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HEADS OR TALES

Saga

 

Crossover Prog

3.54 | 233 ratings

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alainPP
5 stars SAGA or the digital advent! 1. The Flyer to get used to the sound; electric, acute, yes the CD brought this cold digital sound and you will have to get used to it; in terms of the title remember their live at the time and the screens which heated behind and formed this bird; brief radio edit 2. Cat Walk yes there was 'Let's dance' with BOWIE that year.. yes they may have recorded in the same place, but I still associate them; a slow catchy drift, a tune that seems to never stop, the riff and the solo in succession, oh how I wish this song lasted much... longer; in short, the giant slap of a Hulk 3. The Sound of Strangers leg-dragging air, which gives you the opportunity to see a cockfight between the guitar solo of the snake and the sharp one of the hen defending her young; a long progressive journey 4. The Writing on a mid-tempo with the hammering drums, which stack the pads on top of each other; the jovial synth comes forward for a calm title with a devastating riff, coming like a wave to the shore; we think it's over and a precise break sets the fire, this ending is divine with Ian again and the orchestral ending 5. Intermission ... even lower if possible, then without felines; electro synth, electronic drums, on a pioneering Phil COLLINS a few years earlier; the latent reverberant sound, the keyboard which seems to get tangled there yes you listened carefully; a spatial slow from nowhere, from Aldébaran surely, the tune which reminds me of VANGELIS' 'Soil festivities'; the ending dies pleasantly

6. Social Orphan... yes I didn't move from my place, I was learning to use the remote control; yes the bass is there, yes the synth is reminiscent of brass, yes but it is effective; fast but with a fat and provided break, energetic and danceable and a tortured guitar; the strength of SAGA is to be able to set a fire in 3 or 6 minutes 7. The Vendetta (Still Helpless) follows with the bass pad sound and its counter piano; agreed until halfway through where it's Steve who causes the break, squeaking, spinning with Ian hidden behind; ah this little final music 8. Scratching the Surface ah the strobe intro; ah the voice of Jim yes the one of the keyboards who sings there; ah this marshmallow chorus which flies away suddenly, the break in continuity with a battle between the pads and the strings, still captivating; at least this handclap fashion hit, yes 83 that was that too 9. The Pitchman for one of the favorite titles of... I think it's for this rumble of the riff, well we talked about it I forgot yes Chris it's you we're talking about; well we are already arriving at the break I forgot the time... yes prog spirit; it scratches, it taps, it touches, it twirls; the Rotheryen solo yes I confirm on my memories; well it gets carried away, it goes in all directions and it's just excellent, oh there even higher, yes you taste good in the end; until the end you are caught in it

Bonuses: 10. Cat Walk (unabridged) yes in K7 it was there from the beginning, otherwise wait 15 years to get it; what more will you tell me, but this length that I wanted at the very beginning, go back you will see; this hypnotic air is worth its weight when Ian goes faster, higher, longer, when the sound doesn't seem to stop, that's also the magic of SAGA.

alainPP | 5/5 |

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