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THE WATER ROADThieves' KitchenEclectic Prog3.66 | 94 ratings |
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I was actually quite surprise that finally Thieve's Kitchen has transformed their music into
something truly a progressive rock music after I was quite disappointed with their previous
album "argot" and I did not give high rating on it. This one is really different as the music,
composition-wise, is quite mature even though it moves quite slow in tempo. But it does not
matter at all as prog music not necessary a dynamic one or energetic. You might not be
patient listening to for example the opening track The Long Fianchetto (21:01) as it has a
slow movement at the start> But in my case I really love the piano solo at the beginning of
the track which sends a strong message about the classical nuances of the music. But
actually I was wrong thinking like this as when the guitar enters the scene it indicates me
another style of music that is different with what I previously expected. I enjoy the guitar work,
really. The female vocal by Amy Darby makes the song fulfills its role nicely throughout the
long duration.On thing unique about this album is that the fact that I am not aware how changes have happened from one track to another as the second and third track happen naturally as they are part of the already very long opening track. So basically in a total of 34 minutes I enjoy the flow of the music in its entirety without any intention to stop it at all. I finally only realized that I reach track four Om Tare (7:44) as musically and energy-wise it's totally different from the previous three tracks. This one is really a killer as it moves in relatively fast tempo in the vein of Finneus Gauge music. You might put this fourth track as your best track as it has very strong in composition and it's dynamic and energetic and it has many tempo changes. You won't believe this one is featured in this album by Thieve's Kitchen. It then moves beautifully to the fifth track Tacenda for You (9:34) through nice female vocal and wonderful combined work of keyboard / mellotron and guitar with some flutework as well. Oh this is beautiful really! As for lineup, I knew the man behind this band: Mark Robotham from his tenure in neo prog band called as Grey Lady Down, as well as Anglagard's Thomas Johnson who plays keyboards with mellotron-like sounds throughout the album. To me this is an excellent prog music that blends nicely many elements like folks, symphonic prog as well as jazz-rock fusion. It's basically a blend of many kinds of music and overall it's really an excellent result. I highly recommend this prog album. Keep on proggin' ...! Peace on earth and mercy mild - GW
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