Enid

Michael Baryshnikov написал(а) к All в Nov 15 12:01:12 по местному времени:


Нello, All!

Залит Enid\(1980)SixPieces

Добавлен ещё один, ранний, диск Энид.
Читая обзоры, обратил тут внимание на него. Не думал, что в 80-м году люди
отваживались играть ТАКУЮ музыку! Я вам скажу, граждане: "Это - просто Гершвин
какой-то!". Ну, то есть - 100%-й симфо-рок, практически джаз. Всё настолько
великолепно, что рука даже не поднимается относить это к рок музыке. Всё же
термин "рок" подразумевает некую конфликтность с существующим на тот момент мейнстримом, тут её нет - это просто разные музыкальные стили. Однако, на нео-классику оно тоже не тянет, поверьте, воспоминание о Гершвине всплыло недаром.
Небольшие бонусы в конце ничего не прибавляют, но дают представление о времени создания этого диска.
ВЕСЬМА ВЕСЬМА ВЕСЬМА РЕКОМЕНДУЮ!!!

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(c) Review by fudgenuts64, PA

Ah, The Enid. A group I still feel is so overlooked in the 70s prog realm that
it pains me a bit. While still active today the lineup we're talking about here
is long since gone, with the backbone being the always present Robert John
Godfrey and guitarist Francis Lickerish, who would depart after this record was cut. I might also add the date for this record is not correct - it was released in 1979, probably near the tail end but I have not found a month or day.

Onto the review, though. This outing is certainly different from the past three
records The Enid released. What we have are six pieces each written by one of
the members. I'd love to know who wrote what, but anyhow, it works well, and
each track feels different. Punch and Judy Man starts with a very ELP esque
bombast that The Enid rarely showed after In The Region... but it works quite
well, going quiet in it's middle part before going back to the rockier bit. We
now fade into the beautiful Once She Was, a piece that definitely isn't rock,
but is absolutely stunning with a great melody and perfect atmosphere. The Ring
Master is a bit of a sprawl, doesn't go much of anywhere and it might fly right
by you. Not bad, but not particular a standout track. Sanctus is a track ripe
with keyboards, as always, but with some nice guitar flourishes here and there.
Нall of Mirrors is a piece all about the atmosphere, and works well enough. I'll admit, the albums quiet bits borderline on sleepy time music. Not a bad record to fall asleep to. Mind you, that isn't a bad thing.

Finally, the last track, err, two? My pressing has "Intro" and "The Dreamer" as
separate tracks but others seem to have it as one track. Either way, same
music. It's a great somber piece, in line with a lot of the other songs on the
record. As mentioned earlier, it's a very sleepy album. Perfect right before
bed or falling asleep to. Great piano playing and atmosphere from Robert John
Godfrey as is the case with many The Enid pieces. On the whole, I recommend
this one to any symphonic prog fans looking for something on the lighter side. It's a very classically driven album, one that is best played at night, maybe with a glass of wine or two.
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Инджой!

Rest begards...oh, sorry, best regards, Michael

... So I went to the desert on a horse with no name...
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Michael Baryshnikov написал(а) к All в May 17 21:10:59 по местному времени:

Нello All!

Залит Enid/(1976)In_The_Region_Of_The_SummerStars

Наткнулся тут на ремастер первого номерного диска Энид (самый первый выходил под именем основателя группы - Роберта Джона Годфри).
Ну, что сказать? Группу эту мы знаем, любим и имеем в закромах нашей малой родины.
Как и весь ранний Энид, этот альбом, скорее, оркестр+группа, а не группа+оркестр - если вы понимаете о чём я. Красиво, колоритно, концептуально.
Весьма рекомендую!

Инджой!
WBR, Michael Baryshnikov.

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Michael Baryshnikov написал(а) к All в Oct 20 13:06:19 по местному времени:

Нello All!

Залиты диски Enid:
(1977)Aerie_FaerieNonsense
(2019)_U

Добавлены второй и последний альбомы Энид. Впрочем, Годфри ещё жив, так что можно надеяться и на продолжение.
Что сказать? ЭТО - ПРОСТО ВЕЛИКОЛЕПНО!
Могу и хочу повториться - в 77-м году ТАК никто не играл! Энид - это классика симфо-рока, Гершвин натуральный.
ВЕСЬМА ВЕСЬМА ВЕСЬМА РЕКОМЕНДУЮ!!!

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The Enid, who started as a staunchly classical/symphonic-rock band, has a very diverse catalog with all kinds of surprising artistic side paths into other genres and approaches that often torment their long time fans. So it's almost jarring to for them to release a new album that reverts back to their original style from 1976-77. It's strangely like a band paying tribute to themselves. Now, when I say "band" I'm really talking about Robert John Godfrey, the keyboardist-composer and primary creative force of The Enid from the very beginning. Joining him is guitarist Jason Ducker, who's on his 4th album as guitarist and co-composer. First-era drummer, and really maybe the most underrated drummer in all of 70s rock, Dave Storey is also along, mostly being restrained and supportive on this recording. As always, Godfrey sets a musical stage for gorgeous guitar playing, embracing the unique role that only an extremely impressive guitarist can perform. The sound world on U is that of their first two albums - elegant, delicate, wistful, and extremely grand in the climaxes. It begins with a slight mutation on the main flute theme from the title track of their first album, "In the Region of the Summer Stars," and then proceeds into an alternate but familiar universe, like one of those alternative history novels. Carrying on through the album, there's a Mahler march, some waltzing a la "Spring" from The Spell, a re-treatment of the basic idea of "Sheets of Blue" from Salome that's been transcendentally transformed and expanded. The album ends exquisitely with a slow, dignified melody in which Ducker's lyrical electric guitar playing is just so beautiful and expressive, then an appropriately grand coda. This is a band for whom getting back to basics results in something very un-basic. If it sounds like a rehash, well it is, but with the full conviction of some very sincere and accomplished music makers to produce a substantial and hopefully enduring work of art.

(c) kurtrongey, PA
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Enjoy!
WBR, Michael Baryshnikov.

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