Secrets Of Astrology

This is Lana Lane's fifth regular LP (there as been a live and a collection of ballads and a best of). The album start with a very nice symphonic introduction that announce a good record. Most symphonic parts are played on keyboards so better not wait for a Rhapsody like symphonic kind of music. Lana's voice is very nice, sometimes described as angel like by the press, I agree that she has a very nice voice. Then the second track is the song bearing the name of the album : Secret Of Astrology. Nice mid-tempo song with a great atmosphere behind the music, although I'm not very fund of the chorus which I find to simple. Guitar solos are really something, not fast or technical, but very melodic... sometimes mixed with keyboards solos... bringing some progressive elements to the song. To my opinion these keyboards moments don't add much to the songs and some parts are really annoying unless you're a big progressive fan. Second track Alexandra is a very simple ballad... nice lyrics and nice vocal parts but the keyboards background is a 2 note repeating annoyement that kills this nice song. The next one called Raining is certainly the best song on this album. It reminds me a lot of some Asia songs, with the background vocals you can find on Asia as well. Nice chorus and nice melodic rock music, the main riff of the song is pretty nice ;). Again on solo there's keyboard (organ actually) and very, much to electronic samples... that's unfortunate cause the guitar parts are excellent. Anyway this shouldn't annoy prog fans to much. The albums is almost on the same tone alternating from prog rock songs to slow and ballads. A good album for progressive rock fans and Lana's voice fan, I'm however warning people who loves symphonic metal... even though the bands announced they are symphonic I would more say that it's prog metal with some symphonic parts.