Tracklist: My Soul Is Gone (6:30), Dead Sea (6:36), A Thousand Realities (5:15), A Life In Rock Minor (6:30), The Road Of Loneliness (7:59), Big Ear (2:21), Wrong (6:06), My Soul Is Back (3:08)
HannaH is a five piece rock band from Spain that in A Life In Rock Minor sees the release of their debut album. The music of HannaH holds lots of breaks and rhythm changes, however the listener will never get entangled in overly complicated structures. When seeking influences Echolyn is the first name the comes to mind, though HannaH keep their style a bit more conservative and less experimental. Other influences can be found in the more popular side of progressive rock, with bands like Spock's Beard, Transatlantic and Marillion being evident.
It takes a bit of time before the album opener My Soul Is Gone takes off, but when it does the song has many rhythm changes, heavy guitars and pleasant keyboard melodies. All of which is arranged together without sounding …
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Tracklist: My Soul Is Gone (6:30), Dead Sea (6:36), A Thousand Realities (5:15), A Life In Rock Minor (6:30), The Road Of Loneliness (7:59), Big Ear (2:21), Wrong (6:06), My Soul Is Back (3:08)
HannaH is a five piece rock band from Spain that in A Life In Rock Minor sees the release of their debut album. The music of HannaH holds lots of breaks and rhythm changes, however the listener will never get entangled in overly complicated structures. When seeking influences Echolyn is the first name the comes to mind, though HannaH keep their style a bit more conservative and less experimental. Other influences can be found in the more popular side of progressive rock, with bands like Spock's Beard, Transatlantic and Marillion being evident.
It takes a bit of time before the album opener My Soul Is Gone takes off, but when it does the song has many rhythm changes, heavy guitars and pleasant keyboard melodies. All of which is arranged together without sounding experimental. Next up is Dead Sea and there are two sides to this track, featuring heavy Dream Theater like parts, but also sections with acoustic guitar, piano and a cosy sing-a-long chorus. Following this is A Thousand Realities, a ballad that steadily increases in power. Title track A Life In Rock Minor begins with a dance beat and a keyboard melody and it is this side of HannaH that wants to attract a mainstream rock audience and introduce them to some more complex music, which thankfully is still around. Though accessible parts dominate this track there are certainly enough progressive sections to satisfy the "prog" fan.
The next three songs were previously recorded on a demo, for promotional use and to get the band more gigs. Although I personally didn't have the opportunity to see them live these tracks show that their music is perfect for a live performance. Kicking off with The Road Of Loneliness, a ballad with a dreamy feel to it. Big Ear is sort of a funny intermission, a fast song with guitar solo's that really make it a fiery song and although the guitars are flying all over the place and he refrains from making a mess, well done. Wrong is typical HannaH, difficult parts and easier sections alternate and together it is still partitioned very neatly. My Soul Is Back is an ambient piece of music with piano and keyboards and nicely rounds off the album.
A Life In Rock Minor is a pretty descent debut - the production is good, but I do think that HannaH would do well to add a bit more power to the mix, especially in the vocals. I sometimes got the impression that the singer was holding back, trying to sing without a Spanish accent, which by the way he does very nicely. The music of HannaH is progressive rock with many alterations, but never looses itself in overcomplicated pieces. Rhythm changes and more easily accessible melodies are nicely fitted in songs that have a clear construction. HannaH could as easily step in the direction of mainstream rock as they could become more progressive. Let's hope they do the latter. (EDWIN ROOSJEN www.dprp.net)
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