COMEDY OF ERRORS

Well you know, usually I don't like such a derivative Neo Progressive School very much, this time being in the vein of Abel Ganz and Pallas, even though this new line-up of Comedy of Errors here improved their artistic impact in comparison to the weak demos of the early eighties... the present studio album is dated 1988 and it's another direct emanation from the Scottish Abel Ganz. Don't get me wrong, I don't want to criticize their project, but rather I'd like to point out a few defects and some good things as well: first of all the production is better than the uneven recordings of their previous works; secondly the sound is more mature and quite interesting too; nevertheless the presence of an habitual reference concerning the early Genesis, a bit affected by their interest for Pallas, it's a defect inside the music of C. of E., that is a forced manner of emulating the British model of Neo Prog... "The Student Prince - Part 1 (omitted)" is a typical example of their failed attempt regarding an organic development of a mini-suite; while "Rule Britannia" is a gift to Peter Gabriel & the early Genesis during the show of "Dancing with the Moonlight Night", where the term "Britannia" appeared in their old gigs as a reference to the traditional British culture, in the place of Great Britain...but coming back to the present work, this was the last effort before the definitive break-up of C. of. E., perhaps cause of their awareness to be out of time, especially nowadays in the UK where unfortunately the sound of many pop bands like Oasis (except on the pretty successful impact of the commercial but quite good ensemble of Coldplay...) has been always the prevailing trend within the world of the current light music in Europe.

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