The Garden (DB Magazine)

'The Garden' is the second album from Adelaide progressive rock band Unitopia, following 2005's highly regarded 'More Than A Dream'. In a real coup for the band, they have secured worldwide distribution on Inside Out, the largest progressive rock label in the world and home to the likes of Spock's Beard, Flower Kings and Pain Of Salvation among many, many others, and I'm very pleased to say that the locals stack up exceptionally well in such esteemed company. A sprawling double album that is very ambitious in scope, 'The Garden' is epic, diverse, grandiose, musically brilliant, lyrically complex and just a tad self-indulgent. In short, everything a good prog rock album should be.

Too often, modern progressive bands are let down by a lack of decent vocals. Fortunately in Mark Trueack, Unitopia have an excellent singer who is more than capable of doing justice to the grandeur, diversity and technical brilliance of the music. 'The Garden' is a marvelous and at times stunning achievement. - James McKenzie

Full review:

http://www.dbmagazine.com.au/456/cd-UT.shtml