THE AMERICAN STANDARD (2001, Red Fez Records), Dreadnaught's third full-length album, is a genre-busting opus that constitutes "one hellacious blast to the senses... a new standard of music" (FACE MAGAZINE). The band's unconventional blend of old school prog, Americana, classical, and jazz is one of the most unusual sounds you'll ever hear - complex and intricate arrangements, dense and labyrinthine orchestration, extreme tones, and blazing playing are just a small part of the sonic landscape that the album traverses. From the frantically heavy King Crimson and Bach-inspired opener "Ballbuster" to the pastoral Yes and Aaron Copland-esque strains of "Derby Days," THE AMERICAN STANDARD pulls no punches. The album was produced by Dreadnaught (Robert M. Lord vs. Justin S. Walton) and recorded, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Shaun Frenchie Michaud with assistance from Thanks to Gravity's Andy Happel at Dizzyland Studios in Rochester NH The cover art is a painting by the renowned SF and fantasy artists Th