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"Opus 2" Review Featured In Quintessence
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Review of "Opus 2"
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By: Wayne Klinger
he sophomore installment from another Illinois-based guitarist and his brother Scott on drums, Mark Carozza on bass (Berklee grad) and Mike Wlsh helping out on more guitars (longtime friend of Tom Hess since college).
The press sheet makes the remark "imagine Dream Theater, Symphony X and Yngwie with the "Lord Of The Rings" soundtrack with 19th century Classical music". That pretty much explains it to a good degree. As far as the 10-track CD, Hess can be described (Tom himself) to be in the league of Batios, MacAlpines and Bellases. Anyone familiar with Vitalij Kuprij's solo efforts as well as Greg Howe's "Ascend" and MacAlpine's "Chromacity" will really dig Tom's style and the music of "Opus 2". The chemistry of these four guys is unique, uncanny as far as the songwriting goes and is a well-oiled machine.
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