C H R O N I Q U E

Warning, we own a masterpiece ! This is the progressive hard-rock CD "Open Minds" of the english band Eden.

The track "Close Your Eyes" opens this new release. Since the first notes, the production is BRILLIANT !! Purely crazy ! The mix is so perfect that this release almost sounds like a Dream Theater album. More generally, everything sounds perfect in this album, not even the smallest bug. "Close Your Eyes" is played in a progressive hard-rock with powerful riffs. And this is only the beginning of the journey !

"Love/Hates" goes on in a still progressive style, maybe more rock than metal but very heady.

"Fools Parade" is a killer progressive hard-rock masterpiece. Listen to this song 3 or 4 times in loop and you'll be undoubtfully addict to it ! The chorus is really great, between funk and progressive styles.

Since the beginning of this CD, I feel as if Eden was very influenced by bands like Without Warning, Lemur Voice or Dream Theater. Proof is still given on "Incomplete".

On "How Far You Are", the influence of Dream Theater is omnipresent, the singer's voice is comparable to James Labrie, period "Falling Into Infinity". A great song between progressive and dancing rock. A huge respect to the technical level of each musician !

We expected one ballad on this CD. The time has come on "Back For More". Eden could have composed a song lacking of originality, this is not the case, "Back For More" is a pure beautiful progressive rock ballad.

On "All Fall Down", Eden shows its open-mindness via hendrixian riffs of the 70s.

To sum up, Eden, progressive hard-rock band and unfortunately unaware of the french audience, delivers us a new release that anyone should buy. All progressive fans from Genesis to Dream Theater will enjoy listening to this masterpiece.

A great surprise in 2006, "Open Minds" enters directly in the competition for the best CD of the year with Fate "V" and Fates Warning "Brother's Keeper".