HAPPINESS IS THE ROAD: ESSENCE 4/27/2004 The virtuostic tendencies run high

The virtuostic tendencies run high

and a broader theme of overcoming odds shines through tracks like "My Shot" and "It's Quiet Uptown

Jon Landau

the Robert Glasper Experiment attempts the near impossible: create a sequel that delivers fully on the promise of its groundbreaking

recorded at the first show of their first tour after the departure of drummer Jon Wysocki earlier that year

HAPPINESS IS THE ROAD: ESSENCE 4/27/2004 The virtuostic tendencies run highThe band that ushered in the British neo prog wave in the 1980s, Marillion has proved itself to be a true survivor. Still going strong in 2008, the band is as ambitious as ever, releasing their latest batch of tunes, HAPPINESS IS THE ROAD, as two separate volumes. Where its sister album, THE HARD SHOULDER, is a more visceral, rocking effort, the first volume, ESSENCE, is a lush, atmospheric affair, somewhat reminiscent of latter day (post Roger