See below for PRESS
REVIEWS and RADIO AIRPLAY
for the album:
"Welcome, Humans"
released on Musea Records, May 2005
REVIEWS:
diverse, complex and beautiful
unexpected twists and turns
the album
has made a very positive impression
upon me.
It's diverse, profound, devoid
of commercial matter and is interesting throughout.
Vitaly Menshikov
Progressor (Uzbekistan)
www.progressor.net/review/thirteen_of_everything_2005.html
Chops,
melody and atmosphere in a winning formula
lots of instrumental interplay,
and tons of melody. Filled with
humorous yet dramatic lyrics and classy
instrumentation
a very enjoyable album.
Pete Pardo
Sea of Tranquility (U.S.A.)
www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=2498
brilliant, inspired
material that is both heartfelt and wise.
(taken from a review of the
original 2002 demo versions of many of the songs)
Jedd Beaudoin
Ytsejam (U.S.A.)
www.ytsejam.com/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=99
+ 1/2
... a beautiful album.
Jean-Pierre Lhoir
Music in Belgium (Belgium)
www.musicinbelgium.net/pl/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=925
beautiful electric guitar flashy synthesizer flights, powerful vocals, dynamic interplay and many shifting moods.
of Background Magazine (Netherlands) (as posted on Prog Archives)
www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=37512
Sound:
Composition:
+
1/2
Musicianship:
Performance:
+ 1/2
(4 stars possible for each category)
"This Texas quartet raises the neo-progressive bar to lofty heights with
this exceptional disc that delivers in spades on the
promise of their
five-song E.P. demo.
This is
lush symphonic rock delivered with the skill and chutzpah of the '70s elder
statesmen.
Adventurous ideas are realized through intelligent compositions rife with
sharp instrumental prowess. Alternate
stinging or weeping guitar
drenched in sustain, backed by an assortment of keys, punctuate these modern
styled
melodies. The vocals are clean, smooth and crisp with tight harmonies
Richly textured acoustic guitar interludes and some
softer, almost ambient
pieces assist in the constant shifting of moods.
"
Warren Barker
Progression Magazine (U.S.A.)
Issue #49
http://progressionmagazine.com
Ian Fairholm's
Best Albums of 2005
(ranked #17 of 40)
this debut indicates that Thirteen of Everything have an
extremely bright future ahead of them.
the
album is full of
variety, complexity and lots of interesting changes in
tone, dynamics and style. ... The performances are tight and clearly
all
four musicians know what they're doing,
originality of sound, strong
songs, excellent musicianship
With 'Late For Dinner'
Thirteen of
Everything have surely produced one of the best multi-part progressive
rock numbers of the last decade.
It
makes for a fantastic conclusion
to a strong album
Ian Fairholm (U.K.)
Progressive Ears
(follow link for
Reviews / Album Reviews)
This is one of those albums that I keep returning to and I hear new things each listen. I would without any doubt,
recommended this to fans of (Echolyn, Underground Railroad, Spocks Beard,
Genesis) as well as classic and modern
symphonic progressive rock. Theres also an element not found
much in modern progressive rock, a sense of humor
and quirky fun.
Ron Fuchs
ProgNaut
(U.S.A.)
www.geocities.com/prognaut
www.myspace.com/prognautmusic
www.geocities.com/prognaut/reviews/toe.html
It seems like a perfect album.
Electricity and poetry meet in search of a modern sound
Giancarlo Bolther
Rock-Impressions
(Italy)
www.rock-impressions.com
www.rock-impressions.com/thirteen1.htm
Recommended: cool, catchy and dynamic sympho art-rock tends to put a smile on the listeners face
Nuno
ProGGnosis (U.S.A.)
www.proggnosis.com/music_dbcdinfo.asp?txtcdid=15985
There is an admirable consistency within the music and the album flows well
with sufficient variety to maintain interest
throughout.
Mark Hughes
Dutch Progressive Rock Page (Holland)
www.dprp.net/reviews/200549.html#thirteen
they
should draw many new fans indeed. Tying together the quirky pop of XTC and
some 80s crossover rock, laid on the
foundation of the complexity of Gentle
Giant, Genesis and Yes, and loads and loads of melody, these guys are
poised to join
the popular contingent of prog.
(taken from a review of the
original 2002 demo versions of many of the songs)
Mac Beaulieu
Exposι Magazine (U.S.A.)
Issue #26
"
sonic signposts as various as the Flower Kings, XTC, and
Echolyn, but also more than a dollop of brooding guitar-led
atmospheres the
way Floyd used to get it done. The song formats are anything but obvious ...
to keep the listener on their
toes. Its much more interesting than most
of the prog-by-numbers we are asked to digest these days.
deserves
to be
noticed in the symphonic prog community. "
Sean McFee
Exposι Magazine (U.S.A.)
Issue #33
symphonic, tight and very professional.
the music is really exciting.
complex and strange
but still containing
beautiful and harmonic chords and progressions.
the centerpiece of the
album is the last half, a 26-minute epic
"Late for
Dinner"
with themes
about an alien takeover involving ... uh ... eating. I'm not sure who's
eating who, but I think the aliens
are coming out ahead of the game. You
have to hear it to believe it. ... I hope these guys are
around for a long time.
Fred Trafton
Gibraltar
Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock
(U.S.A.)
www.gepr.net
extremely promising
excellent
with symphonic harmony mixing modern
sounds to complex structures
with melody and vast passages with complex
instrumentation.
Issue #35
great dynamics
between
melancholy and euphoria ...
(taken from a review of the
original 2002 demo versions of many of the songs)
Volkmar Mantei
Ragazzi (Germany)
www.ragazzi-music.de/thirteenofeverything.html
Strong
lyricism, structured melodies,
but its the 26 minutes of Late for
Dinner that make Welcome, Humans a true
work of art.
Fred DelForge
ZicaZic (France)
www.zicazic.com/zicazine/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=3515
"... where neo-prog stops and affairs of adventure, depth and more meaning begin. "
iO Pages (Netherlands)
Issue #61
www.iopages.nl/archief/io61.html
catchy melodies,
complex arrangements and a style of fragmented composition. The ensemble,
perfectly tied together,
gives us a delectable opus of an ending which mixes
atmospheric passages, sometimes bordering on psychedelic, often
unusual
harmonies, serious vocals and captivating arrangements of guitar and piano.
where originality, good taste and
experimentation meet. ... Welcome, Humans could well become the discovery of the year!
Richard Guay
Quebec Audio & Video (Canada)
"The truth is that they have surprised me this band called
Thirteen of Everything with a symphonic progressive rock classic,
that
although conventional or traditional has many sparkles of originality and of
good instrumental execution. "
Juan Mellado
La Caja de Musica (Spain)
http://dlsi.ua.es/~inesta/LCDM/Discos/thirteenofeverything_welcome.html
RADIO AIRPLAY:
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Caledonia, Ontario, Canada
CKNS 92.9 FM
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Milwaukee, WI
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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