Опубликовано: 7 марта 2013 г.
This
album has a kind of religious feeling in it, maybe due the organ driven
sound resembling little the tones of Arzachel. It is opened by a very
beautiful melancholic chord progression, sad but still full of hope. The
mellow hazy hymn slowly gains strength and leads to a more aggressive
passage, resembling slightly tamer version of Van Der Graaf Generator's
sound maybe. Backward running treatments and folk-oriented motives fit
to the of first track, and the whirlpool deepens on "An Appointment with
The Master" by march of descending melody harmonies, drawing the
listener deeper to the depths of melancholia. Following "The Settlement
Song" starts as a quiet hymn for an organ and a voice, transforming to
slow guitar chord progressions. The oppressing basis of this song has
different parts, constructing a powerful art rock suite. "Long Time
Living" is another short ballad, melody sounding little like John Lennon
composition. The duller parts start to emerge on the later pieces, sad
slow mantras with hazy vocals, and some calm and acoustic marching
shimmering with magnificent power. I think the music creates a solid
entity pleasing fans of downer music, and it is quite serious and
humorless. If you like melancholic British keyboard driven prog, then
this might be a worth of checking out. I personally felt the album
starting totally wonderfully, but during the spins grows less
enthusiastic from its content. Somehow the wonderful elements of the
album are not treated in most profitable manner, or there are some
contrasts or ideas creating a powerful dramatic curve missing
Review by Eetu Pellonpää from Prog Archives http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp...
Line-up / Musicians
- Colin Swinburne / guitar, organ, piano, vocals
- Peter Kimberley / bass, piano (2), vocals
- Brian Smith / drums
- Karel Beer / organ (7)
Track List:
1. Translation
2. Equals
3. An Appointment With The Master
4. The Settlement Song
5. Long Time Living
6. Strangerstill
7. Come All Ye Faceless
Bonus tracks on 1990 CD re-issue (from the EP):
8. The Slightest Distance
9. Donna
10. A Thousand Pages Before
album has a kind of religious feeling in it, maybe due the organ driven
sound resembling little the tones of Arzachel. It is opened by a very
beautiful melancholic chord progression, sad but still full of hope. The
mellow hazy hymn slowly gains strength and leads to a more aggressive
passage, resembling slightly tamer version of Van Der Graaf Generator's
sound maybe. Backward running treatments and folk-oriented motives fit
to the of first track, and the whirlpool deepens on "An Appointment with
The Master" by march of descending melody harmonies, drawing the
listener deeper to the depths of melancholia. Following "The Settlement
Song" starts as a quiet hymn for an organ and a voice, transforming to
slow guitar chord progressions. The oppressing basis of this song has
different parts, constructing a powerful art rock suite. "Long Time
Living" is another short ballad, melody sounding little like John Lennon
composition. The duller parts start to emerge on the later pieces, sad
slow mantras with hazy vocals, and some calm and acoustic marching
shimmering with magnificent power. I think the music creates a solid
entity pleasing fans of downer music, and it is quite serious and
humorless. If you like melancholic British keyboard driven prog, then
this might be a worth of checking out. I personally felt the album
starting totally wonderfully, but during the spins grows less
enthusiastic from its content. Somehow the wonderful elements of the
album are not treated in most profitable manner, or there are some
contrasts or ideas creating a powerful dramatic curve missing
Review by Eetu Pellonpää from Prog Archives http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp...
Line-up / Musicians
- Colin Swinburne / guitar, organ, piano, vocals
- Peter Kimberley / bass, piano (2), vocals
- Brian Smith / drums
- Karel Beer / organ (7)
Track List:
1. Translation
2. Equals
3. An Appointment With The Master
4. The Settlement Song
5. Long Time Living
6. Strangerstill
7. Come All Ye Faceless
Bonus tracks on 1990 CD re-issue (from the EP):
8. The Slightest Distance
9. Donna
10. A Thousand Pages Before
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