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The Appleseed Cast
Sagarmatha
If The Appleseed Cast is lumped in the brain with countless other emo bands, you may want to give that mind of yours a spring cleaning. The overriding influence on Sagarmatha is Pink Floyd, in fact, not any sort of chemical or non-chemical romance. For instance, many of these twelve tracks have extended intros, long instrumental sections, and Roger down-in-the-mouth Waters vocals. Even so, there are moments during one song, called "A Bright Light," when the guitar has The Edge-like chiming qualities. Sagarmatha is Nepalese for Mount Everest, and with the first three tracks clocking in at seven minutes or longer, these individual recordings are mighty mountainous treks, to say the least. Although the band doesn’t sound particularly joyous on this release, they don’t sound Waters suicide-sad, either. One like "The Road West" might have been categorized as New Age. But in TAC’s capable hands, it’s simply majestic, epic rock beauty. [The Militia Group] Dan MacIntosh


DVP rating: 4.0
Writer rating: 3.0




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