WATERS OF CHANGE

Beggars Opera

Symphonic Prog

3.64 | 234 ratings

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ZowieZiggy
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Their debut album was an excellent heavy-rock album combined with fine psychedelia and this album was released just a few months after.

This is exactly what we get with the opener Time Machine: solid organ, psyche mood, heavy beat. It is an excellent way to start and it is on par with some of the best Act One songs. The organ play is particularly impressive. Probably the best song from this album.

Some short and useless parts should have been avoided (Lament, Impromptu), but most full songs are quite pleasant even if time left its mark on this recording.

The major attraction is the very good organ breaks which are featured throughout this album (but I admit that I am quite biased upon this). They usually turn a good song into a very good one like I've No Idea. A fine mellotron will add another great slice of keys and the combination with very smooth vocals provides such a nice feeling: it is a melodic yet powerful song which is another highlight.

Festival is a complex track which mixes different sources. It takes a while to kick off, but the second half is just amazing: a fantastic beat and strong fluting is reminding me of the mighty Tull. It is just a pity that the whole track wasn't of that calibre.

Another asset of this album is the generally good vocals featured. When you combined this with great tron lines (Silver Peacock), it is obvious that I can only be charmed by such aspects.

The music developed in this album is more symphonic than their debut and should really please all the lovers form this genre. Some Emerson-like keys come out The Fox as well. As usual, they are combined with these great mellotron and sweet vocals. A Beggar's Opera trademark really.

Each of the longest song from this album are really worth a listen. Fans of Hammond organ and mellotron should be delighted. Some shorter tracks prevent me to rate Waters O change with four stars though.

ZowieZiggy | 3/5 | 2008-10-9

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