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NDV - (Nick D'Virgilio) "Karma"

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Reviewed by: Tommy Hash
Genre: Prog Rock
Country: USA
Language: English
Length: 64:26
Release Date: September 18, 2001
Label:
InsideOut America
Band Members: Nick D’Virgilio – Vocals, Drums and Percussion, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Keyboards, Programming Mike Keneally – Electric Guitar
  Bryan Beller – Bass Rick Mussallam – Electric Guitar
  Dave Carpenter – Bass Peter Plumeri – Background Vocals
  Kevin Gilbert – Piano and 12 String Electric Guitar on 5 Alan Morse – Cello
  Mike Johnson – Wurlitzer Ryo Okumoto – Piano on 9
     
Track Listing: 1.)- The River Is Wide - (7:12) 8.)- Untitled - (3:26)
  2.)- Dream In Red - (4:35) 9.)- Will It Be Me - (4:16)
  3.)- Forgiven - (3:09) 10.)- Anything - (3:55)
  4.)-Karma - (3:12) 11.)-Paying The Price:
  5.)- The Game - (4:07) - Dysfunction - (5:45)
  6.)-The Water's Edge - (6:29) - Paying The Price - (4:32)
  7.)-Come What May - (5:11) - Unknowing - (8:45)
     
The Review

OK, most of you might be thinking, what the hell is a drummer doing releasing a solo album, that does not fit the profile of a drummers album? The answer: performing chops of all types and showcasing himself as one hell of a songwriter, that's what. ***

Basically more than just a glamorized singer-songwriter album, this offering from Spock's Beard drummer Nick D'Virgilio showcases his credibility beyond the drumkit, showing that not only has he had profound influence on SB's melodic sound, and could easily front the bad if he had to, Oh Wait, he Is now fronting that band. ***

So basically, fans of Spock's Beard sort of knew what to hopefully expect when Mr. Morse left, I mean it did shock fans and sent a shudder of wonder down the progressive rock world that the "pop song and dance man" of prog was now jumping ship due to personal spirituality reasons (nothing wrong with that). ***

But enough about SB, lets talk about "Karma," well opening with the acoustic riffs of "The River is Wide," mixing the folky atmosphere with heavy technical drumming, leading to a more diverse hard driving cut, leaving room for sparse arpeggios to prevent the song from going too far into a jam session, setting the tone for where the song makes the main statement on this record, coinciding with the musicianship that compliments D'Virgilio's style. While the record keeps a balance between progressive pop and progressive rock, it is not too far fetched from Spock's Beard, I mean the heaviest cut on the record is the somewhat experimental "Forgiven," while D'Virgilio dabbles in world music percussion with the title cut. There is lots of material here that seems to ride along in the more eased back vein of things, such as the time when we hit the middle of the record with cuts like "The Game," "the ballad "The Waters Edge," as well as the emotional "Come What May." The more upbeat moments come from cuts like "Untitled," "Dream in Red," and the final extended cut," Paying the Price." ***

In some cases this record is has it's heavier moments than most SB records, and D'Virgilio's voice is less "trained" sounding than Morse's, singing in a less high range, but always staying on key. I many cases this record is heavier and progressive than most of Morse's solo material (no offence Neal), being that Morse sort of went all out pop almost combining the sound of the Eagles with Ben Folds, but D'Virgilio combines the sound of Spock's Beard, along with more of a rock sound, without going overboard on the production. ***

In one way or another the album title says it all, I mean since D'Virgilio was able to show his talents beyond being a drummer, it all came back around to him, now he will be showcasing his talents as frontman for Spock's Beard. ***

Tommy Hash

 

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