UNSPOKEN WHISPER

Last week I got a very enthousiastic PM from my Brasilian PA friend Tarcisio ("Holland in ful swing"), he is delighted about new Dutch progrock bands like Odyssice, Trion and .. Flamborough Head. The funny thing is that I met the members of these bands during almost every progrock concert I attend in Holland because they not only love to play progrock but also to watch it frequently.

This is Flamborough Head their debut CD featuring prime mover Edo Spanninga and Siebe Rein Schaaf with very tasteful work on keyboards and guitarplayer André Cents with very strong guitarplay, loaded with emotion and fiery runs. In Schoolyard Fantasy and Childscream the band succeeds to blend lyrics and music, very compelling. The Pendragon/Marillion inspired song Xymphonia is a tribute to this local progrock radio-station, it sounds very warm. During the three instrumental tracks Flamborough Head showcases their talents: great guitar in Wolves At War, exciting Rush/Marillion sound in Legend Of The Old Man's Tree and lots of shifting moods and flashy synthesizer flights in Heroes. I am proud to be Dutch! My rating: 3,5 stars.