Progarchives, the progressive rock ultimate discography
Horslips - The Book Of Invasions - A Celtic Symphony CD (album) cover

THE BOOK OF INVASIONS - A CELTIC SYMPHONY

Horslips

 

Prog Folk

3.94 | 95 ratings

From Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website

Sean Trane
Special Collaborator
Prog Folk
3 stars Yet another album of Horslips in their typical Celtic Folk rock , very enjoyable but too borderline for inclusion on this site. If you are into Irish folklore, then this is a great album to get but if you are looking for folk prog it is relatively low on prog contents. Yes, some numbers are Tull-sounding especially with the use of the flute and this was probably no accident but if that similarity exist , it is not shamefull either . Arguably in favor of Horslips Tull's folkiest albums Songs From the Woods and Heavy Horses came at a later day than most of Horslips's output but Tull was Folk-rock before Horslips even existed . Possibly one of their more interesting work for a proghead because of the conceptual nature of the album (The Táin was also one).

This album also comes with a totally black cover with white title.

Sean Trane | 3/5 |

MEMBERS LOGIN ZONE

As a registered member (register here if not), you can post rating/reviews (& edit later), comments reviews and submit new albums.

You are not logged, please complete authentication before continuing (use forum credentials).

Forum user
Forum password

Share this HORSLIPS review

Social review comments () BETA







Review related links

Copyright Prog Archives, All rights reserved. | Legal Notice | Privacy Policy | Advertise | RSS + syndications

Other sites in the MAC network: JazzMusicArchives.com — jazz music reviews and archives | MetalMusicArchives.com — metal music reviews and archives

Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.