BIG LOST RAINBOW

Big Lost Rainbow

Prog Folk

3.50 | 8 ratings

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BigDaddyAEL1964

Not prog, not great, I don't see where the 4 stars come from. Here is my track-by-track opinion:

Sail: A sweet folk rock song with just a pinch of prog elements to make it more interesting. Nothing special.

I Go Alone: A heartwarming folk ballad with beautiful flute parts, it reminds me of Jethro Tull songs like "We Used to Know", but acoustic. Not prog, but very nice music!

Lady Love: Another ballad, in a style which reminds me of Peter Hammil. Still not many prog elements in this album, but the melodies are wonderful!

Brothers of The Future: A soft folk song reminding me of Simon and Garfunkel. Rather irrelevant for my ears.

Ocean: If Jethro Tull and Peter Hammil ever collaborated, the result would probably sound close to that; I don't think this would be their best song, though.

Oh! Idaho: Folk influenced by the feelgood style of the Beatles, a short uplifting song with nothing significant.

It's Over Now: Another acoustic ballad, but I feel like I've listened to songs like that a thousand times.

Morning Sunshine: Right out of the CSN&Y book, a simple, happy song.

Lady of Music: Ohhh, that's why the album is labeled as prog! This is a 13-minutes Jazz piece, where each instrument plays solos, one after the other, while bass keeps the tempo. I never got the point of pieces like that; I don't know who else has fun listening to them besides the band members themselves. This piece is not so boring because the members of the band play various instruments, so it's not overly repetitive. 3 minutes before the end, they also decide to sing for a minute or so, and then the flutist plays solo again. Meh?

Rating: I don't get the supposed greatness of that album. To my ears, it's a good folk rock album, and nothing more. It's also not prog, only "Lady of Music" is prog-ish, but that's how every single jazz piece I have ever listened to sounds like, at least structure-wise. 2 stars.

BigDaddyAEL1964 | 2/5 | 2024-10-1

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