I’ve Started, So I’ll Finish…
Progrock.com Essentials, 2025
9/10
Listen to I’ve Started, So I’ll Finish…
The UK prog outfit Fearful Symmetry is back with a 3rd album, where the multi-instrumentalist Suzi is again joined by Yael Shotts and Sharon Petrover for 10 diverse tracks.
“One By One” opens the listen with Petrover’s very swift and intricate drumming alongside Shotts’ pretty pipes and Suzi’s flowing guitars that radiate much melody, and “Hard As Diamonds” follows with Suzi’s buzzing keys amid colorful and smooth songwriting.
“Someone” and “The Dance Of The Ghillie Dhu” land in the middle. The former is cautious, where playful guitars suits the frisky rhythm section and harmonic singing, while the latter swirls with plenty of prog-friendly ideas that are often warm and inviting.
Getting close to the end, “Theme For An Imaginary Cop Show” offers a busy and meticulous moment of lively bass and upbeat grooves that you could dance to, and “The Tears Of The Gods” exits with Suzi’s strategic oud helping cultivate cultured Eastern nods that flow into more firm areas of thumping prog-rock.
Suzi plays many instruments here, and along with Shotts and Petrover they flesh out a fusion effort like few others out there.
Travels well with: Fearful Symmetry- The Difficult Second; Mihrax- Medley Of A Life