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SILENT KNIGHT

Saga

 

Crossover Prog

3.69 | 275 ratings

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alainPP
5 stars The third of the 4 legendary albums of the Canadian group which revolutionized the sound and the progressive energy of rock, FM! A concept album where everything is linked with the two large final titles tinged with progressive atmospheric

1. Don't be late (chapter two) intro, crescendo, riff, choirs that blow you in your ear; The climb that launches the soli that in synth, that in a reverb and nagging guitar, melting, with a devastating spleen; One of my favorite prog in 6 ' 2. What's it gonna be quickly hurry up with this fast-air title, with its crystalline keyboards and electronic pads that many progueux will hate ... Ah it's not a real battery! The suave, sensual, solemn and Ian finish which launches a last warm solo 3. Time to go intro piano that goes up, synth style trumpets heralding; Air that surfs between this minimalist vintage side and this surface air, LEWIS Carroll BUCOLIC Rhyme; A game where Jim's keyboard sends to a high, very high symphonism, beautiful to the endless argument 4. Compromise for the obvious keyboard-guitar battle or the pleasure of having two great muiscians who chase musically speaking; playful air, grandiloquent with Michael who has the tone

5. Too Much to Lose (Chapter Seven) A small chapter with one of the most beautiful entries in the matter; The climb that is emerging, the rhythm always catchy, the instrumental flights of which this fabulous solo enjoyable guitar which seems to come out of nowhere; bewitching 6. Help Me Out for one of the titles that I sorely lack in their live spinner; A title a priori without hook, a musical juggling, a space agreed to the aggressive shouted refrain, which upsets; The climb that is emerging, no we will have to wait for one more verse; The piano suddenly, latency, and off we go, a taking tone, metronomic and repetitive in the good sense of the word with the keyboard flight which comes to put in battle order; A solemn progressive space 7. Someone Should is mainly worth for his heady keyboard attack and the aborted riff of Ian; A quick title that surfs the energy created; A title still too short ... 8. Careful where you step ah this sound that passes through your ears, how many would I have put it in replay! The heating synth, the bass that takes the musical train and it is after with a Steve who pierces his pads, a moving Jim, a Michael with a nervous, provoking, rare, but so well kept; And Ian keeps drip his notes; The air becomes unbrequent, Ian comes out, even more beautiful, what a big guitarist this guy, in a sensitive vein equal in quality to that of Steve Rothery

Over time, a recall bite is essential, especially since I had neglected to talk about it so far, an extraordinary chapter 2 which a little overshadow the other titles but a magnificent progressive album.

alainPP | 5/5 |

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