Handclaps and a mid-temp rock beat starts off
3 Is The Magic Number, the debut album from the progressive rock outfit out of New Jersey. The eleven tracks contained on this disc have a mainstream rock feel, something I'm not too fond of these days. Jason Gleason's vocals seem to replicate Bono's (of U2) sound to a tee, therefore giving off a feeling of unoriginality. Musically the band is at top form but fail to really let loose. This meaning that everything sounds so scripted and planned out leaving no room for improvisation or experimentation. Although I wasn't all that impressed with this album, I'd recommend it to those who enjoy no thrills, no frills straight ahead rock.
(Review originally appeared in the December 2006 issue of Big Wheel Magazine)
