There's something for all sorts of progressive rock fans on Seven Wonders-the 2017 CD by Georgia-based musical conceptualist, Arthur Offen. An astute and intuitive singer / songwriter who gained fame in 1980 for the Air Raid album, produced by noted music producer / engineer Eddie Kramer, as well as for three albums made with the band Flag-Arthur's strong point is his unique vocal style, that mixes a driving Gary Brooker / Procol Harum sound meets an early '70s Elton John approach. Rooted in hard rock, heavy metal and progressive rock, the Seven Wonders CD is wonderfully packaged and the lyrics come in a CD booklet complete with lyrics and some wildly colorful looking artwork. Describing his mission on Seven Wonders, Arthur states, "I knew that number one, Seven Wonders was going to be a rocker from the way things started going as I started fleshing out the tunes. What was emerging to my ears was as a progressive rock set that was heavy on the rock end of the spectrum." Seven Wonders works best as a total listening experience, although track five "Twas Meant To Be" would clearly make a great radio single track. A range of early to mid 1970s influences come to mind on Seven Wonders, including heavy, electric guitar-centric rock bands such as Deep Purple, Procol Harum and even Gentle Giant. A number of musicians back up Arthur and his core team on Seven Wonders, including multi-instrumentalists and co-producers Rick Hinkle and Tom Waltz. By combining a range of rock influences with a intensely lyrical approach, singer-songwriter Arthur Offen delivers the goods on an album that is absorbing and, at times, positively astonishing. In a fitting gesture, Seven Wonders is dedicated to much-missed rock icons Chris Squire and Paul Kantner as well as to every fallen soldier.