The Old Road

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   I've received Martin Orford's The Old Road lately and it definitely blows me away! A classic, romantic and nostalgic "retro" neo-prog (as Martin says himself) at his best (something like a tie between Jadis nad IQ) with fine contribution of Gary Chandler. It's hard to find a single weak track for me (maybe Take It To The Sun is too Wetton-ish), but what is your favorite?

By the way - I hope that isn't Martin's really farewell with great music...

Poll Question: Which track is your favorite?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Grand Designs	2	[66.67%]
Power And Speed	0	[0.00%]
Ray Of Hope	1	[33.33%]
Take It To The Sun	0	[0.00%]
Prelude	0	[0.00%]
The Old Road	0	[0.00%]
Out In The Darkness	0	[0.00%]
The Time And The Season	0	[0.00%]
Endgame	0	[0.00%]
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zbida Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 16 2006 Location: Poland Status: Offline Points: 748	Topic: The Old Road Posted: February 24 2009 at 02:02
	I've received Martin Orford's The Old Road lately and it definitely blows me away! A classic, romantic and nostalgic "retro" neo-prog (as Martin says himself) at his best (something like a tie between Jadis nad IQ) with fine contribution of Gary Chandler. It's hard to find a single weak track for me (maybe Take It To The Sun is too Wetton-ish), but what is your favorite? By the way - I hope that isn't Martin's really farewell with great music...

Hercules Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: June 14 2007 Location: Near York UK Status: Offline Points: 7024	Posted: February 24 2009 at 11:56
	The best album I've heard for ages; it's been on my CD player almost constantly for 3 weeks. Best track?? I absolutely love The Old Road, The Time and the Season and Endgame. All the rest are also very good, but for me, the utterly beautiful Ray of Hope wins. Exquisite! Easily the best album of 2008, if not the last decade. Martin Orford is a genius and a terrible loss to music.
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