LAST AUTUMN'S DREAM

"Last Autumn's Dream" is the third full-length studio album by UK progressive rock act Jade Warrior. The album was released through Vertigo Records in November 1972. It´s the successor to "Released" from November 1971. This was the last Jade Warrior album to feature the original trio lineup of Tony Duhig (guitars), Jon Field (percussion, flute), and Glyn Havard (bass, vocals). After completing their 1972 American tour, Vertigo Records pulled the plug on Jade Warrior´s recording contract, and as a consequence the band split-up. When they reunited in 1974 it was without Havard, who was told that his services were no longer needed.

But at least "Last Autumn's Dream" sees Jade Warrior go out with a bang in their original incarnation. I´d call "Last Autumn's Dream" the more civilized and mature brother of "Released" (which doesn´t necessarily mean it´s a better album), but of course Jade Warrior are not content with releasing a polished and stylistically consistent release. Therefore "Last Autumn's Dream" is another eclectic progressive rock album from Jade Warrior featuring elements of progressive rock, blues rock, psychedelic rock, folk rock, and jazz-rock. Havard has a pleasant voice and a strong delivery, while the instrumental part of the music is based around Duhig´s guitars and Field´s various percussion instruments and flute playing. There are drums on some tracks when a more rock oriented sound is called for, but the more mellow songs on the album typically only feature percussion and not a full drum kit.

As a result of the many different musical influences "Last Autumn's Dream" is generally a very dynamic release with both soft and mellow parts and louder rock parts but Jade Warrior are a skilled unit and they are fully capable of delivering every part of their music with both passion, skill, and conviction. A 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.

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