progressions not often heard.
They have a knack for making odd time signatures sound so even you
almost don't notice them.
Highly recommended.
Prof of Prog Grade: A-
..... "The Prof of Prog" - Rob LaDuca, WRKC , USA
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Majestic, power keyboard landscapes.
Highlights: "Mesa Extrana": Fantastic instrumental...brimming over with complexity.
"Tiananmen Square": Great epic song with plenty of keyboard fireworks.
...Chris Dixon, Prog-Net , USA
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"An exquisitely produced prog collection."
"The angelic vocals of Al Lewis suggest the high
alto vocal range ... that gave Yes its distinct sound."
...FUSE Reviews, FUSE Magazine , USA
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On disc you swear you hear three, maybe four people but no -- this is
a prog rock duo. This is symphonious, prog, art rock at it's 1990's best.
Alaska is a must-hear. Get it.
...John W. Patterson, Eclectic Earwig Reviews , USA
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From their name, you might be thinking UK, and you wouldn't be too far off.
Alaska play a very symphonious progressive rock that sounds like what might
result if Yes dispensed with electric guitar. The keys are more Emerson than
Wakeman, but singer Al Lewis really reinforces the Yes comparison.
This is one of those albums that gets better and better as it progresses. ..... Kinesis , USA
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I would highly recommend you take a listen to this album
...not only does it drag Seventies prog into the Nineties, but it is
a spectacularly impressive debut by anyone's measure.
... Frank Blades, May '98 Review, in the Alternate View Webzine , Great Britain
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This is another album that I found difficult to choose a few favourites as
they are all excellent,..all are superb tracks with some stunning keyboards,
many changes in direction, mood and tempo and lots of emotion and atmosphere.
Go out and BUY!!
... Derek Daniel, Stormbringer Webzine , Bournemouth, England
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Very well produced and also extremely well performed.
Stefan Polzer, Rivendell , Sweden
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Alaska is a great symphonious art rock band...
they create some impressively rich electronic orchestrations.
George Graham, WVIA , USA
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Alaska is certainly a genius of a rock group.
Alaska's sound is full, solid, rich and nurtured by excitement and experience.
Exhilarating !
... Stavros Moschopoulos, FAO CASA Gazette (April 98) , Italy
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"Just great!"..... René Janssen, The Dutch Progressive Rock Pages , The Netherlands
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"Expertly sculpted in classic prog-rock fashion."..... Stereo Type , USA
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"Fantastic modern progressive rock duo
based on lush keyboard works...Recommended!"
... Eventyr Records , Italy
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"An impressive debut." ..... The Christopher Currie
Progressive Radio Hamilton - CFMU & https://www.tradebit.comgressive , Canada
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US progressive rock duo, Alaska power their way though this 11 track release, not stopping
for one minute they push as hard as any full band would. If I had not read the press release
with this I would never had guessed that Alaska were just, Al Lewis and John O'Hara,
Keys, guitars , drums, but no bass, which I never missed.
Alaska play a complex blend of of progressive rock,
with a strong YES feel at times, which for me only added to the enjoyment.
With two tracks clocking in at over 11 minutes plus, and others pushing 8 minutes plus.
If you're into progressive sounds, this is well worth checking out.
Acid Attack Music e-zine , England
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"Their music is very soothing and thought provoking."
..... Carlos J Tavares , Portugal
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