Lee Abraham – Origin of the Storm (2024)

I can actually start the shortest review of this site. Why?  Because guitarist Lee Abraham's new album doesn't contain any surprises. Oh, so it's a boring album? Yes and no, we've actually heard everything before but the tracks on Origin of the Storm are all great prog tracks with beautiful guitar solos by Abraham because this former bassist and current guitarist of Galahad can do that like the best these days.

Still, I want to make a case for this album and that has to do with consistency. On the previous albums there were always beautiful tracks but also regularly some lesser ones and on this new one that is only limited to one very heavy song, Isolation/Disconection and even here there are beautiful passages. The instrumental title track opens the album and Lee is assisted by none other than Clive Nolan on keyboards so success assured. The also somewhat shorter Hole in the Sky is a great track just like all the others all with a nice solo, or did I already say so.

The vocals are also well taken care of by Marc Atkinson and Peter Jones (him again?) because these men can sing like the best. I would like to mention closing song Siren's Song, nothing new here too but oh so beautiful.

For me, The Seasons turn is still the best work of this prolific Brit, but after that this album follows. I can often listen to this with pleasure if I take the predictability and boredom for granted, and I sometimes love to do that.

The cover, designed by Andy Tilson, is not spectacular but does not look out of place either.

Music 83

Cover 70