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    The Phantom Tollbooth 2005/Uncle Joe's Funeral

    Uncle Joe's Funeral

    Developing from Negatives

    (2005)

    Reviewed by Freddie Odom

    Label independentThe Phantom Tollbooth2005
    hard rockheavy metalprogressive metal

    Developing from Negatives is less than 20 minutes long. That shouldn't discourage you from listening to the album -- it's good. Chances are that you'll wish there were more than seven tracks on the CD.

    Their sound can best be described as progressive metal. (Imagine, if you will, Black Sabbath with the keyboard sounds of early U2.) Not every band can put an answering machine message in one of their songs and live to tell about it. Uncle Joe's Funeral is probably still alive.

    This is a good CD...but don't take my word for it -- I'm a pundit. Just listen to the music.

    4.5 tocks

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