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Takara
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Wayne Klinger Takara's newest offering, "Perception Of Reality" shows off a new side
of the band with more edgier songs and vocalist Michael James Flatters
replacing Jeff Scott Soto. The predecessors are good in their own right
with your usual "rockers" and ballads but more on the commercial side
of
a close "Rising Force" since the lead and rhythms trade-off in the same
tasteful manner without all the "Neo-Classical" style. Today's version
of Takara is reminiscent to that of a Giuffria meets Rainbow with
layered keys and synths but with more dynamics and skillful
songwriting;
somewhat methodical but commercial enough for radio but ballsy enough
to
satisfy any guitar enthusiast or Rock listener. The band already has
quite the following in Europe and Japan and once they get a whiff of
"Perception..", I'm sure they'll agree it out-performs all their
previous material. The band thrives on longevity and provide
consistency
with every release and somehow find a way, despite vast odds, to
deliver
emphatically and never submit to trends. This is Rock...this is
Metal...this
is Takara.
www.takararocks.com
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