PURE

Seriously, I just can't get the whole fuzz around 'Pure'. Some loudly hyped albums click on me, but most of them don't. The same thing is with 'Pure' - it's definitely good, but undoubtely non-essential average PENDRAGON record. Okay, let's face it, it's heavier and over-produced (I wondering, why all Prog bands nowadays try to sound like PORCUPINE TREE?), not that much like previous 'Believe' effort, but still far from classic standards of 'The Masquerade Overture' lush deep sound. Leave alone soundproducing issue; the melodies, where are the melodies, Nick? All I can recall from the top of my head after 3 or 4 repeated listening sessions was 'The Creepshow' chorus. I've been listening to 'Pure' for weeks in hopes of getting the point of all that hype (I usually practise numerous listenings with albums that didn't click on me after first week of listening), I've been listening to it in different moods and times, and you know what? I simply failed to find ANYTHING interesting here. It's not bad, derivative, cliched, non-progressive or uninspiring - it's simply usual, ordinary and average. This is not what I expect from a band of PENDRAGON range after another average effort (which, at least, contained 'Sou by Sowest') and three years of waiting. A huge disappointment for me this year, another one along with SIGUR ROS and KAYO DOT. Not recommended