------------------------------------------------------- MAY 1999 ------------------------------------------------------- Source: Strutter'zine (Holland) Treason ­ Treason (Treason Productions) Alan White and Billy Sherwood from YES have helped this American band. Musically TREASON is reminding me of WORLD TRADE, which means they play Progressive AOR. There are 12 tracks on their debut CD, which was produced by lead vocalist Brian Michalski and keyboardist Ted Stockwell. Take away 4 instrumental songs and you have 8 songs to listen to. The first couple of tracks sound pretty nice with "Too late" as best one with it's great melody line during the chorus. This song can be compared to FOR ABSENT FRIENDS. "Truce (flyin' blind)" is nice YES influenced progressive melodic rock/aor, while the best tracks of TREASON are "The road" and "Push". These songs are good AOR based songs, including some great keys in "Push". TREASON is a good band that should have a record deal in no time, because their sound is very professional and up-to-date. I think both progressive rock and AOR fans will enjoy this band.  Visit the website of the band at: http://www.treason.net and e-mail them at: treason@treason.net or write to their postal address at: Treason Productions, 15600 NE 8th, PMB #A634, Bellevue, WA 98008, USA. (Points: 7.5 out of 10) Close Window YesInThePress.com For site comments, problems, corrections, or additions, contact YesinthePress@aol.com