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WAY OF THE SUN

Jade Warrior

 

Psychedelic/Space Rock

3.70 | 101 ratings

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Eetu Pellonpaa
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3 stars Last of the Virgin album quartet, maybe most orchestral-sounding of them all. Again a gong opens up the album, but this time we don't just have to wait the musical elements to rise up slowly from the void. Still, it's surprising and little dull how similar all of these four albums sound. Especially as I'm not totally blown out by them personally. Well, the "Ra" theme glows gloriously over the flickering sea of sounds, and there's some jazzy exploration of the theme in the end with a powerful drum section. "Sun Child" has a playful flute theme over orchestral background, the sound is dominated by a more forceful sound in the end with some brass arrangements. "Moontears" includes webs weaved by the guitars, and these are neat, then having some orchestral sounds with a flute playing over it. Later the characteristic electric guitar solo emerges, and the end has some acoustic runs on the theme of "Heaven Stone", which has strong layers of chimes morphing to jazzy acoustic clam grooving with a flute. "Way of The Sun" has stronger rhythm section with bass and lots of drums driving the groove deeper and being quite good. "River Song" is a calm acoustic guitar / flute lullaby appearing after short oriental fanfare. Later there's some jazzy playful fooling around, preceding the "Carnival", which is a quite basic boogie rock with some nice twists in the rhythm and Santana-resembling sounds crystallizing in the electric guitar solo. "Dance of The Sun" has lots of loud themes over a dense drumming, quite nastily thing to listen in my honest opinion. "Death of Ra" is melancholic and beautiful ending number with acoustic chords and electric guitar solo, and there's a dramatic hollowness in the sound at the end, giving great conclusion to the finale. Well, it's a nice record, quite coherent stuff, sounding little like movie soundtrack. Not bad but not very inspiring either. If you like other of the Virgin Jade Warrior albums, give it a try.
Eetu Pellonpaa | 3/5 |

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