SIGNAL TO NOISE

The best album that White Willow have produced. I was a bit disappointed with 'Storm Season', and only got this album as one of the cds in an order I made was unavailable, and I had put down 'Signal to Noise' as a reserve on my order form! I'm so glad I received it! Excellent folk-tinged prog with great songs, instrumentals and superb guitar and keyboard work. The centrepiece of the album, literally and musically, is the superb 'The Lingering' which is worth getting the cd for alone. It is one of the most emotionally charged pieces of prog I've ever heard. The vocals are exquisitely and passionately delivered by Trude, and the piece moves to a glorious climax of a melodic guitar solo accompanied by abrasively haunting keyboards. It has easily surpassed 'Paper Moon' as my favourite White Willow track. The other pieaces on the album are consistently good also, with a variety of moods and atmospheres, and an excellent vocal performance throughout.