WINDOWS

I think some reviews may be too harsh dismissing the prog elements of Tai Phong music. It is true that both the debut and Windows are not great masterpieces of the progressive rock genre, but it is not like the albums are not prog.

In case of Windows, it has two most pop-rock songs: Games and Last Chance. But the others are very good, especially When It's the Season and Gulf of Knowledge. The sounds and arrangements are more on the mellow side, with keyboards and synthesized usually providing lush soundscapes instead of hard riffs and solos. Except for the opener and the third song, all the rest is more on the mellow side, but except for the two aforementioned pop rock songs, the others are prog with great keyboard arrangements, slow guitar solos and some nice drumming parts.

Unfortunately, it seems like the band had many problems for recording and releasing their albums, so after two good efforts, they stayed three years to release the following album and, by the time it happened, it was already 1979 and the effort is less prog, as expected. Anyway, I think their debut and Windows are two good prog albums worthy checking by prog fans.

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