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20,000 MILES UNDER THE SEA

Nautilus

 

Symphonic Prog

3.45 | 43 ratings

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GruvanDahlman
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3 stars A great cover and a name that fits progressive rock like a glove. How can there ever be any problems with that? They may have crashed into the party in 1978 but according to their sound they rode in on a horse fed on heavy prog from 1970-73, circa. Nothing wrong with that but I suppose that may have been the reason for not making it big. Well, that and the fact that the album is not great throughout.

It all starts out really good with the first track, which also is the title of the album. Heavy hammond organ opens and leads into a really good and dramatic song whcich makes me think of Wind. The album shifts between more mellow pieces (Like a bird), epic symphonic with a bluesy touch (Deep inside me) and back again. Musically the album is cohesive enough and provides the listener of a varied slice of heavym symphonic prog. The Rick Wakeman-ish keyboards are nice and thrills me.

I hear a lot of influences in the music and though it is not an all that original offering, and certainly not in 1978, it is pleasant enough and rocks and progs it's way, all 39 minutes of them. Nautilus fails to enthrall me all the way but then again it is pleasant and well written songs. The hammond organ and other keyboards are really the piéce de resistance here. Marvellous stuff. Semi-classical and sometimes distorted it gives me the shivers. Wonderful. As an album, though, I have to rate it with three solid and well deserved stars.

GruvanDahlman | 3/5 |

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