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THIRD LIGHTDecameronProg Folk3.44 | 15 ratings |
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![]() This is Decameron's most unified work, a complete modern rock effort with galling diversity in harmony. The producer Tom Allom probably had something to do with this, as he had shown sensitivity in coaxing more panache out of Strawbs on their own mid 70s classics. Of most interest to progressive fans are three cuts: "All the best Wishes" is a haunting tune beginning as a gentle ballad before wah wah pedals turn it up a half dozen notches, as it deals with a breakup in an almost mystical way. "Journey's End" is a mellotron saturated beauty with John Coppin's best vocal and weeping lead guitars weaving in and out. "The Ungodly" is probably the group's best known track thanks to its selection for British folk rock compilations. Again, from peaceful acoustic beginnings it becomes a much more dramatic proposition on the empty souls of politicians. John Mealing's organ playing and the arresting chorus are not easy to shake. Elsewhere, the album offers fine and diverse pleasures, such as the wry and very English ode to "Saturday", in which co-writer Dik Cadbury utilizes a conversational tempo and the vocal harmonies capture the posturing of young people on their day off. The spirited nautical ballad "Road to the Sea" again benefits from Mealing's organ work, while "Trapeze" provides a glimpse of lovers on the high wire, one the flyer and one the catcher, and "Scarecrow" is disturbingly and compellingly dissonant. If you have a penchant for melodic and peculiarly British Isles folk rock with tasteful progressive flourishes, you should find "Third Light" to be thoroughly illuminating. 4.5 stars.
kenethlevine |
4/5 |
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