Mythos, under the direction of Stephan Kaske, were always an odd bird. Never fitting convention, they went on to release a number of albums that do not fit any preconceived notion. Concrete City was the latter of two "normal rock band" albums from Mythos. Kaske couldn't sing to save his life, but yet he continued on cluelessly here, always offsetting that weakness with his brilliant flute and synthesizer play, and having the smarts to employ an excellent guitarist. I can assure you, Concrete City sounds nothing like anything you've heard prior - yet it is familiar all the same. There's symphonic progressive, electronic, NDW, AOR, and hard rock all within the confines here. I find this album more enjoyable now than ever. One of those unique albums that are worth holding onto. Not one to win any awards, but well worth your time to give an ohr.
Ownership: LP: 1979 Venus. Single sleeve. Online acquisition. It was still sealed, after all these years! This replaced the Zyx CD that made up the above review.
12/22/21
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