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RECUERDOS DE MI TIERRA

Mezquita

 

Symphonic Prog

4.08 | 144 ratings

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Mellotron Storm
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4 stars I've really enjoyed listening to this album this past week. I must say I held off getting it for a long time because i'm not really into the Flamenco thing, and the Folk genre is far from my favourite. So I was pleasantly surprised to find this was more Symphonic than Folk, and that it was very much a fiery, energetic display of Spanish Prog. The vocals are fantastic, while the guitar playing is so impressive, both the electric and acoustic.

"Recuerdos De Mi Tierra" is an uptempo track although the tempo does shift a lot. The guitar leads the way and is played with a lot of energy. I like when it settles down after 3 minutes with some Spanish guitar and a heavy sound taking turns. Vocals come in for the first time after 5 minutes. "El Bizco De Los Patios" has a good and interesting one minute intro before vocals arrive. An excellent uptempo melody comes in after 2 minutes. It's quite catchy with great vocals. Check out the guitar 3 1/2 minutes in. The synths are very cool as well.

"Desde Que Somos Dos" has a nice drum intro, and guitar and drums end up leading the way. Background synths help soften the raw sound. Vocals after 3 minutes and the song becomes more Spanish sounding. "Ara Buzza (Dame Un Beso)" has some clapping in the intro. Heavy guitar after a minute then vocals. Amazing sound ! Check out the guitar and odd metered drumming after 2 1/2 minutes. "Suicidio" opens with a good uptempo melody as drums, guitar then synths lead the way. Vocals after a minute. It calms down with a vocal melody after 2 1/2 minutes. Synths a minute later. The varied guitar melodies from 5 minutes to 6 1/2 minutes are a highlight for me. Vocal melodies end it. "Obertura En Si Bemol" is different sounding from the other songs mostly because the keyboard is given prominance. I like this one a lot. Lots of synths and organ as drums pound relentlessly. Some good guitar that comes and goes.

This is one album that I can highly recommend, it's a great example of Spanish Prog from the late seventies.

Mellotron Storm | 4/5 |

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