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A TEMPORARY STATE OF BLISS

Residuos Mentales

 

Symphonic Prog

4.27 | 30 ratings

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alainPP
5 stars 'The Stuff Of Dreams' spacey, dark, Dantesque intro; a typical 'Animals' guitar arpeggio brightens the air before the arrival of a flute giving an ambient-jazzy folk air; it starts with Olfieldian convolutions with changes of style and other breaks like the one on the piano at 7'; captivating melody, the sound of Genesis is felt with the Mellotron and the Frippian guitar becoming heavy, mysterious and explosive on a Magmaian choir; cinematic atmosphere and captivating finale following a hellish crescendo. 'The Missing Part' solemn piano ballad with crystal clear guitar, intimate air before Vaggelis' trumpet highlighting the dramatic side of the said piece; beautiful funky-prog atmosphere.

'A Series Of Self-Correcting Errors' serene start before the notes literally tumble; from gentleness we pass to frenzy; from Genesisian serenity with guitar arpeggio we move on to crimsonian fury; the cinematic atmosphere presents a melodic and monstrously heavy guitar solo which brightens up the title until the addition of a sax giving a funky touch. 'Impending Catastrophe' crystal clear entry again, flute arpeggio and acoustic guitar; it starts strong with a heavy riff and a 70's Moog, a fusion of genres with the sax in the background; the keyboards create a swirling neo- prog sound followed by a divine church organ passage; his languid King Crimson, a haunting spleen tune before moving on to a sonata reminiscent of Malmsteen; the final crescendo leaves you speechless in the face of such ingenuity. a real masterpiece.

alainPP | 5/5 |

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