Album mini-review
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avevale_intelligencerKompendium: Beneath The Waves
The composer of this album, Rob Reed, is a friend of my brother's (which puts Pete one degree of separation away from Steve Hackett) and "insanely talented," P says (as opposed to me, presumably, who am merely insane to think I'm talented). It boasts an orchestra, a choir, the aforementioned Mr Hackett and other luminaries of the prog-rock world, and it's a concept album.
And it's good. It's damned good. There's a Celtic sound in there, some Italian operatic tenor, and a lot of other diverse elements all combined into a cohesive whole. It's passionate and lyrical and big and clever and I like it very much. The lead vocalists have good voices and use them well.
If I have one cavil it's with the story (edit: the lyrics, and presumably therefore the story, are by Steve Reed, who may be Rob R's brother; sleeve notes do not relate), which I won't go into here (for reasons I would love to explain without using the word "spoilers" but can't), but which I would have ended rather differently. But that's just me, and somebody less depressed would probably find the ending as given entirely satisfactory.
Those of you on my flist who like the same sorts of music that I like will, if they wish, find this album well worth a listen.
I, who have now been ostensibly working on my next album for at least eighteen months (two years?) without being able to organise even myself sufficiently to get a single note down (despite having announced it at the filkcon before last, wasn't it?) can only marvel at the fact that anyone manages to finish anything. And futilely try to excuse myself on the grounds that Kate Bush has been known to take longer. :)
Anyway, Kompendium. Beneath The Waves. Check it out, as they say.
The composer of this album, Rob Reed, is a friend of my brother's (which puts Pete one degree of separation away from Steve Hackett) and "insanely talented," P says (as opposed to me, presumably, who am merely insane to think I'm talented). It boasts an orchestra, a choir, the aforementioned Mr Hackett and other luminaries of the prog-rock world, and it's a concept album.
And it's good. It's damned good. There's a Celtic sound in there, some Italian operatic tenor, and a lot of other diverse elements all combined into a cohesive whole. It's passionate and lyrical and big and clever and I like it very much. The lead vocalists have good voices and use them well.
If I have one cavil it's with the story (edit: the lyrics, and presumably therefore the story, are by Steve Reed, who may be Rob R's brother; sleeve notes do not relate), which I won't go into here (for reasons I would love to explain without using the word "spoilers" but can't), but which I would have ended rather differently. But that's just me, and somebody less depressed would probably find the ending as given entirely satisfactory.
Those of you on my flist who like the same sorts of music that I like will, if they wish, find this album well worth a listen.
I, who have now been ostensibly working on my next album for at least eighteen months (two years?) without being able to organise even myself sufficiently to get a single note down (despite having announced it at the filkcon before last, wasn't it?) can only marvel at the fact that anyone manages to finish anything. And futilely try to excuse myself on the grounds that Kate Bush has been known to take longer. :)
Anyway, Kompendium. Beneath The Waves. Check it out, as they say.
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Date: 2014-01-05 06:40 pm (UTC)If I ever make a video (and I will, I'll only have to tell
- sea
- beach
- rough cliffs
- sea wind playing with beautiful women's hair/ dresses.
And probably no graveyards either. :)
But I like the music, and I'm curious!