New Jersey Stage 2016: Issue 9 | Page 43

highly anticipated album soon available in various formats from Stick Men - Tony Levin, Markus Reuter and Pat Mastelotto. The ten-track CD circles around cinematic themes, thick, thumping rhythms and intricate arrangements proving that the whole is indeed greater than the sum of its talented progressive parts. The tricky title track opens and sets the tone for this diverse mostly instrumental record. “Plutonium” blends vocals with explosive jams as does a tanta- lizing “The Tempest.” The last four songs of Prog Noir flows in a pageantry of agile sometimes avant-garde progressions. Stick Men remains a unique trio still at the top of their creative groove heavy game. Many might remember the Dan Reed Network from the late 1980’s. Their melodic rock style earned the band a spot on the charts paired with rave reviews. Fast forward to 2016 and after many years the Dan Reed Network is back with Fight Another Watch a video for “The Tempest” by Stick Men NJ STAGE 2016 - ISSUE 9 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 43