NORDLAND

Sorry that this, my first review on progarchives, is to be so acerbic. Without going into a full song-by-song, blow- by-blow about just how awful this album is, I'll just mostly agree with kenethlevine's review.

Cringe-worthy, unbearable, over-the-top vocals, too much sustained organ notes... I couldn't make it completely through any one song once the singing started. This is one of the many, many examples of Prog Rock that might have been good without vocals. Overall, thoroughly forgettable, 1/2 star rounded up to one. If you are curious about exploring this band's music, I suggest you start with a different album, as this one has killed any interest for me.

There are times that I listen to something the first time and don't like it, then go back years later and love it, wondering "what was I thinking when I didn't like this the first time??". I don't think that is going to happen for this album . I discovered it while exploring The Progressive-Kraut-Psych-Avant-garde Rock Collection [Part 23], and if I weren't such a completist, I'd just delete it. Maybe I will anyway.