Album of the Day

Guilty Until Proven Rich, by Mind Gallery (1995): With a title like that, how can I not like this disc? Well, I do, but it's a little hard to love. Mind Gallery is a Canadian quartet that's setup in standard prog fashion, sans vocalist. A lot of their music would fit neatly in the neo-prog ghetto, but the lack of vocals don't really allow it (instrumental neo is sort of pointless). In fact, they remind me a bit of a lot of Steve Hackett's instrumental work, which isn't a bad comparison. Unfortunately, the production is a bit dated, particularly the synth patches, as they sound very digital and very late 80s. I'd like to hear some tunes reworked with some nice warm analog (or VA) synths.