Concerto Moon - Fragments Of The Moon (1997)

Here's another first. After Brazil and Spain, Concerto Moon mark the first time I have listened to a band from Japan (I did start to get into Loudness, but didn't get very far - just couldn't be bothered trying to track down their large catalogue), and what caught my eye about them was their name, which I think sounds absolutely wonderful.
Unfortunately, I don't have the same opinion of this debut album. Not that it's bad - there are some good guitar riffs here, like on "Alone In Paradise" and "Hold On (To Feeling)". But that's not usually enough to really win me over when it comes to music of any kind, while vocalist Takao Ozaki has not got the next diction. At least, I think he's singing in English. The titles are all anglo saxon, that's for sure, but a lot of it sounds quite foreign to me, and the lyrics aren't printed.
Hopefully, Concerto Moon will soon win me over as much as their name has.

**1/2