Progressive Rock Reviews


Destiny of a Dream
XANG



XANG are:
Matthieu Hodge - Bass
Manu Delestre - Drums
Antoine Duhem - Guitars
Vincent Hodge - Keyboards

Tracklist:
1. The Revelation / La Revelation (7:27)
2. Misgivings / Le Doute (4:50)
3. My Own Truth / Ma Verite (5:22)
4. The Prediction / La Prediction (7:04)
5. The Dream / Le Songe (3:34)
6. Bitterness / Amertume (10:23)
7. The Choice / Le Choix (8:11)
8. The Light / La Lumiere (13:18)

A really strong debut CD from a French band, formed in 1995, called XANG . Their all instrumental album shows a band of excellent musicians who plays progressive rock that is sometimes close to progressive metal. It's complex, sometimes quite, sometimes loud and always very intriguing, like a mix between Arena, Dream Theater, Flamborough Head, Genesis, IQ, Lands End, Marillion, Pendragon, Rush and Spock's Beard, but all instrumental.

It's very hard to do an instrumental album that keeps the listener's attention throughout the whole album. I think that XANG has succeeded though with their strong guitar riffs and melodies. The CD also has a beautiful 24-page CD-booklet.

I had heard a lot about XANG in discussions on Internet before I got the album. All the rumours had been unanimous that this is a great album, and all I can do is join them in their praise. XANG have made their exit from the old Millennium in a worthy way. Eight tracks of total instrumental perfection!
Recommended!

-Reviewed by Greger Rönnqvist-

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Galileo Records & XANG contact information:
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Galileo Records
P.O. Box 30
9126 Necker
Switzerland
Tel: ++41 (0) 71 374 11 82
Fax: ++41 (0) 71 374 11 81

The Galileo Records web site can be found at: http://members.xoom.com/Galileo_Rec/

If you wonder where XANG's CD's can be bought visit Galileo Records distribution page at: http://www.galileo-records.com

You also can buy this CD at CD Baby; there you can also pay with your credit card. For this go to: http://cdbaby.com/xang

XANG contact information:

Manu Delestre
7bis, rue Auguste Legrand
59400 Cambrai
France
Tel: 0033-327 74 86 17

Xang Website: http://members.xoom.com/XANG/ Xang e-mail: emmanuel.delestre@univ-valenciennes.fr