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NewEARS Album Of The Month

Pure Reason Revolution -
Coming Up To Consciousness

"Overall, "Coming up to Consciousness" is an accessible, immersive listen and the immediate temptation is to hit replay and experience it again. But it's also worth pausing for a moment and reflecting on the journey the album has taken you. The lyrics are unsettling, deeply personal and require time and thought to properly comprehend.

This album is sure to delight PRR's many fans and if there's any justice, it will reach a widespread new audience too. Despite the often challenging subject matter, this album is not a depressing listen - far from it. It's a frequently thrilling journey of musical splendour, catharsis and fulfilment. There are enough epic, proggy and beautiful moments to delight the full range of genre enthusiasts. It's one of the strongest releases of 2024, and it's sure to demand frequent revisitation for many years to come." SJ-TPR

Impeccable sound design and flawless technique present these musical ideas and emotions in crystal clear sonic clarity. Coming Up To Consciousness is a very high-quality and engaging album with artful, subtle musical frameworks, poetic lyrics and raw emotion from the heart - what else would you expect from these 'Bright Ambassadors of Morning'?" LT-TPA

Essential Track: "Possibly, the most heartbreaking song on an album filled with deeply affecting songs is the starkly titled Useless Animal. This intensely personal song is filled with such sad images including placing his dying dog in his child's pushchair for the last guilt-ridden walk to the vet. This is a song about not realising the value of something until it's gone. Courtney finishes with words of such crystalline falsetto grief he can barely sing them out, and then Pure Reason explode with a powerful wave of furious rock, reflecting an outpouring of grief" LT-TPA

Read the full reviews on The Prog Report and The Progressive Aspect.

Listen and watch the videos on the band's YouTube Channel.

Buy the Album from Inside Out Music or wherever great Prog music is sold.

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New England Events

10/12/24	BEAT - Belew, Vai, Levin and Carey Play 80's King Crimson	Casino Ballroom - Hampton Beach, NH
10/12/24	Lotus Land - American Rush Tribute	Chubb Theatre - Concord, NH
10/13/24	Gong - Universal Ascension 24	Taffeta Music Hall - Lowell, MA
10/13/24	Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark - Bauhaus Staircase Tour	House of Blues - Boston, MA
10/14/24	Gong - Universal Ascension 24	Space Ballroom - Hamden, CT
10/14/24	Todd Rundgren - ME/WE 2024 Tour with Prairie Prince, Kasim Sulton, Bobby Strickland, Gil Assayas, and Bruce McDaniel	Ridgefield Playhouse - Ridgefield, CT
10/15/24	Gong - Universal Ascension 24	The Iron Horse - Northampton, MA
10/16/24	Opeth - North American Tour 2024	Palladium - Worcester, MA
10/16/24	Todd Rundgren - ME/WE 2024 Tour with Prairie Prince, Kasim Sulton, Bobby Strickland, Gil Assayas, and Bruce McDaniel	Nashua Center for the Arts - Nashua, NH
10/16/24	David Cross Band - Plays King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic complete + music from Starless and Bible Black and Red	Space Ballroom - Hamden, CT
10/17/24	Todd Rundgren - ME/WE 2024 Tour with Prairie Prince, Kasim Sulton, Bobby Strickland, Gil Assayas, and Bruce McDaniel	Blue Ocean Music Hall - Salisbury, MA
10/18/24	Lotus Land - American Rush Tribute	Blue Ocean Music Hall - Salisbury, MA
10/18/24	The Rush Experience - Tribute To Rush	The Kate - Old Saybrook, CT
10/19/24	Renaissance - 'In Gratitude' Farewell Tour	Ridgefield Playhouse - Ridgefield, CT
10/19/24	Todd Rundgren - ME/WE 2024 Tour with Prairie Prince, Kasim Sulton, Bobby Strickland, Gil Assayas, and Bruce McDaniel	Lynn Auditorium - Lynn, MA
10/19/24	Lotus Land - American Rush Tribute	Blue Ocean Music Hall - Salisbury, MA
10/20/24	Renaissance - 'In Gratitude' Farewell Tour	City Winery - Boston, MA
10/24/24	David Cross Band - Plays King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic complete + music from Starless and Bible Black and Red	Iron Horse - Northampton, MA
10/25/24	Todd Rundgren - ME/WE 2024 Tour with Prairie Prince, Kasim Sulton, Bobby Strickland, Gil Assayas, and Bruce McDaniel	Aura - Portland, ME
10/25/24	Awaken - a Tribute to the Music of YES	Tupelo Music Hall - Derry, NH

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Featured Show:

10/11 - Boch Shubert, Boston MA
10/12 - Casino, Hampton Beach NH

Former King Crimson members ADRIAN BELEW and TONY LEVIN band together with guitar virtuoso STEVE VAI and explosive Tool drummer DANNY CAREY for the first time to create BEAT, a creative reinterpretation of the three iconic 80s KING CRIMSON albums - Discipline, Beat, and Three Of A Perfect Pair.

ADRIAN BELEW - The 1981 through 1984 King Crimson created a music all its own. Timeless. Beautiful. Complex. Fierce. For the fans who lived through it then, and the ones who never got to witness it, our aim is to bring it to life again. A monumental task but we're going for it! There are not enough exclamation points to express my excitement!"

STEVE VAI - Being a part of this ensemble is an extraordinary privilege and opportunity to perform some of the most beloved, timeless, and monumental music of the 80's (and beyond) with truly inspired musicians. This music resonates deeply with me. Adrian, Tony and Danny are unique musicians with an otherworldly insight into presenting rich musical complexities in a very accessible way, and I am looking forward to searching each other's musical minds in real time on stage."

TONY LEVIN - This is going to be quite a tour. Revisiting some of my favorite music is a treat in itself, but in company of this stellar lineup, I expect to have my musical butt kicked! And it's also great that we're not just playing a few shows, we're hitting it hard. So, Road Dogs are coming to your area soon."

DANNY CAREY - I am very excited to share the stage with three of my favorite musicians on the planet. Tony, Steve and Adrian have always been a source of inspiration for me since the beginning of my career, and now to be able to share a bit of my musical journey with them is a dream come true. There's nothing better to make some sparks fly and light a fire under your ass than getting out of your musical comfort zone, and I can't think of any other three guys I'd rather do this with."