SONG OF THE MARCHING CHILDREN

To be honest female fronted bands aren't my cup of tea...But as usual every rule has its own exception...And in my case EARTH AND FIRE is the exception...Excellent band,not to be missed,at least on this album...Jerney Kaagman's voice isn't exactly one of those female voices my ears are used to listen to...Definitely she sings melodic sometimes but her voice has range,power,expression and somekind of wrath as well...A pleasant surprise forme...As for the musicianship, this is just excellent and the influences are numerous...The organ playing seems like it came out of a KING CRIMSON masterpiece,symphonic arrangements that can only be compared with the best of GENESIS or KAIPA,melodic passages including flute moments similar to early CAMEL...And all this package refined in a personal style...Outstanding!...Closing to a symphonic masterpiece,''Song of the marching children'' by EARTH AND FIRE comes highly recommended to all true prog rock fans...At least 4 stars...