Album of the Day

3rDegree: Human Interest Story. After I first wrote a review of this album way back when, I got an unsolicited Email from bass player/keyboardist/song writer Robert James. As he was the only source from which a new copy of the album could be bought, he wondered where I got my copy. Somewhat regretfully, I bought it used (along with Kevin Gilbert's Thud, of which James was a fan), I told him. We went on to talk a little bit about the fate of the band that had no real home. Their music wasn't really out there enough for hard line prog fans, but was too "weird" for mainstream consumption. Which is a shame, because the album itself is a very good collection of "near prog" rock.