SECOND PASSPORT

The second PASSPORT album continues building upon the solid foundations of the debut. "Mandragora" is a nice melodic opener with prominent use of electric piano/clavinet and of course Doldinger's wild sax. More aggressive "Nexus" is interesting for a short bass pedal works (wah-wah). "Fairy Tale" is a slower tempo, gentle theme with very good bass lines although sax gets sometimes too improvised.

If you are a Bosnian citizen you might particularly like "Get Yourself a Second Passport" due to a shameless and discriminatory visa policy of EU countries towards happy owners of the Bosnian passport, who are still very limited to travel abroad without being humiliated every now and then on the border crossings. Otherwise you may like its unison bass and el. piano parts.

Second part of album is not so good and gets repetitive with aimless soloing, starting from too long "Registration O" till the album end. This album is much less interesting than the debut but is still a decent jazz-rock work, especially if you are a follower of this music style.

PERSONAL RATING: 3/5

P.A. RATING: 3/5