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Curved Air

Eclectic Prog

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Easy Livin
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Off with their heads!?

If the rest of this album was up to the standard of the first two tracks, this would be a four or five star album. Unfortunately, they are not.

"Marie Antoinette", a tribute to the French heroine, is a beautiful haunting piece, with Sonja's voice slightly echoed over a soft atmospheric backing. "Melinda (more or less)" is a highly melodic softer song, very simple in its structure, but wonderfully effective.

The remaining tracks on side one (of the LP) are pleasant, if uninspired, including another reworking of "Vivaldi" (which originally appeared on the "Air conditioning" album) entitled "Ultra-Vivaldi". This time the theme is speeded up, and played on keyboards to a frantic conclusion.

Side 2 is disappointing and rather indulgent. For example, "Whose shoulder are you looking over anyway" consists entirely of Sonja Kristina's voice electronically processed into what is quite simply a mess.

Worth picking up for the first two tracks, but disappointing thereafter.

Easy Livin | 3/5 | 2004-5-9

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