Tastefully done progressive hard rock by a power trio from Illinois. Call it modern rock with a penchant for heavy grooving. The BGV harmonies help raise the standard or pick up the slack that the lead vocals sometimes leave. The instrumentation is very pleasant and inventive in places.
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The Phantom Tollbooth 2000Reviewed by Dan SingletonIt was the best of times. It was the worst of times. I can't recall when I've ever seen so much creativity and conformity in the same album. I don't see why a band as talented and innovative as Escape from Earth feels the need to rip off "Keep Away" by Godsmack not once, but twice (a later track is an edited version of the same song) on grav-i-ty. This is worse than the way Third Day turned Tom…
