FIREBIRD

After two (really) good tries, Gazpacho has finally made a masterpiece here. Firebird is a record that i'll be playing for years and years to come. Why? It's one of the most emotional, haunting and beautiful trips through music I've ever heard.

Starting off with the title track, the dark moody tone is set, and it won't go away anymore. The organ in this song is perfect, and so are the haunting vocals.

Then the highlights are following each other quickly. Orion, which is split in two parts, has some very nice instrumental electronical passages, the background vocals in Prisoner give me goosebumps everytime, Jezebel is a beautiful ballad (though they all are in some way I guess) and Do You Know What You Are Saying? is a beautiful song that captures the best of Muse and Gazpacho together.

Overall, this is the best prog album of the year. Don't believe me? Too bad for you, you're missing out on something brilliant.