One of the people responsible for the Swedish prog revival of the '90s is Pär Lindh, a professional classical musician who grew up listening to prog rock in the '70s. Lindh was a member of the Royal Swedish Chamber Orchestra for four years before delving into progressive rock on a professional level, and he is a genuinely talented, sincere musician who does everything with a sense of integrity. Most people who bought this debut album probably did so because several members of the tragically short-lived but already legendary Swedish band Änglagård play on this album. Their performances are good, but anyone who expects this album to sound like Änglagård is likely to be sadly disappointed. …

The Bombay Dub Orchestra is the brainchild of two English musicians, Andrew Mackay and Garry Hughes, who wanted to do something that hadn't been tried before: to make the ultimate chill-out album, using a real orchestra. It all began when Mackay and Hughes went to Bombay some seven years ago to record some of that city's top session players for a project by the LA group Spellbound. "I produced and Andy arranged," Hughes recalls. …

If you could get an album that includes an approach of genuine Baroque and the heavyness of Power Prog, this is the one to get. Solid double-bass drum all the way, thick and slick guitar (a la Petrucci) makes this record Bach plugged on a 500 db amplifier. It shakes the dust from your shelves in a convenient way. Prodigee Ingwie Malmsteen also could give you a taste of neo-prog classical suites.