RETROSPECTIVE

This is a Norwegian formation that got a contract by a Canadian label. The band's name and the title of the album contain the words 'retro', so what's in a name? Well, the CD starts with lush Mellotron sounds, say no more I thought! But to my surprise the music sound quite original, varied (spacey, mellow, swinging, bombastic and some songs with acoustic guitar) and melodic with lots of good ideas and pleasant atmospheres. Most of the nine compositions are based upon great guitarplay (many strong soli), supported by lush Mellotron (violin/flute/choir) and organ. Remarkable are two tracks with obvious hints to Jeff Beck ("World Reveal") and David Gilmour (splendid slide guitar in "Judgement Day"). The vocals (male and female) sound OK with some elements from Alan PARSONS and I'm pleased with the regular spacey synthesizer soli. This CD is a very promising start, I'm looking forward to hear more from RETROHEADS!