REVERSAL OF TIMEElegant SimplicityNeo-Prog |
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This is a high quality prog CD with good musicians. You can hear many classic vintage instruments such as Hammond, Mellotron, Moog etc.., together with guest appearances on violin, clarinet, cello and French horn etc. Steve McCabe is a great guitar and keyboard player. Unfortunately the vocalist and drummer aren't that brilliant, and that goes for the production as well. Sometimes the music is to laid back for my ears.
Guitarist/keyboard player Steve McCabe are also responsible for the production and engineering as well as the cover design, artwork and layout for the CD.
There are some good tracks on this album: "Stars That Cry Your Name", "Reversal Of Time", "Spinning Through The Years" and "Like Shadows Again".
This is maybe something for many progressive rock fan, and I don't think it's a bad album, but I can live without it.
No grand epics like the 43-min. ''The nature of change'' this time from McBabe, but still the album holds a couple of 15-min. tracks along with some shorter compositions to develop another nice package from Elegant Simplicity.McBabe's sharp guitar style and melodic hooks are again the leading force.CAMEL, MIKE OLDFIELD and PINK FLOYD are the obvious reference points.These excellent guitar leads are supported by the nice and careful use of keyboards, often presented under symphonic arrangements, to rise McBabe's talent for one more time.The arrangements are on a great level.The themes constantly change from radical and sharp guitar instrumentals to piano/keyboard-driven mellow passages and the combination of old school Symphonic Rock, Melodic Rock and Neo Prog soloing along with a touch of OLDFIELD-ian New Age parts is again lovely and attractive.Of course the drum programming and the minor keyboard flaws hold the album from being absolutely essential, but the huge amount of interesting moments make it worth owning.
An endless source of good and melodic Progressive Rock, Steve McBabe deserves much more of a promotion.''Reversal of time'' is nothing else than another inspired, consistent and tight album from this talented guy along the realms of both modern Progressive Rock and vintage 70's Prog.Warmly recommended.
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