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ONEIRIC REALITYBright HorizonRock Progressivo Italiano3.84 | 19 ratings |
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Innovative concept album from this Italian band. All the groups are derivative of others in
some way or another, but the most interesting bands fuse their influences into their own,
instantly recognizable, sound. Bright Horizon do this very well. "O.R" is their first self-
released Cd (after a demo called "Daybreak", recorded 4 years ago). The songs now are
definitely more engineered. A lot more instrument sounds and technical alterations make
Oneiric Reality a breakaway album. The first track, "Libertango" is the instrumental
introduction. A fine cover of Astor Piazzolla performed in a outstanding way by the
band. "Burning Hope"is an up-tempo, with a catching vocal intro, and an equally catching
chorus, Maiden's style. This song has a certain angry and aggressive attitude .The third
track, called"Daybreak", is a "pumping bass" kind of song, where the rhythm is dominated
by a cool bass note, although the song also has a "mysterious" middle part ( with words
taken from the Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy). With "The Shade of The Hill" and Les
Mystères du Chateau hanté" we're in the Soundtrack's area with many variations of
atmosphere ( from fast to slow and vice versa) in these songs. . A nice piece of
work! "Illusion meets reality" is a powerful and emotional ballad while songs such "Abitta
Funky"or "Discophobia", although if they're very different from the other stuff of the
release, fit well in the album musically. This is the best Bright Horizon's virtue. "Opposite
Symmetry"is the closing chapter of the album, a beautiful, solemn and melancholic song. A
good start indeed from a band that is hard to encompass in standard music phraseology.
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