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About Soma
Here's the brief Amazon catalog description I'm submitting for this: An eccentric and singular slice of west-coast progresive rock from the 1980s, features a nearly unbelievable guest roster of instrumental talent, including the likes of Allan Holdsworth, Pops Popwell, Patrick O'Hearn, David Koz, Victor Bailey and others. Soma is the eccentric and brilliant sonic creation originally released in 1986 by the Los Angeles-based prog rock ensemble led by singer/songwriter Mark Lauren Gleed. The state-of-the-art recording features a cast of jazz and rock instrumental illuminati--including five tracks featuring legendary guitarist Allan Holdsworth, and A-list jazz and rock instrumentalists like Dave Koz, Nathan East, Patrick O'Hearn, Pops Popwell, and Victor Bailey among many others. Gleed's arsenal of vintage 70s synths and keyboards along with the Fairlight and Synclavier color a complex canvas of cosmic grooves and cerebral chordal progressions. Guitarist David Waldroop, one of the lesser known rock virtuosos on the scene, contributes stellar riffs and soulful tones, along with the driving, versatile drumming of Guy Eckstine. The original 13 tracks featuring both vocal and instrumentals still stand as classic vignettes of sardonic and inpired pop-fusion mastery. It's pulsing nucleus finds a jazzy core of blistering psychedelic rock and roll. Soma's roots were in the powerful, theatrical keyboard heavy rock of progressive bands like ELP and Genesis, but they infused a uniquely American flavor into this ambitious brew--with influences spanning from Frank Zappa and Steely Dan to The Mahavishnu Orchestra. Then add in the wild, bluesy, and earthy protocosmic guitar solos of Allan Holdsworth at his best and you'll find Soma is truly a rare and surprising musical treasure from the 80s, with its often oblique and literary-laden lyrics cast in rich harmonies, and recalling the oblique, sardonic, and literary-reference laden work seems to fall between the groundwork of Stee
