“.............. A recently revived band of the 70's (an Yes offshoot at that, though neither Tony Kaye nor Peter Banks are part of it), headliners Flash were eagerly awaited by a good part of the audience. An extremely professional and well-honed outfit, with two of their original members left (vocalist Colin Carter and guitarist Ray Bennett), they delivered a set mixing old classics and material from their forthcoming new CD. While belonging to the symphonic prog family, their compositions also have a warm, classic feel, strengthened by the members’ dynamic stage presence. Carter’s vocals, though, still bring Jon Anderson to mind, and there is enough instrumental intricacy to please hardcore prog fans. Their catchy yet complex sound is clearly viewed as a touchstone by modern bands that offer their own personal interpretation of the vintage sound of the 70's. Flash came across as consummate musicians and performers, with top-notch songwriting and excellent stage craft. ”

“The last band on Saturday was Flash, a prog supergroup from the early 70s with Ex-Yes members. I've had their three studio albums for years, but once I heard that Peter Banks was not part of the current band, I was afraid they might not be very good. My fears were for naught - the band still features the original singer and the original bassist has moved to guitar, and he has most of Peter Bank's guitar parts down cold. The new drummer, bassist and keyboardist looked and sounded so at home I'm betting people who didn't know the band's history didn't even know they weren't original members. They played about half of their first album, a few tracks from the second and third, and some new tunes to be released on the new fourth Flash CD. The biggest surprise of the weekend was when Flash played a "progified" cover version of the Nine Inch Nails song, "Hurt". When the vocalist announced it some people thought he was kidding. But it worked really well as a prog song. ”

“Sep 11, 2010 Progday, Chapel Hill, NC - Review Gotta say, Flash kicked my ass sixteen ways from Sunday - great songs, reminded me of City Boy in a roundabout way. Catchy vocals, great vocal harmonies, very cool and interesting musical interludes - everything I listen for in prog-rock, frankly. Lead singer Colin Carter had that grizzled rock veteran thing down cold, the drummer (Mark Pardy) was tight and fluid at the same time, Wayne Carver kicked ass on bass and backing vocals, keyboardist Rick Daugherty brought the vintage (and modern) sounds, and guitarist/co-lead vocalist Ray Bennett was on top of his game. Total pros, fantastic songwriting, and just a really great, upbeat set to close out the day. Progressive Ears Member: kErrYkOMpOsT 9/8/2010 ”

“They've got guts, they are musicians with the chops and they've got enough insight into the mechanics of music-making to be able to offer more in the way of intelligent, innovative musicianship than nine-tenths of their contemporaries.”