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UltraViolet Uforia: Shadow of the Sun

What do you get when you cross the trippy, psychedelic jam-band flavor of The Grateful Dead with the far reaching, adventurous space rock of Pink Floyd or Eloy, and the gritty hard rock of Blue Oyster Cult? Probably something pretty close to Shadow of the Sun, the latest album from UltraViolet Uforia. More rocking and certainly more progressive than your normal run-of-the-mill jam band, UltraViolet really push the boundaries of their keyboards/guitar/bass/drums configuration, as they have produced here a dozen highly melodic songs dripping with virtuoso improvisation, tight rhythms, and bright, catchy hooks.

The spirit of Jerry Garcia and The Grateful Dead permeate the upbeat opener "Genesis Theory", a song that also contains a fair share of spacey synth work, and "Saving the Light" features some swirling synths and Dire Straits influenced guitar work. "Out Goes the Light" sounds almost like a cross between The Doors and Eloy, with lilting guitar chords, droning vocals, and vintage 70's styled synth passages from Michael Canary. Laid back blues rock is featured on "High Roller", which features some stellar guitar work from both Steven Webb and Simon Connor, as well as tasty electric piano from Canary. Shades of Robin Trower era Procol Harum can be heard on the moody guitar and organ driven "Charity", and pure country rock comes to the forefront on the rootsy "Restless And Lonely". The band returns to progressive space rock on "Down The Drain.....?", a great Pink Floyd influenced number with stabbing guitar solos and dreamy keyboards, and drive home plenty of emotional jam-band styles on the rockin' "Uforia", a real "get down and party" type of song that also contains plenty of hot soloing.

Shadow of the Sun is an all-around fun and varied listen that is sure to turn the jam-band scene upside down. Featuring plenty of ripping instrumental playing and a myriad of different rock flavors, it's a CD that will appeal to any lover of fun and adventurous music.


Track Listing
1. Genesis Theory
2. Head Out (On The Road)
3. Saving The Light
4. Out Goes The Light
5. High Roller
6. Charity
7. Splinters
8. Restless And Lonely
9. Down The Drain.....?
10. Dog House Days
11. Distant Star
12. Uforia

Added: November 16th 2006
Reviewer: Pete Pardo
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