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Glass Hammer

 

Symphonic Prog

3.76 | 218 ratings

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sgtpepper
4 stars After the promising "Chronometree" and medieval "The middle earth album", Glass Hammer are back with another classic album from their repertoire. Adding a female singer and improving male vocals adds to the overall sound. Instrumental playing is already really solid, highly symphonic prog but with numerous mellow sections (like in "Tales of the great wars"). The band has also improved songwriting, especially in the long pieces which are more cohesive. There are many clever if not innovative keyboard workouts, often simultaneously played. Let's acknowledge band's perseverance to improve and get more ambitious. When it comes to influences, we can still hear ELP, Yes, Spock's Beard and Flower Kings. Potentially, you can hear even more of them? The album is a piece of prog candy but I wouldn't call it essential listening.
sgtpepper | 4/5 |

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