WHITE ROCK

I am not a fan of soundtrack music on CDs, but this album is really really good, and of course excels on imagery. This is just Wakeman with his drummer pal, so it is dominated by keyboards.

The album begins with the energetic title track, which is just a moog dominated piece. I am a very big fan of this track, and I love the sustained moog sections. It is followed by Searching for Gold which is one of the highlights of this album. Wakeman does an overly beautiful mellotron drenched section in that track, and also plays the album's main theme which is great. The next two tracks are pretty, yet not mindblowing. In side b, there are two interesting tracks, one (laxx) being experimental, progressive, and having great drumming, and the other 'montezuma' sounding energetic and similar to a familiar classical music piece. Also, 'After the Ball' should not be overlooked: this little piece has gorgeous piano melodies. The closer of this album is easily the strongest track of this album, and one of Wakeman's best compositions. It contains many sections while it is only 6 minutes long and it is breathtaking all the way.

IF you enjoy soundtrack music, I highly recommend this album. If you enjoy bombastic epics, and overly complex music, look elsewhere.

My Grade : B