DIAMOND SONG (DEEP IS THE LIGHT)

Interesting obscure single from this american band, takin from their second LP, 1977´s Fountains of Light. They were obviously Yes fanatics and their music is pretty much in that vein: vocalist Terry Luttrell sings like Jon Anderson, the bass player tries hard to be Chris Squire and so on. However, this song tends to slip to the AOR side, reflecting what bands like Styx were doing at the time, specially the well constructed chorus. Unfortunately it seems that, unlike Styx, no one paid much attention to them. And although the musicians were very good and the songwriting is decent, the timing was wrong for this kind of prog rock, specially for a band lacking a strong and/or unique personality.

The single has two versions of Diamong Song (Deep Is The Light): an edit one (maybe in hope of some radio play) and the album cut, almost two minutes longer.

Recommended for 70´s symphonic prog rock fans that don´t mind derivative bands.

Rating: 2,5 stars.