Magellan Impending Ascension CD

Impending Ascension Music

List Price	$16.98 (You save $3.39)
Category	Rock Albums, Heavy Metal CDs, Rock/Pop, Progressive, Art Rock
Label	Magna Carta
Orig Year	1995
All Time Sales Rank	32361
CD Universe Part number	1165943
Catalog number	51080
Discs	1
Release Date	Nov 22, 1994
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	Magellan
Engineer	David Houston; Mike Martin
Recording Time	48 minutes
Personnel	Trent Gardner - vocals, keyboards Wayne Gardner - vocals, acoustic & electric guitars Hal "Stringfellow" Imbrie - vocals, bass Also: Doane Perry, Magellan

Magellan Impending Ascension Songs

	1.	Estadium Nacional
	2.	Waterfront Weirdos
	3.	Songsmith
	4.	Virtual Reality
	5.	No Time for Words
	6.	Storms and Mutiny
	7.	Under the Wire

Impending Ascension Music Review

Average Rating: (3.7 out of 5 stars) 3.5 stars

3 stars No vocals please
The music is great, but the vocals are horrible. Why cant these talented musicians stick to their instruments? Why do they always need to say something in addition to their music? If youre not James Lebrie or Neal Morse, just forget about it and perform like Djam Karet.
Submitted by a reviewer (Doylestown, PA, USA)
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4 stars Excellent!
This is "neo-prog meets prog-metal", really good songs and very good musicianship! The three 11-minute tracks are really outstanding and are among the best Magellan tracks ever! I recommend this one if you like either classic progressive rock (Yes, Genesis etc.) or progressive metal (Dream Theater, Shadow Gallery etc.) Rating: 4 or 4.5/5.
Submitted by Walrus (Norway)
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4 stars Great Sophmore Effort!
This is a great symphonic progressive rock album. Trent continues to incorporate historical themes in his songs. Track, Storms and Mutiny is a great example of that. The only thing I knock the album for is that the drums are from a drum machine. Magellan's recent albums have a human behind the kit.
Submitted by jadiscowboys (Colorado, USA)
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