TOUCH [AKA: 20-20 SOUND]

This album is a solid 5 STARS for me, I have heard it a few times now and each time it has grown more and more dear to me. At first, I was put off by this album because it was hard to find, the sound-quality was pretty bad and the cover looked really odd in my opinion. But, of course, I gave it a listen and was immediately hooked to it.

So when we usually talk about the beginnings of prog, we say that it was influenced by genres like jazz, blues and rock mostly, and that the combination of inspirations is what led to the creating of this new progressive genre. Well, this album encapsulates just that! This album FEELS like prog by all means but it is also sharing every bit of creative influence that has made it. Some sections on here are completely blues'y, some solos on here feel like they've been taken straight out of a late-night jazz session, and of course, everything is tied together by the rock arrangements and excellent playing of all the band members.

It is a shame that TOUCH have disbanded in the same year as they made this album, they could not even give it a proper tour. If they had done those things, they might have been better known today and not flung into obscurity and stay as a hidden treasure for prog-enthusiasts to discover. Instead, KING CRIMSON released their debut a little later and were crowned the forefathers of prog, when in actuality, TOUCH did it first. And might I add, even a tad better.

I can honestly find not faults in this piece of music, its bumps and cracks make it all the more epic and perfect. Truly my best discovery of this year so far! I am still on the fence on which song is my favourite, so I will just say that both "Friendly Birds" and "The Spiritual Death of Howard Greer" are my favourites by for two very different reasons.

So if you haven't given this gem a listen, please, do yourself a favour and go give it a listen.

-Naomi || 365 Days of Prog on YouTube

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