JT Bruce - The Dreamer’s Paradox
JT Bruce’s second album improves on the metal territory already covered on his very listenable first effort. You will still find great guitar solos and a hard rock intensity. However, there is more of a range on The Dreamer’s Paradox that is encroaching dangerously close to progressive rock. Background vocals, recurring themes, and arrangements of cinematic proportions all attest to the artists’ growing musical development.
The title tune has the feel of a rock opera overture while the keyboard driven “The Verge of Illusory Twilight” starts out pastoral before succumbing to more epic rock themes. Some of the tracks become almost too busy but always remains exciting.
The album is available in separate tracks or full album zip as 192kbps MP3.
Dude! I love this album! I’ve probably listened to it one hundred times since I first found it a few weeks ago, its been in my car almost nonstop. Nice pick.
Laters…
Comment by bahgheera — February 12, 2007 @ 10:33 am
Nice one. I’l check this out.. I’ve been fiending for some netmusic metal.
Comment by Mike Gregoire — February 15, 2007 @ 5:50 am
Very good album, … and it’s FREE!! I wish there were more artists like JT Bruce creating interesting heavy instrumentals like this, … very similar to Liquid Tension Experiment, very good production, excellent arrangements that are not just a bunch of licks and riffs, everything flows together well!
Comment by Dimaension X — July 13, 2007 @ 1:55 pm
JT Bruce’s music is my favorite music. Liked it so much I thought I’d use it for a college assignment. I was supposed to bring in a sample of lesser known music. Brought this music in(played The Dreamer’s Overture), the teacher commented on it being the only music using 6 count out the 30 or so sampled songs, (actually 4+2) and how unusual, very cool, that rhythm is, and the types of effect it has on the listener. We were only suppose to listen to the first 30 seconds, he had me play a minute or so of it, then rewind it again and listen to the intro again. That was the ONLY song where the class asked “Whose that by”/”Who made that”/etc, and even the instructor was inquiring into who made it, and mentioned that he liked that music.
Comment by Lon Porter — January 15, 2008 @ 6:53 am