HIMLABACKEN VOL. 2

Moon Safari

Symphonic Prog

4.05 | 114 ratings

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This album from 2023 is quite possibly one of the best Prog Rock albums of that year. They finally made it to sound just like the album that is missing from the eighties albums dyscography.

1. 198x (Heaven Hill) song is a great tribute to the eighties and a great introduction to the new album, considering they haven't released an album in over 10 years. 2. Between The Devil And Me is a song that perfectly describes what this band really plays. It reminds a lot of the Journey band, a little bit of the glam bands of that era. They have a visualizer video for this song. Maybe it is the best representative from this album. The over 10-minute arrangement perfectly depicts what pop-prog influences should sound like today. 3. Emma, Comme On is an excellent version of the prog influence with high pitch singing and very good synth and guitar passages. 4. A Lifetime To Learn How To Love is a song that balladically introduces the simpho - festival sound. Great singing and guitar solos. 5. Beyond The Blue is Baroque sounding track. 6. Blood Moon is just like Queen from the eighties era. A bit of synth rithm and guitar harmonies, with great vocals. 7. Teen Angel Meets The Apocalypse is totally great epic track. Just like some unrecorded movie from the past. Great classical passages, pop multiple singings, atmosferic acoustic guitars, piano synths. Progressive metal moments are very special. Just great stuff. Very original and positive track. 8. Forever , For You is a track that longer ballad should sound like today. Great polyphonic singing, acoustic instruments, just great. And after 7th minute of the track and onwards, they are showing their prog metal and pop rock skills. 9. Epilog starts with a church bells also with an organ. Singing is just like christmas tracks but in a way that this album deserves an great outro. Overall this album deserves more attention from the prog rock collectors. Such a refreshing album. 5/5

grosssover | 5/5 | 2024-6-9

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