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Originally posted by M27Barney M27Barney wrote:

And anyway...The longest track alone makes it a 5 star release since its an epic which stands comparison with the epics of he past....more ELP influence than I first realised....I reckon the new keysman is an Emerson fan....
 

Neil Durant has brought a lot to the party certainly especially on the programming side and he is a very accomplished player. Saw him with his jazz rock combo Sphere3 at a festival gig in Basingstoke about 15+ years ago  . TFK were the headliners!
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"Stay Down", "Shallow Bay", "If Anything" have grown on me a lot. I get goosebumps from the former when the chorus appears with the metal(?) riffs.

Tangentially related, but I'd kill for more acoustic work by Mr. Holmes. In fact, I'd love see he and Markus Steffen collaborate on a song that primarily features their combined acoustic goodness.
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Maybe I gotta revisit this one

Especially since sillypuppy gave it a good review

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And anyway...The longest track alone makes it a 5 star release since its an epic which stands comparison with the epics of he past....more ELP influence than I first realised....I reckon the new keysman is an Emerson fan....
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^ however, every track will have similar tracks elsewhere in the vast amount of music produced in the last 200 years....I think it makes the track better as I like the interpretation of the yes classic. Disc 2 is awesome from start to finish...
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Originally posted by Roj Roj wrote:

 The final piece on disc two is almost Awaken revisited.  I love Awaken, my favourite piece of music of all time.  I have no objection to adopting the style of bands past, but pretty much lifting the piece?  No, I really struggle with that.


I'm always torn between which I like better: "Gates of Delirium" or "Awaken." I've gone back and forth for years. Right now I'm in a phase that favors "Gates" cuz it blows me away, start to finish, every time I listen whereas I find myself kind of tuning out during "Awaken" after the "workings of man" organ section. Plus, I think of "Awaken" as Wakeman's attempt to one-up Moraz using the same format.

Anyway, this leads to my point relative to this discussion thread: That last song, "Fallout," feels/sounds to me like a lift of the form and sounds of "Gates of Delirium"--which was then kind of reinterpreted in 1977 with "Awaken." Choose your poison: there is some serious YES familiarity to this song--too much so, which, as Roj says--and I share this opinion--makes it its failing.

P.S. How can one tell if "autotune" is being employed?  
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I'd just like to clarify that my disappointment was that from two full discs there was relatively little that totally blew me away.

The Great Spirit Way however does just that.  It's already one of their best tracks imho and possibly their best ever epic.  It's a shame about the closing epic.  That too is really good for the first 11 minutes.  All is building for a great crescendo and then suddenly Awaken kicks in.  The middle two tracks on disc 2 have certainly grown on me but I have to say disc one is a little underwhelming bar the opener and the closer.  The 3 minute track is pretty good too but the overall impression is that disc 1 is very similar throughout, nothing really stands out.  Just my two cents. 

I would place the last 2 IQ albums towards the lower end of their body of work.  However, with Constellations and The Great Spirit Way they have produced two absolute classic tracks, right up there with the best they've ever done.
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^ looks cool...The red vinyl even cooler...
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Originally posted by M27Barney M27Barney wrote:

How much was the vinyl?

It's a 3-LP set, $50 from Greg Walker. The black I think is $45........It's a real nice deep blood red in a tri-fold sleeve with digital download card.
The synth bass is excellent, pressurizes the room nicely. Bones is a 4.5 on SQ, mix and production, this one is 4.0 a bit less on the SQ and mix but still excellent sounding record! 



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Oh aye. Widows peak. I have so many cd's now its hard for me to auralise a song in my head. Especially one from a cd I've not listened to for several years...

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How much was the vinyl?
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Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

Received in the mail today......It's an excellent album!! Nuff said...

 

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Too much to listen to right now, think I'll save it and unwrap at Christmas.
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Received in the mail today......It's an excellent album!! Nuff said...
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it's good but it's not 4.40 good. Confused
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Its a little guitar refrain right at the end of Widows Peak (if I remember right) although I now feel I should have a listen to be sure 
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The magic Roundabout?
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Probably one off The Wake. Dans Le Parc Du Chateau Noir is a nod towards firth of fifth as I recall...

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I've just remembered that it's not the first time IQ have nodded towards Awaken. One of their early classic tracks ..name that track? ( I would award a prize but this should be easy!)
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^ The last track, when the solo piano kicks in. Uses very similar chord progression to the superb Awaken. I am sure that IQ are aware of their nod to an absolute prog classic and is similar to the similarities betwixt Harvest of souls and suppers ready...

Edited by M27Barney - November 03 2019 at 11:25
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