Reflections: An Act of Glass 
Artist: Andrew Gorczyca (The Music of) 
Label: Independent
URL: http://www.chris-g.com/reflections/ 
Length: 8 tracks / 42:00 min 
 
What brings top-tier artists like Adrian Belew (King Crimson, Frank Zappa, David Bowie), Phil Keaggy, Mike Keneally, Shawn Farley (Yogi, Half Zaftig), several members of Spock’s Beard, and more together to appear on an independent album?  Sadly, it was the death of Chris G’s brother, Andrew Gorczyca, four years previously. _Reflections: An Act of Glass is a tribute to his memory and a recording by these many talented artists of his songs.
 
Despite the fact that the album was recorded by many different artists in 12 different studios, it works very well as an album, maintaining a clean, harmonic prog sound reminiscent of ‘80s-‘90s Rush, The Police, maybe a little Tears for Fears, but still managing to stay as fresh as yesterday.  Listeners can also hear shades of Yes (in “How Can We Go on This Way?”) and Blue Oyster Cult (in “Give It Time”). The mix is brilliant, integrating vocals, bass, keyboards, guitars, and drums together, while keeping each as an identifiable contribution, allowing each musician to show his considerable skills.
 
This is a must-buy for fans of progressive rock, especially at the unbelievably low price of $7.99 plus shipping directly from Chris G’s web site (He also threw in a bonus CD of his own work with my order).  The album is also available on several online stores and is soon to appear on Amazon.com and iTunes.
 
Dan Singleton 
July 15, 2008