CD Review  

Akacia
 "An Other Life"

Rating 82%

reviewed by Ash Brown

Akacia are a four piece from Massachusetts, US of A, who sound like they've been weaned on the music of 70's bands such as Yes. This CD, their debut, deserves to be a Prog Classic. It's four tracks contain all the desired elements, soaring guitar solo's, squiddly keyboards by the bucketful, pounding Rickenbacker bass and stomping drums.

CD available from Musea and GFT

For more info check out their website at www.akacia.net

Doug Meadows (drums)
Eric Naylor (vocals)
Steve Stortz (bass)
Dave Stratton (keyboards)
Mike Tenenbaum (guitar, vocals)

Track List
An Other Life
An Other Day, Dust You Are, Your Calling, I Look Out, No Other Life
 Mary
Hold Me
Journal
The High Call of God, Dance of Days, The Visceral Melee, Weight of Glory, The Beatific Vision, Mystery, Sands, Insufficient Gratitude