DRAGON

***1/2 in fact. Nice album from this Belgium band. The style has symphonic, psycho and hard with mellotron and effects melted; according to cd liner notes : "...the group had a predilection for music such as Pink Floyd, Golden Earring or Iron Butterfly, but determinated to create their own personal sound..."It's true. The result is very original and of good taste. Some parts eventually sound a bit amateur, but the originality compensates.

If DRAGON was a "made in England" band surely would be higher rated. As a statistics for business research conclusion, when you put a famous trademark in a product, population tends to accept it as better than if has not the traditional mark.

Before existing the internet era back in around 1985, I was already a Muséa French label client ordering lots of their catalog vinyls by LETTER (believe me). This DRAGON and ATOLL "Musicians Magiciens" were if I'm not mistaken, their 2 first releases in CD format around year 1990 which I quickly bought. Musea label should had been very proud for their first offerings for cd format (Latter they reissued hundreds and had available "millions" of prog stuff).

DRAGON inner sleeve draw is even more beautiful than the cover one, oh, this deserved a vinyl size to be full appreciated or to fix on the wall. Musically speaking, Musea could had preferred to begin their CD era releases choosing other Belgium classic records such as BANZAI "Hora Nata" (1974,****1/2 ) with its awesome nata hora inner draw; or LAGGER BLUES MACHINE (1972, *****), an underrated, quite original and innovative, all times all places classic from Belgium band that were the basis to later UNIVERS ZERO and other Belgium acts school.