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AOR/HARD ROCK ALBUM OF 2000: Praying Mantis - Nowhere to Hide. This one flew out of left field and smacked me in the head...HARD. Originally classified as NWOBHM, this band has been around since 1981. This album is nothing but pure AOR hooks and harmonies. It is absolutely phenomenal. The *only* negative to this disc is that the production quality is not what it could be given the technology available today. I have never personally rated an album 100/100. If the production work were better on this album it *would* be 100/100. Even so, the music is so incredible I give it 97/100 (to give you an idea of how high a rating that is for me, I have in excess of 3,400 CDs in my collection; perhaps 20 I rate as 95 or better). Yes, this disc is *THAT* good. Take Wetton-era Asia harmonies and apply them to pure traditional AOR melodies. Add a nice epic feel with heavy keys, and you're there.

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