TABULA RASA

Weak 4. Folky pop, and prog. I really like the sound of Tabula Rasa, even the vocals - or i don't hate them too much. Lyrics are one thing that makes this band strong. Although I'm not religious. Maybe TR allows me to think it not religious, but more protestive. It is delightning to hear about naked proto-people, in Finnish. Happy but mellow atmosphere at the same time, made of constant strong melodies and rhytms, turbulent. However, I wish some progressivity more, but still am proud of the clearness. Sometimes this album fails to catch you, but the good pieces ARE worth listening,they are masterpieces in a strange way. Reminds me of Camel's short songs, but I think these are more compact, with good structure and purpose - poppy.(I'm not declining Camel).