THE LAST GREAT ADVENTURER

Every new release of Galahad is like sweet sound to my ears. So, after the release of the "difficult" Seas of Change, and the 2 albums they released as Galahad Electric Company, the complete Galahad are back with one more wonderful album!

I have been following their releases for almost 15 years now, and have in my collection all their albums after Empires Never Last (together with a few older ones). I don't think that there is not even one album after "Empires" which I didn't like, but as it's normal, I like some a bit more than others. Although it is still very early, I believe that The Last Great Adventurer is (and probably will be) one of the albums that I will like more than others.

Since 2007, they released 6 studio albums (including Quiet Storms), and the 3 albums I like the most are: Empires Never Last, Beyond the Realms of Euphoria and The Great Adventure. (So, in case you are not familiar with Galahad, these 3 albums are a good starting point in my opinion).

Once more, the powerful keyboards of Dean Baker dominate the sound of Galahad, together with the wonderful guitar riffs and solos of Lee Abraham. But on the top of everything (for me) stands the wonderful voice and stunning performance of Stu Nicholson, who is a brilliant singer, and his voice gives another dynamic to every song he sings.

The album's lyrics include many personal moments of Stu, which I do not want to mention here, and excuse me for that. The CD includes the booklet with the lyrics, so in case you are interested, you can read that and find out on your own.

The album's "weakest" moment (for me) is Blood, Skin and Bone, which sounds a bit weird to my ears. All the other songs are really, really good, and I'm having a hard time choosing the best ones. But if I have to pick some, I would choose The Last Great Adventure (gives me goosebumps in some parts), Enclosure 1764, the stunning Another Life not Lived, and Alive (especially in the radio edit version). (The CD version includes Alive and Omega Lights in radio edit versions as bonus tracks).

So, in a nutshell, The Last Great Adventurer is a top-class album, and definitely one of the best albums of 2022 for me. Of course everybody can have his/her own opinion, but the best way to form your own, is to listen to it a few times.

Thank you Galahad for one more wonderful album! The musical universe would be poorer without you in it. My Rating would be 4.5 stars.

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