AMZ - April 2000 - Steve La Cerra
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Artist: Steve La Cerra
Title: "Flight"
Label: North America Music
Reviewed by: Vinnie Apicella
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Tranquil, peaceful and at times disturbingly unrestrained, Steve La Cerra's second musical offering, "Flight," rises gracefully above this material world, flowing freely and wandering about in the night sky…bridging the once wide gap between present and past in a timeless display that stimulates the senses.

The multitalented La Cerra takes the listener on a true spiritual journey where music knows no boundaries, but only a deeply rooted beauty that evolves throughout the ages coexisting harmoniously with what was and what longs to be… The progressive nature of these flighty compositions explores traces of the past, taking refuge only briefly amidst the shadows of Genesis, before spreading its own wings to soar beyond yesterday, sure to make a passing glance every so often before charting its own course into the distance where limitless imagination lights the way.

Every instrument here serves a unique purpose in the creation of the touching soundscape that combines an airy new age quality where flavorful guitar acoustics shimmer in the glow of a synthesized backdrop, providing a true ethereal quality broken only during the occasional outbreak of percussion.

Conceptually written and divided into several arrangements, La Cerra and his gathering of able professionals flow together in perfect unison, where the finest example of studio craftsmanship brings a live aura to the many segments on this "amazing journey" that stimulates faith and touches the heart all at once.