ENTERTAINING ANGELS

For some reason, I've been checking out more female voiced prog lately, including newer stuff from Panic Room, The Reasoning and Karnataka. Landmarq's earlier albums from the 90's were voiced by a man (Damian Wilson), and I'm not much of a fan of their music from that era. Tracy Hitchings took over lead vocals for their 1999 album, and then endured a period of illness and remission for cancer during the mid-2000's.

When "Entertaining Angels" was released 14 years after that previous studio effort, her voice was back to its typical strong and cheerful tone, with lyrics inspired by her battle with cancer. Lest you think this might be a morbid affair, fear not - it is very inspirational and uplifting music with some great refrains and musical motifs. There is a passion to Tracy's vocals as she sings over a combination of complex and easier progressive arrangements. I put her vocals right up there alongside the best of the prog female vocalists that I've heard.

Some of the guitar solos are reminiscent of David Gilmour's work, and are a nice accompaniment to the great vocals. If this music were a little more original, it might get a full 5 stars from me. Nevertheless, it is still a really enjoyable album to listen to from beginning to end; you can't beat that these days.

I see where Tracy Hitchings passed away this past December. This album stands as a great testament to her talents and will.

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