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ALTITUDE

Lifesigns

 

Neo-Prog

4.03 | 112 ratings

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PeterB
5 stars Lifesigns first self titled album saw them in full on prog mode with Nick Beggs onboard then the follow up Cardington showed their more AOR tenancies with Jon Poole replacing Beggs along with another assortment of guitarists. Now this third studio outing has the current line up of John Young, Jon Poole, Steve Rispin, Dave Bainbridge and Zoltan Csorsz giving the best of all worlds including AOR, prog and even a little jazz fusion. Whether it is on the 15 minute plus opening title track with its Strings and beautiful harmony vocals supplied by Lyndsey Ward (Exploring Birdsong) or on the punchy Gregarious there is plenty of depth to the song writing and each member of the band plays a vital roll in the overall feel of the album. Two songs are reworked from Young's earlier career with Ivory Tower getting keeping its twists and turns both lyrically and musically and even includes a special appearance from Robin Boult who appeared on the original John Young Band version. The second rework is Last One Home which is the tour de force of the album. Anybody who isn't in tears by the end of Bainbridges guitar solo has no heart. Along with all of this you also get the backbone of the album which is Shoreline and Fortitude both of which are sure to be fan favorites especially once the band can perform them on stage. This is defiantly the most complete album Lifesigns have released to date despite the lack of big name guests as on the previous releases and I'm sure it will see them reach a new level. John Young has a great ability to leave scope within the lyrics for the listener to interpret the songs in their own way and the five members of Lifesigns are definitely at the top of their game. An early contender for album of 2021.
PeterB | 5/5 |

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