First Impression - Midnight Lands: Destroy the World
When I got the news that new music from Ben Averch was coming soon, I was pretty excited. I have been following his excellent music since his "Washington State" album (an album that i still hold in pretty high regards). I didn't know how long I would have to wait for the very first Midnight Lands album, "Destroy the World", but I was pretty happy just to know that new music was forthcoming. So it was with complete shock that the day after learning about the coming of the album, I was treated with the entire album. To thank Ben for the gift of his wonderful music, I thought I would do an "Initial Reaction" post for the album. The album kicks off with "Catch And Release", and right away you can still hear the Rush influence, but he takes that sound, and with each album molds it into more his own. It's such a breath of fresh air to hear those vocals once again. With fantastic vocal harmonies, a killer guitar solo that would make Alex Li...