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Influences
Their influences include Classic/Alternative/Prog Rock bands - Rush, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Red Hot Chili-peppers, Santana, Led Zeppelin, Cream, The Jam, The Stranglers. They also like to do more than straight 4/4 - if you listen to their songs you will hear 3/4, 6/8, 7/8 and more!!!
Quotes
“The Zone played at the lunchtime sessions of our beerfest in 2022 and 2023. They went down very well with our guests and helpers alike. Their music is really good and played to a high standard.
They’re a great bunch of guys to work with and they got on well with the tech people at the Harlington too". - Jim Smith @
Fleet Lions
“I'd probably file this under the alternative rock category for the most part. I can certainly see The Stranglers influence, especially in the guitar patterns,
the bubbling bass and the somewhat mono-toned vocals. The keys add a solid background that merges Floyd with Ultravox. The rare bursts of bluesy guitar solos are a joy,
as is the use of pianos and the extended instrumental sections. They are never complex, but add additional dimensions to the songs where they are present; something that brings them out of the ordinary.
". - Andy Read @
DPRP.net
"Get in "The Zone" with this awesome UK band and their great lyrical and musical style! And check out their album "Prophecies", which I highly recommend, with songs like "The Warning"
and "Hopes and Fears 2021". This band is truly spectacular and awesomely superb!" - Sam Watkins @
ITNS Radio
“The Zone from Hampshire (Great Britain) based roughly in blues rock / pop, are by no means unknown here at schafe-schuesse.de and have shown staying power over the years, after all they have been around for a full 15 years deliver now, 4 years after their last released album "Foundation" with "Prophecies" their new album"...
“(About Track 1 - Climb) "The overall sound is even better balanced this time and effectively makes it more catchy in the first few meters"...
“For my part, I kind of like this pleasant, new, inner calm that The Zone has here on this album. Much seems more relaxed, more relaxed than ever before"
“So far one of the potentially strongest The Zone pieces of all, even if it is still at home in the blues rock / pop mixture".
“(About Track 11 - the Warning) "...once again strong accents as a pro for The Zone. The piece remains stylistically close to the predecessor, but Roger Taylor also adds a comparison that is pleasantly close and the content is definitely up to date".
“Overall, I like it This album is surprisingly good as a gentle background / after-work music and ultimately even pleasantly surprised".
Translated excerpts from - DannyB @ Schafe Schüsse
“British Band The Zone from Basingstoke (* west of London) are one of those bands who work hard on their careers, which I notice with every release. Over 3 releases, I've been listening to the development of The Zone, who had previously pitched their tents in the rock / blues rock section"...
“Already at this point I can anticipate that all the collaborative work on this album has paid off and has helped The Zone to a quantum leap forward"...
“...the final song-trilogy refined with Charlie Chaplin's "speech to humanity" from the film "The Great Dictator" (* 1940) puts a damn strong, monumental exclamation mark to finish the album".
Translated excerpts from - DannyB @ Schafe Schüsse
“Die bereits 2.006 gegründeten The Zone, ein Trio aus Basingstoke, dem Süden von England, haben bereits vor mehreren Jahren mit
ihren EPs "Rock This Machine" (*2.010) und "Which Path" (*2.012) auf sich aufmerksam gemacht. Was bei der letztgenannten
EP noch wie eine offen gestellte Frage klang, scheint sich mittlerweile beantwortet zu haben, zumindest wenn man der neuen
EP "Colour Shift" glauben darf, aus der man (soweit ich deren Website entnahm) bereits eine Single ausgekoppelt hat.
Bislang war es ein Gemisch aus Red Hot Chilli Peppers Einflüssen und Urflüsse des
'60er/'70er Rock, die immer wieder durchsickerten und den Sound von The Zone dementsprechend erleben ließen" - DannyB @
Schafe Schüsse
“Ce premier album est influencé par les géants du classic rock et dispense un mélange assez harmonieux de blues, de classic rock, de progress
if et d?alternatif. Les riffs de guitares sont heavy, sans être métal. Browett distille de superbes soli chargés d?un feeling intensément blues.
La basse de Cunnison quant à elle est magique. À l?instar de celle de Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath), elle ne se contente pas d?être une ?suiveuse?.
Mise en avant dans le mixage, elle donne le ton et prend souvent le pas sur les guitares. Très ancré musicalement dans les seventies,
The Zone évoque tour à tour Black Sabbath, Thin Lizzy, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, les Beatles et Cream" - Michel Serry @
Music in Belgium
“The first thing I noticed about this music was the guitar skills. It’s solid. And you can hear everything from gentle Italian inspired riffs
combined with an acoustic guitar (Pleased To Be Here). To the total opposite, and what has proved to be the typical sound of The Zone; a steady rhythm with
some energetic guitar riffs in ‘Which Path’, ‘The Time We Have’ and ‘Years Gone By’ – a track that also have a
brilliant guitar solo". - Eira @
Acuvi Review
"The Zone's music combines catchy hooks with a penchant for challenging rhythms and riffola but manages to sound 'alternative' rather than a 'prog' at
all times. Dave Browett's guitar playing is bold and uncompromising and is supported respectfully by John Cunnison and Keith Nicholls' Jimi Hendrix
Experience-like rhythm section. - Toby Burton @
Rock Til You Drop
"The Zone have the material to leave you feeling satisfied Great guitar hooks and rhythm too We love to listen to The Zone in the office here at The
NerveCast Show gives us a positive buzz and sets us up for the day We are sure the Zone are here to stay " - John @
Nerve Cast Radio Show
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