Hamadryad - Safe in Conformity. 2005 Canada-Quebec

Hamadryad's second album primarily swirls around the mid 70s Genesis era of Trick of the Tail. There's the faux mellotron, familiar Collins-esque vocals, and Hackett styled guitar. There's also some muscular early 70s heavy prog in the Uriah Heep sense of the word. And the other diversion is about two-thirds of the way through, where they go all-in Rush but with a bit of prog metal thrown in. It's definitely a shoehorn, but it adds diversity on a continuous listen. Safe in Conformity is the kind of album that grows in stature with time, as it has done with me. A keeper.

Ownership: CD: 2005 Unicorn. Nice jewel case fold out cover with lyrics.

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