MIRAGE

This is the first album by the band i listened and still today remains my favourite even if the sound is not at the same level of maturity of the next works....the first impression were the beautiful melodic and harmonies lines by the latimer's guitar solos and barden's keyboard ones and especially the surrealist and fantasy atmosphere that surround this work from start to finish. The highlights are “supertwister” with it’s beautiful melodies thanx to Andy Latimer that here play the flute in this so emotional way; The beautiful Nimrodel is divided in three parts, Procession is a medieval piece with the magic of latimer’s flute and martial rhythms that changes in the “white rider” with accelerations of guitars and keyboards that ends with the psychedelic guitar work just it was played from the mountain Top. “Lady Fantasy” Is my all-time favourite progressive song with many changes of times, a song full of energy, melancholy, passion! While the others the instrumental “Earthrise” and the bluesy “Freefall” are a bit down but very good anyway. I recommend this with “ The snow goose” and “Moonmadness” ...the best camel works in my opinion.