THE WORLD

1Back In The Spotlight surely the PENDRAGON sound that you should listen to first; simple, effective, melodic, well-performed instrumental parts; after the symphonic break the guitar returns twice, with the chiseled riff then the metronomic melodic solo and 2 The Voyager arrives suddenly, a slide guitar à la 'Paris, Texas' near a watercourse as an intro, there's a Japanese air or almost which fills the air of the piece; come on, here we go, at 7 minutes the slow variation on the crystalline piano, then the bass, the synths which make you explode, vibrate; and it's the showman Nick who will take everything in hand, he worshiper of PINK FLOYD he skims the rest of the title on his magic guitar; it's not perfect, not intense, not the best neo but what does it make us vibrate 3 Shane rolling... more drums, the guitar that talks to you, just to you Clive behind his keyboards and the weighted explosion, Shane.... or how from a short title you can leave very quickly and very high in the ethereal strata; well, Nick's solo has a lot to do with it, navigating between PENDRAGON, ARENA (yes, spatial temporo loop in Clive's head), MARILLION and a little PINK FLOYD; short but intense! 4 Prayer end of front, well there on CD it's easier, no need to move; the consensual piano ballad, the flute that goes with it, good sampled I grant you; a controlled rise with its share of guitar notes to melt more than one person; yes it's simple, but yes it feels good especially in this second era when neo had taken a hit in the wing after grunge, in short for information you will have to wait for 'Window' in 93 and ARENA and its famous 'Lions ' to get us out of our lair! In short, thank you Mr NOLAN!

5 Queen Of Hearts, Part I for the triptych, a gentle start, with a touch of melancholy. In short, no waves, we are right in it, neither too good nor too excessive, just a sound that flows, pleasantly 6 Queen Of Hearts, Part II continues with the entrance break, the crystal clear, sparkling guitar, the drum pad to keep the rhythm and Nick's spleen moment for a slow digression, slow and long, orchestral where the groovy side is made day; Nick takes over the vocals for a short moment to now launch Clive into a keyboard solo just to remind us that it is Clive who is also at the helm; Nick strums like on 'The wall'; symphonic finale which brings 7 Queen Of Hearts, Part III with a piano arpeggio for the rest and end of this triptych, MARILLION-style atmosphere here with the bass-keyboard association; the title goes on the bucolic ballad with a hypnotic repetitive sense, the kind of giving the impression that it is not going to stop 8 And We'll Go Hunting Deer for the finale with the gaseous sound, pan flute, piano and a solemn side of this keyboard which makes you think of the images of the world wars, where you gave your life to defend your nation; Where is your nation today with these people who spit on your flag, who only come here to slaughter your sons? Like a prophecy we must get up, this title is well calibrated for that; a slow tempo, a nursery rhyme and you see yourself recruited to sing in the 1st row and look Nick in the eyes; here's PENDRAGON it's just that, not terrible eh but so soft-prog from Néo.