| Le Cimetière Des Arlequins was the second album released by France’s Ange and represents a wonderful piece of Franco prog rock. Arguably Ange’s most complete album, Le Cimetière houses all the Ange characteristics…..mainly Christian Decamps theatrical singing-talking style and Francis Decamps organ and mellotron work. Ange create a delicate and rich soundscape with some of their greatest progressive moments captures on this album. Musically Ange reflect the sonic stylistics of early King Crimson to the Genesis matermarked mellotron runs to the folk symphonia of Harmonium. “Bivouac - 1ère partie” is my personal favourite track and represents why I love this band. Fans of Ange and French prog will need to get a hold of this album for sure…………a masterpiece | |||
| Ave Rock were Argentina’s answer to a progressive Deep Purple! I love this debut album ……..Great guitar driven heavy prog psych drenched in tons of Hammond organ. Songs are very well developed with some nice mood variations and dynamic arrangements. Although there are some vocals they play a minor role as the album is mostly instrumental. The entire album is pretty trippy and spacey really with tons of great guitar, bass, drum and Hammond interplay. In many ways this album reminds me of bands from the Ital-prog genre. Clearly Ave Rock is one of the classics of Argentinian rock and a fantastic play. | |||
| I know I likely should not be putting a review of this album up on my site and am sure I will receive some e-mail flack about its inclusion, but for some reason, I like this album ! For me Northstar blend elements of Genesis, Rush and IQ and create an interesting listen….even if some would consider this “cheesie Neo-prog” ! I really at times get a strong Genesis vibe aka “Wind and Wuthering” era. Joe Newnam’s voice may take a bit to get used to (If you ever do ) and musically is a tad over the top but when it all comes together there is just something there in this album for me. Granted not the most original album, but sometimes in life one mans garbage is another’s gold. I dig this album kids sorry ! | |||
| Buon Vecchio Charlie's one and only recording is a 30 minute journey into pure prog heaven. Interesting to note that this album's lineup was the backing group of songwriter Claudio Baglioni who received the support to record what was intended to be an instrumental album. When the record producers found out it was a proegressive rock recording they shelved the lalbum and it sat dormant for a long time until it was uncovered. Lineup was Luigi Calabrò (guitar, voice), Richard Benson( voice, guitar), Sandro Cesaroni(sax, flute), Paolo Damiani(bass guitar), Sandro Centofanti(keyboards) and Rino Sangiorgio on the drums. The album opens with an ode to norwegian composer Edward Griegs "In the hall of the mountain king" and then quickly jumps and stays in a prog jazz rock vein. Considering the age of this gem, it has been masterfully re-mastered and sounds clean and fresh. Musically Buon Vecchio Charlie ebbs and flows between soft and very aggressive themes and tempos. The album is essentially one long track divided into 5 pieces. Musical allusions include Jethro Tull and Italian cousins Osanna with traces of Luciano Battisti. A great album and essential for lovers of 70's Italian Progressive Rock . | |||
| David Pritchard started life out as a late night radio DJ on a local Toronto early 70’s Progressive Music radio station. Pritchard also developed in parallel a unique interest in electronic instruments and music. At the time of recording “Nocturnal Earthworm Stew”, he had acquired a fine collection of industry leading analog synths. All of these early analog keyboards are utilized on this fantastic album to create some pretty interesting and mind altering space music. Blips and beeps yet richly symphonic, Pritchard will take your mind into another dimension creating a sound not unlike that of early Brian Eno, Klaus Schulze and even early Tangerine Dream. Fans of Canadian Progressive Rock band FM will be interested to note that both Martin Deller (Drums) and Nash The Slash (Electronic Violin and Mandolin) contribute to this work of art. Very spacy and very warm synths......perfect for a cold winter evening. | |||
| The Canterbury scene was really defined by the debut album by Hatfield & The North which remains today a pure classic progressive rock album. What is amazing is that every musician is so strong and this album feels so cohesive and not a tone of soloist going for it. Every track is a real treat and by composition showcases the extreme talents of this band. Egg’s Dave Stewart's plays some brilliant organ and keyboards here while Richard Sinclair’s bass and vocal work tightly contributes. Also one must take note of Phil Miller’s guitar playing and Pip Pyle’s drumming which get to unfold over the album and sound in perfect fit. Hatfield also included the vocal harmonic trio of Barbara Gaskin, Amanda Parsons and Ann Rosenthal) who were referred to as the “Northettes”. In many ways this album represents Canterbury’s answer to Van Der Graaf Generator mixed with Gentle Giant. The album is an assortment of 15 tracks all interwoven making this a concept-like piece. | |||
| Next to Harmonium, Beau Dommage were likely the best known French Canadian 70's band who sold lots of records and had a few golden hits along the way. Essentially Beau Dommage play acoustically folk driven symphonic music which is highly melodic, romantic and full of rich tones. Beau Dommage also utilize a nice arrangement of instruments with synths, flutes, electric and acoustic guitars, percussion, clavinets, piano, bass and an assortment of household items. Their songs are highly rhythmic and always seem to reach a unique quiet high. Another superb quality are the fine vocals and harmonies of Pierre Bertrand, Marie-Michele Desrosiers and Michel Rivard. This was the debut album from Beau Dommage and carries the progressive folk masterpiece "Le Geant Beaupre" which carries a feel not unlike Genesis. Overall a soft caressing album that never gets too dark or heavy maintaining a steady holistic mood. Highly recommended. | |||
| Mojo magazine once described “A Wizard, A True Star” as “The most awesomely ambitious rock album ever made” and although I am not sure this is correct it certainly hangs out as one wild album. Obviously our friend Todd also experimented with narcotics at some point in recording this creative masterpiece. Of all the Todd Rundgren albums he released this one is my overall fav I think as it really is his most complete recording. “A Wizard A True Star” blends some lovely melodic and progressively complex art rock all wrapped up in a ball of psychedelic chaos. This album is made up of 19 tracks that pretty well runs as 1 gigantic piece of music….thus the ambitious comment I suppose. Musically this is a huge album and definitely requires your listening attention but what a reward for those who endure. Amazing album that you must play for your pals ! | |||
| Cano’s 3rd album “ Eclipse” is a strong continuation for this Canadian Jazz-Prog-Folk legend. In 1978 Cano were a 7 piece ensemble featuring guitars, strings (violins, mandolin), brass section, piano and synths. The overall result is a fusion of such, mixing styles and attitudes One of my favourite 70’s Quebecois tunes is from this album “Earthly Mother” which is an electric violin reinterpretation of a famous Ukranian melody and represents a testament of their musical depth and influence. Eclipse also features the hauntingly beautiful voice of Rachel Paiement who carries a tone not unlike a pure mix of Kate Bush and Annie Haslam. Overall a great album | |||
| Modern Music was an important continuation for Bill Nelson and his art rockers oddly named “Be Bop Deluxe”. Like all of Be Bop’s music, it is a clever mix or pop, avant-garde and progressive genres. For those unfamiliar with the music of Be Bop Deluxe might want to start here as I would say “Modern Music” is arguably the most complete studio album. Essentially this album is a fine collection of 15 strong art rock songs perhaps somewhere in the “10CC” – “City Boy” vein. There is no question that Bill Nelson is a very underrated guitarist and song writer for that matter. Modern Music is dripping with Nelson’s experimental and unique guitar trickery and playing exuding a rather unique sound. Musically these guys are tight and sound complete with “Modern Music” literally hitting a nice wide range of infusions and tastefully playful music with depth and sophistication. | |||
| “Où est passée la noce” was the second album released by Canada’s Beau Dommage (most certainly) and a clear continuation of their exploration into the folk-progressive layers like fellow bandmates “Harmonium”. Side one is pretty well a fine continuation left off from their debut album with 7 great melodic songs while side 2 is an entire 20 min track of epic proportions taking Beau Dommage completely into the progressive rock genre. “Un incident à Bois-des-Filion” blew me away the first time I heard it mix its grand mix of progressive and instrumental prowess and huge orchestration (reminiscent of Yes). Lead vocalist Marie-Michèle Desrosiers voice is crystal clear and beautifully supports the soft males tones of Michel Rivard and Pierre Bertrand. Overall a fantastic album ! | |||
| Donovan did the unthinkable in 1971 after a string of highly successful hit singles and albums in penning a double album putting his music to famous childrens’ poetry. In an apparent complete divesture, Donovan’s HMS album was pretty well laughed at in on it’s release and shun by the public who were seemingly happy to simply shelve this beautiful album. In complete contrast to this I consider this album to be nothing short of a masterpiece. Donovan took his fantastic song writing skills in a fresh new direction that had never been done before tied in with children’s stories and poetry makes this a adventuress timeless concept album. Musically this is the acoustic Donovan with pretty well just his voice, his guitar playing highly melodic and simply magical music. The end result is a rich concept-like album which plays on 2 levels..a lovely child-like album rich in prose and music and a richly acoustic psychedelic child-like fairy tale. Either way HMS Donovan is one of my personal favourite folk albums . | |||
| Paint a Picture was the debut album release by England’s “Fantasy” and represents a lovely early work of art. This 5 piece English band play a highly symphonic styled melodic progressive rock with some lovely deep mellotron and keyboards. Fantasy were known as a song based band and this album showcases their lyrical approach to symphonic music. Instrumentally these guys were amazing with some lovely bass, guitar and drum interplay all put to the expressive and flowing vocals. Hard to exactly peg down but one might draw some similarities to the approach of Starcastle, Alan Parsons Project (ie. Politely Insane) Genesis and even Barclay James Harvest. Their sound is full and rich with lots of great instrumentation. Recommended for your collection ! | |||
| Here is a beautiful album for the lovers of powerful acoustic folk prog…they come much better than this. Séguin’s debut album featured essentially the combined creative talents of Richard and his twin sister Marie-Claire Séguin. Their music is powerful yet very folky and rich in creativity. Essentially this album is the fantastic and sharp sounding acoustic guitar of Richard accented by his vocals and his sisters (who has a simply beautiful voice). Although the whole album is fantastic I have found heaven with the 8 Mins “Genocide” which essentially is the most progressive track on the album. | |||
| Babe Ruth debut album is still one of my favourites from the early 70’s mixing powerful rock, symphonic and progressive genres. I love the voice of Jannie Haan who has one of the most powerful and awesome voices of all time. Mood on the album moves from the high adrenaline forward rock number “Wells Fargo” (which is one of the greatest rock tracks of all time IMHO) to the soft symphonic melodic piece titled “The Runaways”. They even attempt and pull off a fantastic rendition of Frank Zappa’s “King Kong”. Leader of the band, guitarist, and principal song writer, Alan Shacklock was a huge talent and may IMHO be of one rock’s most underrated musicians. This album has it all and is just an amazing piece of 70’s progressive rock. Absolutely essential album. | |||
| I always wonder how things like this happen …..a great album is recorded years ago in 1972 that never was released and in fact lay dormant for over 30 years until it was re-discovered. “Tales Of The Riverbank” is a great album and may be the long lost progressive rock find of the century imho! I don’t know a whole lot about this 5 piece band but understand they only recorded one album and played out their hearts while living on the Isle Of Wight. Musically these guys were pretty solid with tons of mellotron, soft fitting vocals and harmonies and reminding me of bands like “Fantasy”, “Spring” and “Rare Bird”. The album was produced by Groundhogs guitarist Tony McPhee. Highly recommended album | |||
| Opening with a orchestral space piece not unlike Zarathustra from 2001 and out of the rare album vaults comes this stunning concept album from the late 70’s featuring a star studded line up that will make you drool. Inter Galactic Touring Band was written by Danny Beckerman and Wil Malone and was brought to life back in 1977 by a cast of interesting characters. Each song essentially features a revised cast of musicians including Rod Argent, Steve Barth, Arthur Brown, Dave Cousins (Strawbs), Jim Cuomo (Fireballet), Annie Haslam (Renaissance), Percy Jones (Brand X), Ben E. King , Jeffrey Laynor (Stanky Brown), Pepe Marchello (The Good Rates), Meatloaf, Anthony Phillips (Genesis), Marge Raymond (Flame), Francis Rossi (Status Quo). Synthesizers work is credited to Larry Fast (Synergy) as well. Musically this album is very well done and the more and more I listen to this album the more it endures. Cousin’s “Heartbreaker” is a wonder song very much in the Strawbs vein while Haslam’s “Reaching Out” could have easily been lifted from her first album….rich and wholesome. The whole album is really great and I think you would really dig this collaborative concept album. | |||
| Growing up with an older brother who loved 70's guitar rock gave me an early appreciation for Hendrix, Lizzy, Schenker and of course Canada's Frank Marino. The first few albums from Mahogany Rush are great acid guitar workout albums, but it was his forth album that really caught my ear way back when. This album houses all that trippy Marino'esqu guitar work with his Hendrix’ish packaging but also blends in a fair chunk of mellotron and funk elements. For me this is the height of his creativity and represents a solid album from start to finish. Fans of heavy Krautrock will love this album for sure. | |||
| You would have to dig far too deep into the annals of progressive rock to even find mention of Robert Connolly's masterpiece "Plateau". Connolly released one wonderful album in 1978 which was a 2 part concept album that hits all the right symphonic moods for me. Side One features some lovely mellotron and symphonic keyboard interludes with most instrumentation played by Robert himself. Obviously Connolly was heavily influenced by the prog bands of the 70's but generally stays away from sounding like anyone and remains an intact original score. Best way to describe this album would be to take parts of FM (Canada's), Alan Parsons and mix in some chunks of Camel. | |||
| Early in the career of Camel alumni Pete Bardens managed to release a wonderful solo album offering a glimpse into a young developing talent. What is amazing about this album is that he formed the Peter Green band before Peter Green did! Bardens centers this album obviously on his keyboard and organ work but still gives plenty of space for Peter Green to unleash his blues inspired guitar solos. Bardens and Green are accompanied by Reg Isadore's Drums and Bruce Thomas' Bass. This album is a killer from start to finish and plays in the blues psych prog vein with some nice instrumental work. 2 tracks are over 10 mins and give the band lots of space to explore some pretty cool vibes and sounds. It is criminal to think that few people have even heard this album! | |||
| “The Neck Pillow” was the second album release by this German experimental prog rock band who wrote here a real gem of an album. With 2 epic tracks titled “Bed Sausage part 1 and part 2” what else can you say? Hard to exactly peg this album musically but I would suggest a pretty clean split of UK’s “Arena” with Italy’s “La Maschera Di Cera”. Musically these guys blend symphonic keyboards with heavy grooved guitar and bass riffs and beats creating a strong and energetic vibe throughout. The music of Inquire is always intriguing and shifting and offers many surprises along the way. Instrumentally this band is amazing offering some pretty courageous yet well constructed and highly original music. The Neck Pillow also contains an excerpt from Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite ! Inquire would have to be one of the freshest progressive bands to have come out of Germany in some time. Highly recommended ! | |||
| When music is this good all you can do is say wow ! Right from the opening bars this album really takes the listener into another world…in fact slightly resembling for me a film score. This 2 CD dual concept album plays out two different stories with side one creating a 75+ mins musical score intended to accompany philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre’s novel "nausea" . The second CD is an 18 min epic prog-suite aply titled “Welcome To My Rock N Roll” based on a symphony by French composer Louis Vierne. German prog fans might be interested to note that 2 of the members of this band were once ex members of Trespass. Although accompanied by narration, it is clearly in their instrumental work that shines thru with some fantastic keyboard, drum , bass and guitar interplay. Musically these guys are amazing and blend 70’s progressive rock sensitivities (aka Genesis and ELP) with a modern complex yet interwoven and tight fusion vibes (Tunnels, Brand X, Arena) Also key to note that this album is exceptionally well recorded and sounds nice and lively over the ol’ speakers. | |||
| Airborne were a mid 70's folk prog act from British Columbia who wrote a solid acoustic folk-prog debut album. Musically this 5 piece band play an ode to 70's band "America" with learning of Yes and Crosby Still Nash and Young. In fact a Neil Young piece appears on this album (Old Man). The music is quite soft and vocal centric with arguably more of mellow 70's vibe granted than classic 70's prog rock, however this album is still highly original and conatins that certain flare I suspect you will enjoy. | |||
| ...and out of the ashes of Phoenix come this amazing band from Romania who recorded a gem of an album with Zalmoxe. Sfinx's "Zalmoxe" is a concept album based on the historical figure Zalmoxe, who was a divine religious leader under the rule of the king Burebista. Zalmoxe is symphonic prog lovers buffet. Musically this band were deep and tight and I just love the vintage 70's keyboard sound they created. All songs are well thought thru and performed in a spacey soft manner. Musically this album remonds me at times of a few bands including Barclay James Harvest (Mierea), Canada's FM, Nektar and even Omega. Highly recommended album. | |||
| “What A Bunch Of Sweeties” is the 3rd album by the Pink Fairies and IMHO a standout album full of hard driving guitar, bass and drum interplay. Nothing is really left to your imagination…this album is a real stonker with their psych-like phasing and hard rock edge. The 2001 re-mastered CD version is a big improvement in sound and finally the album sounds less murky and cleaned up. Although full of toe tapping straight ahead 70’s guitar rock, there is something progressive and spacey in their sound. | |||
| Todd Rundgren's album simply titled "Todd" is another wonderful journey into the mind of a young and very ecletic recording artist. “Todd” is another hugely challenging album and a little darker than his previous monster "A Wizard, A True Star". However, given the sheer length and highly experimental nature of this follow-up album is not without a large dosage of variety and high edged creativity. As you would expect the album is largely synthesizer based with some amazing guitar, bass and drum excursions. This album was my first taste of solo Rundgren and remains to this day likely my favourite of all his albums. Rundgren always had the knack for creating a very original musical world where psychedelic and pop sensibilities merge and become fused. Of course there are still tons of pop fused melodies and tons of over the top strangeness but that is exactly what makes Todd Todd. | |||
| "Night Works" was lifted from an old FM radio broadcast and really should be considered Gila's second album. In a similar fashion to the stunning debut album "Free Electric Sound", this album pulls out all the underground Krautrock vibes and is a truely great little album. Although the folks at Garden Of Delight have done a masterful job in restoring and presenting this snippet of Krautrock history, my only issue is the fair production quality (obviously the source tapes were not perfect). But having said, the music is still superb and I love the Floyd like extended jams and spaciness of this album. "The Gila Symphony" is my favourite track which clocks in at around 14 Mins and represents a great extended space jam not unlike early Floyd. Gila was the early proving grounds for guitarist Conny Veit who would later play with others including Popol Vuh and Guru Guru. | |||
| Someone has finally released this little gem from the early 70's (thank you Akarma Records) featuring 5 Italian American rockers from the New York area. This convincing album blends elements of CREAM and ERIC CLAPTON and even a bit of good ol' LED ZEP. With two guitarists you could imagine that this is an electric dominated album with tons of great wah wah, fuzz and lead soloing going on. Musically these guys were bang on with some great songs and a high degree of character and skill. At times the album is a little bit Blues, at other times a bit more progressive and at others pure 100% Classic rock. Lead vocalist Ed Cass (Drums) has a great voice and it fits the guitar jam music very well. "Everybody Knows" is my personal fav track from this album with the 7 Min standout smokey jam. Also a good chunk of psychedelic like interludes and atmospheres...... Overall a great album! | |||
| Paternoster's debut album is a peculiarly interesting album with some pretty dark progressive moments. Musically this album is not far from what Pink Floyd were doing at the same time and verges on the psychedelic. The lead vocalist might take some getting used to before it all sinks in as his vocals sound a tad strained. Having said this, after a few listens the vocals merge into the music and you can get easily into the instrumentation. Musically this band blend lovely organ work with underground sounding guitar, bass and percussion. When the band break into their progressions it can simply take you away and I love their sound...very cool album ! | |||
| By the time of their second album, The Be Bop Deluxe were gaining recognition as an original band and they took a further second bold step with recording of "Futurama". In both progressive growth and lyrical/conceptual detail, this album sets a new high in album content and approach. Like all BBD albums, they are the carefully and skillful recorded under the ears of Bill Nelson and his fixation to tell stories of science fiction thru his music. Like all artists, Nelson paints with his music creating lush landscapes and creative soundscapes of his ideas. "Futurama" also houses a number of fan favourite tracks including "Sister Seagull" and "Maid of Heaven". I love Nelson's guitar work on this album and the big sound the trio were able to generate. The album was produced by Queen's Roy Thomas Baker and at times you can actually hear a semi Queen-like production quality. Front to back this album is amazing. | |||
| “Nostimon Hemar” is the latest album from this Greek progressive power rock band who have carefully written an epic 70 minute concept album. Again fronted by the caressing vocal prowess of Ima and the neoprog resonating supporting 4 piece band they set out to tell a musical epic Greek odyssey concept album as seen thru the eyes of Greek poet Konstantinos Kavafis (1863-1933). With a high degree of musical composure and a keen and special sense of magic La Tulipe Noire have released another excellent symphonic progressive album. Musically this band draw allusions to the likes if Marillion, Pallas and IQ but are still able to carve out their own unique place in my musical collection. Although highly symphonic in nature thanks to Hyde's keyboards this album also features some standout guitar, bass and percussive moments. Perhaps the strongest track on the album is "Polyphemus" which offers both power and symphonic delicacy. For those willing to try to experiment a bit with some less known new prog bands should check this act out and "Nostimon Hemar" would be a fine place to start. | |||
| "Made In Germany" was a real musical transformation for Amon Duul II and a wonderful progressive album creating the first "Kraut Musical". Told over 2 LP's, this is a sort of dark story of German history put to a slight vaudevillian/cabaret vibe with all that strange Duul'ish characteristics still intact. The early Amon Duul II are amongst my favourites in my collection, but this 1975 release is really a solid work of art and deserves to be reviewed in different light. Whimsical at times (and thankfully so considering the theme), yet certainly vintage Duul.....creative music with a wide variety of moods and tempos. This would have to be the most lyrically profound album they ever recorded and I love Renate Knaup's vocals throughout. Musically this album is also quite moving with some fantastic instrumentation ranging from vintage space jam Krautrock to smoke filled Cabaret themes. Please be aware that a much more condensed version of this album exists (also under the same title) but was released on a single LP at the time. | |||
| Kino are a relatively new progressive rock band, I suppose would be considered a "supergroup". With membership including Marillion's Peter Trewavas, Arena's John Mitchell, Porcupine Tree's Chris Maitland and It Bites' John Beck this band deliver the new gen prog rock. Musically this band is a mix of a little bit of everything....from the syncopated prowess of "Spock's Beard" to the symphonic latitude of Arena to the melodic detail of The FlowerKings. Intermixed within this album is also a keen sense of melody and borders a tad on the pop genre which gives this album a certain flare of accessibility. Of course the instrumentation is excellent with the great guitar of Mitchell combined with the bass talent of Trewavas, drumming clarity of Maitland and Beck's unique keyboards. Mitchell also handles the lead vocal role which he manages to with ease and actually has a great voice (I never really noticed from his Arena days!). This album might be the single best album I have heard in a long time and has too many high points to walk thru but I can sum it all up by saying this is just one of those albums. | |||
| The music of Pink Floyd, Roger Waters and David Gilmour has been an intrinsic part of my life. Albums like "Ummagumma", "Dark Side", "The Wall", "Wish You Were Here" and into the solo albums..Waters' "Pros and Cons", "Amused to Death" and into Gilmour's sensational debut album and slightly less filling "About Face" and now comes the 3rd solo album from the aged David Gilmour "On An Island". Joined by an elite class of side musicians including David Crosby, Graham Nash, ex bandsmate Richard Wright, Phil Manzanera, Robert Wyatt, Andy Newmark and Jools Holland contribute to this flawless and easy flowing album. "On an Island" is a pretty tame album which goes down sweet and softly without any abrupt stops or craziness. The album is littered with Gilmour's soft voice, harmonies and some pretty awesome guitar solos. The album is pretty much laid back and ebbs and flows with a high quality and still contains that certain Pink Floyd flare. Overall a very solid album and nice to hear Gilmour doing his own thing and not the Pink Floyd all star band.....by the way just for the record those later couple of "Pink Floyd" albums are not Floyd kids! Immitation at best with some horrid lyrics and re-used Floyd stuff......This album is much much better! | |||
| Ever own one of those albums that you just can't believe others have not really listened to enough or not discovered the true inner charm and beauty of? That is exactly the case with Manfred Mann's "Chance". This is an album I just love from side 1 to the end of side 2. "Chance" was also the last of the 70's Classic Manfred Mann And His Electric Band albums and is literally a product of 1979 and 1980 writing and recording. This album is a wonderful mix of part prog, part 70's artrock and part pop. On the recording of this album Mann tried to keep the old band intact but had to suppliment with some new members. It might be the most inconsistent of all his 70's albums, butit still works cohesively for me. Long standing lead Chris Thompson only sings on 3 tracks and Trevor Rabin steps in for guitar duties. This is far far too underrated an album and a vintage one at that which is still waiting to be discovered. ...Come on take a "Chance" | |||
| If you have not heard the music of Mojave 3 then you are missing out! "Out Of Tune" was the second album released by the British alternative act formed by former Slowdive members Rachel Goswell (vocals), Neil Halstead (vocals, guitar) and Ian McCutcheon (drums). This is dreamy folk country pop rock with strong musical allusions to the minimialism of Nick Drake and the harmonic beauty of Simon and Garfunkel. In many ways this music should appreal to fans of the Cowboy Junkies although not a mirror imitation in anyway! The music they create on this album is alternative pop at its core with a certain spaciness drawing out the lush and dreamy atmospheres with their broadly strumming guitars, gorgeous melodies, and focal organ whisps. | |||
