Michael Baryshnikov написал(а) к All в Apr 21 18:43:51 по местному времени:

Нello All!

Залит GlassНammer/(2020)_DreamingCity

Хорошо нам известная прогрессив-рок-команда из Штатов с поразительной стабильностью уже второй десяток лет выпускает в свет вполне приличные альбомы. Это - очередной.
Концептуальный альбом, концепцию я, правда, так до конца и не понял, но кто-то идёт кого-то куда-то спасать. В общем - бродилка.
По музыке - отличный симфо-рок, местами прогрессив-металл и даже "рок-с-флейтой" ака фолк-рок. Всё это грамотно собрано и хорошо звучит.
ВЕСЬМА ВЕСЬМА РЕКОМЕНДУЮ!!

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Dreaming City
Glass Нammer
Symphonic Prog, 2020
(c) Review by prog_traveller!!, PA

The concept tells a tale of a desperate man who will do everything to save his beloved and only has three days to do so, as his lover is otherwise doomed to die. This is exactly where the lyrical and musical roller coaster ride begins, through all the ups and downs of human despair and hope - a tale from a distant time, when things were still regulated with metallic weapons, sorcery and magic, a kind of "sword and sorcery" fairy tale, or through the various prog rock varieties.

"Dreaming City" reveals all around the band from a new, still progressive, but at least much harder side. It starts with 2 really good and really heavy/crazy tracks. Both "The dreaming city" with alienated voices, hard-riffing guitars and roaring organ, as well as "Cold star" with its cascades of various keyboards.

On the twelve tracks of "Dreaming City" a versatile, extremely interesting range of rock, folk and ballad-like passages is covered, this time even influences from sequencer-emphasized electronic music can be found. The guitar parts dominate overall, the keyboard dominance is reduced. Nevertheless, progressive, symphonic elements remain decisive, but not as expansive and bombastic as in the past. Glass Нammer doesn't just stay in familiar terrain, but rather successfully tries out new textures that match the conceptual content.
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Enjoy!
WBR, Michael Baryshnikov.

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