Message

Message

1981 - It'l Be Awhile 

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Albuquerque, New Mexico based Message were an excellent example of the progressive hard rock style that had a small niche audience in the late 1970s and early 80s. It's mainly hard rock at the core, but is slightly complex and has a few more ideas than the usual run of the mill bonehead albums of the era. The tracks are mostly compact (with only two going past 6 minutes), so no elaborate themes nor delusions of grandeur here. Think Side 2 of Rush's 2112 as an example. The Texas band False Prophet is another good reference (an archival CD that Shroom put out a few years ago). One can only hope that a full canister of recorded music awaits discovery. A superb album that is still quite unknown. ashratomJan 25 2011