SUNBURST FINISH

Fantastic! I have been aiming to collect some BBD for a while now so a couple of months ago, I decided to get Sunburst Finish. Was I wrong? Definitely not. This is art rock at it's finest along with the likes of Supertramp. Probably more random and ecclectic than an atypical art rock album. If I was to describe the band or make a comparision to fellow peers it would have to be a more funked up Roy Harper/cross 10cc combination. Without doubt more musically advanced than 10cc but less commercial which has to be a good thing right?

Bill Nelson is a rare talent indeed and his guitar work is exemplary. The album itself starts off with the clumsy ' Fair Exchange'. meaning that the delivery is great, the guitar work excellent but vocally it is a bit awkward. The album then starts to pick up with the beautiful ' Heavenly Homes' followed by their commercially acceptable ' Ships In The Night' ( my least favourite track on the album). The album in it's master re-release is one continous concept and it really begins to pick up some gears on the excellent ' Sleep That Burns'.For me side two does not reduce in compositional quality as other reviewers have suggested but the highpoint of Sunburst Finish is the incredible bonus track called ' Shine'. This is just sheer genius where Bill Nelson even gives Steve Hillage or the Ozric team a run for their money with unbelievable guitar chords. A highly satisfying album,