SNOW

I bought this album when it was released due to a recommondation from Amazon. I did not like it so Amazon sunk to the bottom of the sea in my estimation. It took me some years to listen to it again. I even put it up for sale on Ebay. Thankfully, nobody bought it.

Snow is a two hours long concept album, released as double cd and digi-pack. A progressive rock’s smorgasbord, no less. This concept album has all the ills and all the good things a two hours concept album has. From the bombastic and over the top noisy music to harmonious and poetic tunes. This album has it all...... and more. I cannot fail to notice the clear THE BEATLES references here. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway also looms large in the foreground. This album is also more THE BEATLES than RICHARD WAGNER and that is a bit unusual for a concept album from a symphonic prog act. I am surprised how little references there are to classic music on this album. Not to mention ELP. That's maybe why I did not like it in the beginning. But after some hours of listening; it grew more and more on me. Some of the songs are brilliant. Others not so brilliant.

Snow is quite an ambitious project and Spock's Beard has pulled it off......... just. I like to listen to this album as one two hours long symphony instead of picking out single songs. That's why I want to leave it like that. This is not an easy album to like...... but I like it.

4.25 stars.

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