Most Underrated Prog Rock Band Land of Chocolate - Unikorn on the Cob

http://www.uk70sprogrock.com Most Underrated Prog Rock Band Land of Chocolate - Unikorn on the Cob Land of Chocolate is a four piece that hails from Chapel Hill, NC (home of the annual ProgDay festival). The quartet is fronted by vocalist and keyboardist Jonn Buzby, the younger brother of Chris Buzby (Echolyn) while guitarist John Covach has been a longtime contributor to Progression Magazine. Regaining the Feel is the bands second CD with ten upfront sophisticated rock arrangements. For example, on The Pursuit of Happiness, drummer Wes Hare incorporates a vibes part that works well in context of the piece. Buzbys lead vocal is the focal point of many of the songs which compare favorably to recent echolyn releases. All the tracks are group composed and arranged which shows the players all have a strong individual stake in the songs. Clever word play and harmonies work well on the title track that opens with a bass driven riff that springs off heavy organ and tight kit drumming. Counting Sand is an odd jazz based ballad with the CDs best harmony vocals closing out the track. Covach gets some room to stretch out with some blistering leads on the quirky Military Mindset. Closing out the disc is a tour de force mini-classic, Ungrateful that relies on many familiar changes to create themes that are blues based as well as semi-classical. Overall the quartet seems to have its niche well defined as this will appeal heavily to the neo-prog and echolyn fan bases. Jeff Melton

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[darakuT]

This isn't Neo prog. Too complex and old sound