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TWO IN ONEThe Flower KingsSymphonic Prog |
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The first two "official" Flower Kings CDs in one package (to many fans, me included, Michael Stolts The Flower King is the real debut). What a bargain! To me the band never really did anything as good as their first two albums, although they came close several times. OK, many will disagree, it´s a matter of taste, but to me they never combined so well the simplicity of their early records within the symphonic prog context with that fine songwriting. Nothing´s overdone and even the few vignettes and effects does not spoil the overall beauty of Stolts tunes. Later albums would feature some filler material and not so inspired stuff, but on those two CDs I found everything to be well balanced and inspired, even some weird bits here and there. Call them retro prog, call them unoriginal, or whatever: to me they are the most important band to appear in the 1990s and it´s symphonic prog at its best, at least on these two records, something that changed my life forever after listening to them. I could never believe someone was doing this kind of music in 1994: truly inspired by the 70´s great ones: Yes, King Crimson, Genesis, Pink Floyd et al, plus a dose of jazz rock/fusion and Zappa elements for good measure. They even resuscitated mellotron sounds! I was in prog heaven!
If you´re new to this great band this is a fantastic way to get to know them. The music is symphonic and complex, but also melodic and beautiful. Less self indulgent than some of their latter releases, Back In The World Of Adventures and Retropolis are the quintessential TFK stuff that made them famous: probably their most inspired and cohesive albums of their entire career.
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