II

The first Evership album I absolutely loved immediately. Evership 2 was different for me and I wasn't immediately enthralled, but it felt and sounded "alright". There were a few transitions I didn't care for in some of the songs at first, however it definitely grew on me. After listening to the album multiple times you begin to hear things you didn't hear on previous listens and some of the things you may not have liked in the beginning start to pale in comparison to the golden nuggets that appear over time. In fact the last song on the album, at first I just didn't care for it. But now it has become one of my favorite songs on the album! It just goes to show that music can be complex and you have to take your time and listen before jumping to conclusions. I am so glad I didn't just dismiss this album and give up on it! One of the most emotionally touching segments for me is at the very end of the album, that last few minutes of the last song (Isle of the Broken Tree (I. Castaway / II. Meadow of Shades / III. My Father's Friend / IV. Hall of Visions / V. My Own Worst Enemy / VI. The Tree and the Door)), probably "The Tree and the Door" section of the song, all I can say is what came to my mind and still comes to my mind is that its "Epic" and almost to big to fit in my car stereo.Thank you Evership for making another "Epic" album! I can't wait until the next one.....again!

American progressive rock of the highest order. Well written and performed. I believe Shane Atkinson created most of the material, and his compositions suit the format of the prog "epic" well. I really like the range of tone and emotion achieved by lead vocalist Beau West. The band fills out each track with great playing, and a unique mix of old-school keyboard voices. With two solid albums now, Evership is one of my very favorite new prog bands.

I haven't been this enthralled by an art-based (e.g., Yes) prog band since Yes, Marillion, and old Kansas! Way to go guys. Keep up the great work!

As much as I love the debut album I was a little concerned waiting for this release – until I heard it…..One would never guess that this is a sophomore effort – it does not suffer from the 2nd album curse in the least. I absolutely love this album. It has an urgency that may, in part, be from how much shorter time Shane (Atkinson) had to put this effort together. II, however, has a great deal of continuity to the eponymous first album and a flow that will keep you listening all the way throughout.Evership II opens with the song Serious Room – and what an opening! A fully dramatic song that showcases the talents of this band. Recorded (in part) at RoSfest in 2017, the song begins gently lulling you in with Beau’s (West) voice seductively calling. The music soothes you into a dreamy place and then builds in intensity with each line. By mid-song you will find it hard to stay in your chair! Everything about this song is why I love Prog. Monomyth opens with the rhythm section setting an intensity that sets the stage for the song and our hero’s awakening. About 3 min into the song we get the change as the music becomes mellow moving into a new awakening. One almost feels that a full orchestration will happen at any minute as our hero seems to be going through a transformation – then acoustic guitar –> “Hope Will Arise” -> the rhythm section awakens us into a battle sequence and conclusion. The more I listen to this song the more I love it.The next two songs are, perhaps more rock than Prog.Real or Imagined opens as a lovely acoustic ballad and becomes a straight on rocker ala some of the great 70’s bands with some great guitar. Lyrically this one hits a little close to home – not quite as spot on as Flying Machine from the first album did, but still awfully close.Wanderer is a sweet, beautiful dreamy song – just what is needed at this point of the album. Especially for what comes next……..Isle of the Broken Tree is a continuation of Ultima Thule from the first album. This part of the story finds our hero as he is thrown from his ship as it goes over the edge of the world. What ensues (lyrically) is a wonderful conclusion to the story. What arises (musically) is a fantastic musical composition of arguably epic proportions. After all, this is Prog. For me to continue to pontificate about the virtues of this song would be a true waste of my time and yours, dear reader. It is symphonic (perhaps neo) prog at its finest.In closing, do yourself a favor. Buy this album in what ever form you enjoy your music. You shall not be disappointed.

Después de escuchar su primer trabajo de Evership, y ahora este segundo trabajo, quedo gratamente sorprendido con la calidad de su rock progresivo nuevo. Altamente recomendado!!!

Un grupo con un sonido bueno y tipicamente rock sinfonico clasico, con un muy buen vocslista