**** Project by Jordan Rudess and Rod Morgenstein - Possibly The Disc That Put Rudess On The Map

Before this disc you probably wouldn’t have heard of Jordan Rudess, and while that remained true afterward, this effort, Project, was something that probably brought Rudess some much needed attention from the music industry.  The second discs that brought Rudess even further into the spotlight where Liquid Tension Experiment, and Liquid Tension Experiment II.  Suddenly, he was among the leaders in the industry.

In my opinion, Project never reached the greatness of the Liquid Tension Experiment discs, but it is a very good effort on the parts of both musicians.  Of course Jordan Rudess was already playing the part as the Dixie Dregs keyboardist, which was probably his greatest gig to date when he recorded Project, but this disc has original material, and it wasn’t Rod Morgenstein’s effort alone that pushed this disc to greatness.  Jordan Rudess and Rod Morgenstein played their hearts out on this disc and the result is unforgettable.  So, while I won’t go on to give this one 5 stars, I will say that this gig was the stepping stone for Rudess to go on to making 5 star albums with the greatest progressive band ever, Dream Theater.

If you already have some of the prog rock essentials, which are listed in many places on the web, then you might want to think about picking this one up.  It is a great album, and would probably only disappoint someone who is trying to be cool.