Dredg - El Cielo CD (album) cover     Crossover Prog  4.07 | 216
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music website  5 stars I decided to review this because Dredg
had been on this site for a few weeks now, and so far there is
just one review of the album. I'm guessing this is because many
people have never heard of Dredg. Well, hopefully after reading
this review and the one above, you'll go out to the stores and
purchase this amazing album called El Cielo. Dredg's music is
hard to describe but I will give it a go. It's music that you
can give repeated listens, it's layered, it's atmospheric, and
above all it's filled with emotion. The singing on this album by
Gavin Hayes is beautiful, and the songs are driven by a tight
rythm section. The drummer, Dino, has a creative style that is
both techincaly adept and incorporates many styles. The bass
work is well crafted and actually adds to the music, and the
guitar is used to give more atmosphere, not as a lead
instrument. There are howeve