The album opens with the bold declarative statement of the powerful track "Piercing The Skies (Psalm 33)." If you love guitar-centric contemporary instrumental with a rock edge - meaning this is often much harder than, say, Paul Speer (to name someone who came to mind) - then this is for you. Visual Cliff's palette includes electric and acoustic guitars (Rob Perez), drums and bass (Rick Mals) and keyboard (Rob Klan). It's sort of a short hand, but if this had been released by a label like Hearts Of Space, Narada, Miramar, none of this would surprise you. And certainly these labels and the artists on them (at least some of the artists) will come to mind with "The Endless Generation (Psalm 49)." It begins light and lyrical with floaty and light guitar phrases, bubbly keyboard effects (more prominent during the second "verse,")it's only with the acidic, churning chorus do the drums come to forefront -- though throughout they are heard and felt. Fans of progressive rock/fusion will find a lot to like about Visual Cliff. I even thought of Steve Morse during this second track. On the other hand, you might think of mid-period Rush on "Conquering Mind (Psalm 118),"and of latter day Rush on "Leap Of Faith (Psalm 150)" (except for that lyrical guitar that rises up out of the acidic rhythm.)
-review excerpt from Progressive World
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