THE WINDOW OF LIFE

1. "The Walls of Babylon" (10:50) (17.25/20) 2. "Ghosts" (8:02) (13/15) 3. "Breaking the Spell" (9:18) (17/20) 4. "The Last Man on Earth" (14:46) (27/30) 5. "Nostradamus (Stargazing)" (8:23) two minutes of sensitive guitar soloing before the full song kicks in. Too 80s Brit Pop sounding (especially in singing style, diction). (16/20) 6. "Am I Really Losing You?" (4:47) big guitar hook is stolen from YES's Soon. (8/10)

Total Time: 54:06

Like the music that came out of the "Classical Era" (1730-1820), there are times when our ears hear just too much noodling, too many quick changes, too many bag-loads of short motifs crammed into a short span of time. The music of The Window of Life shows Pendragon reaching this point--though not nearly to the degree that they do on their next album, The Masquerade Overture. Are Nick & Co. just trying to over-impress us? Are they so desperate to prove themselves to the world?

C+/3.5 stars; a solid contribution to the prog lexicon and a nice step forward toward the Neo Prog top tier.

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