OTHER CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS III

It appears that sometime around 1998 Roy Keyworth stepped down from his duties and he was briefly replaced by one Craig Wilson, but the following year he became again a stable branch of the Galahad line-up.In 2001 comes the third part of the ''Other crimes & misdemeanours'' series, originally released on Avalon and reissued in 2009 along with the second part by the Oskar label.

This is another nice archival document of Galahad's history with the first part, consisting of ''Aries'', ''The chase'' and ''Learning curve'', being of significant interest for fans of the band.These pieces were originally presented on the 94' ''Voiceprint sessions'' EP and date back from a 93' recording session, although the first two were written in 1987.What else should you expect than some flashy, melodic and deeply atmospheric, MARILLION-esque Neo Prog, featuring great work on keyboards with quasi-symphonic and even Classical leanings over tapping grooves and expressive vocals, typical 80's stuff played with energy and passion.Second part is dedicated to a live execution of Galahad at BBC back in 1991 with Tim Ashton on bass.The band represented its repertoire with ''Face to the sun'', ''One for the record'' and ''Room 801'', no surprise these performances are great, dynamic and powerful, all tracks sound better than on the original versions due to the energy of Galahad on lives, and the romanticism, MARILLION-like bombastic synths and dramatic segments are displayed here in full shape.''Exorcising Demons'' is a fourth live track in the row, but this one was to be included originally in Galahad's 96' live album ''Classic rock live'', but lack of space resulted to its isolation from the list.Not much to say, the track offers a heavier side of Galahad along with grandiose orchestral breaks and a deep lyricism due to Nicholson's unique vocals, another winner of this compilation.In the fourth and last part the band covers three classic tracks from three classic British Prog bands, ''The ceiling speaks'' of Twelfth Night with its spooky, semi-Punk attitude next to the symphonic flavor of Progressive Rock, ''Lady fantasy'' of Camel with its striking solos and brilliant keyboard passages and ''The chamber of 32 doors'' of Genesis with the smooth, organ-based textures, the mellow, poppy melodies and the eccentric, unique vocals of Nicholson in the role of Peter Gabriel.

Notice than the 2009 reissue contains also ''The pleasure house'', which was a song presented in ''The reading room'' compilation of LaBraD'or Records in 2000.Maybe the least efficient of all ''Other crimes & misdemeanours'' parts, still this is more consistent and well-worked of a release than any of Galahad early studio albums.Great band and a warmly recommended document.