The Dreamer's Paradox

I started using jamendo today, somewhat skeptical that people making free music as a hobby could make anything worthwhile.

Nevertheless, I headed straight for the progressive and metal sections and found your album. I downloaded it, expecting an "ok" album with basement production, but I was blown away! You sound like what would happen if Liquid Tension Experiment had continued and evolved. This album totally gave me hope for free, independent artists and music. Keep up the great work!

This is the first time I've been to this site. Naturally, I went to the rock section first. On a hunch I downloaded this... and was fricken blown away!!!! These guys really have talent, and the music itself is skilfully written.

This type of music is really hard to come by now. It's kinda like Kansas with some Yes mixed in. If I had to describe it in a few words, I would say: modern orchestral rock.

I am now a firm believer in independent music. Thank you for an excellent album, and keep up the good work. Seriously... wow...

Plenty of people have already reviewed this album, so I'll keep this part brief, tracks 1-10 are fantastic, very like Liquid tension experiment (who I love) and generally a fantastic progressive concept album. Alone I'd give that an 8/10. I rated this a 9 because of the last track. Wow. Completley unexpectedly the album ends on a absolutley bizzare finale, a completley different electronic/acid sound, twisting and jerking harshly between melodies and beats, yet still it somehow manages to fit in with the rest of the album.

The Dreamer's Paradox is less of a rock album and more like a live, recorded symphony. It starts out with an Overture, showing the listener what they will be hearing the entire album. Then the music proceeds to tell a story.

JT Bruce is talented, and the album has the best production values of any album I'ver heard on Jamendo. This is retail quality, people. The best song here is the "Dreamer's Overture," mainly because it shows brief glimpses of every main musical theme throughout.

Long, brooding but with hope, and enormously epic. It's a big album, in more ways than one.

Get it. Now.

I think best tracks on this album are Life by Proxy and The Dreamer's Overture. Album sounds pretty unique and made me understand the point of progressive metal enought that I went and borrowed couple Dream Theather albums, but after listening those a while I decided that JT Bruce's material was better. I like the cover design it's pretty awesome. I am hobby cartoonist/musician and I like that kind of simple design. Simple vocals are beautiful and guitars are great but JT Bruce could use more real instruments instead of machines.