THE CHRONICLE OF STOLEN SOULS

FREEDOM TO GLIDE known in 2019 with an album where the piano ballads caused me, reminding me of the flights of QUEEN; the rest on PINK FLOYD from the 'Animals' era, a bit logical when you know that they were part of a tribute band to the above-named group; and here I am for their last.

'The Chronicle of Stolen Souls (prologue)' for the ballad intro, like a warm-up lap on a racing circuit. 'Stolen Souls' on a meanstream sound between melodic rock, soft and AOR; it's soft, weighted and controlled. 'Seize the Day' on a latent tune, slow rising melody; beautiful guitar solo but I already find reminiscences too redundant, doing floyd is good but finding a clean sound would be better. 'The War Cannot Be Won' basic acoustic guitar riff, on PINK FLOYD. After this notion, it allows to navigate on a concept of flamingos a bit like 'The Final Cut' precisely; acoustic solo and title saved a little by the second electric solo. 'Peace Without Victory' continues on a beautiful melody with violin which actually flirts with excessive spleen; dreamlike crescendo, bells, everything is staged to give goosebumps. 'Silent Land' soft bluesy tune, with the drums that go with it; time seems to tick away tirelessly and once again it's the limpid solo guitar that holds the title; very hovering finish in decrescendo, trademark of the duo. 'Left Side of the Brain' with an intro in line, its languorous which wants to be mono-melodic; simple, good as background music in fact. 'The Chronicle of Stolen Souls (epilogue)' and the finale with a grandiloquent intro, see there a beautiful sensitive, emotional intro, stuffed with spleen notes, ah this violin!, just enough to make you melt without restraint; the crystalline piano sends me back for a while to the classic intros of BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST, a stronger guitar solo, choirs and here is the second great title, too bad there are not more of them. 'This Is How It End' for the final bis melodic rock pop title with a break incursion on the atmospheres of the Floyds with siren and plane at ground level; the evaporating piano confirming the factory sound of F2G.

F2G has released a beautiful album, in a melodic prog register. The problem is the wait after the first superior in all respects; the problem is the disparity between good titles and some very good ones that end up consuming this disparity.