Album of the Day

as the world, by echolyn (1995): This was the great white (commercial) hope of modern prog - a band with no ties to the 70s releasing an album on a major label. And, indeed, the distribution power of Sony 550 made sure that as the world made it all the way to the CD bins of the Discount Den in Morgantown, WV, where I happened upon it. Unfortunately, as often happens in the music biz, a change management in the company meant that the band's champion at the label was gone and the promised financial and marketing support never materialized. The band, as a result, broke up (thankfully, only briefly). It would be interesting to play "what if" with touring and marketing support and imagine what as the world could have become. As it is, it stands the test of time as a brilliant album and even the turbulent times that followed eventually produced the equally brilliant Cowboy Poems Free and Mei. Sometimes it all works out.