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LADY OF SHALOTTAtmospheraSymphonic Prog3.59 | 106 ratings |
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Tarcisio Moura
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Hello Starcastle, Druid and other Yes derivative bands fans! This is surely for you!! I was amazed
to find out that this Israeli group recorded this album in 1977. I mean, did anyone knew Israel had
a prog band? And in thye 70´s? Yeah, I was amazed too. And they do play very well, by the way. The
first two tracks are very much Yes unfluenced, vocalist Efrayim Barak emulating Jon Anderson so well
one can only guess if he was not the man himself lending his voice to this group. The two other
compositions that compromised the original LP are less Yes-like and more original, but they are also
less interesting. While the perfomances are superb - guitarrist Moti Fonseka and drummer Ami Lipner
are both specially skilled and creative - the production is understandable weak. The remastering for
CD might have helped a little, but still is obvious those guys recorded under rather less than ideal
conditions (the keyboards sound suffered the most). Still, they did a nice job.This 2 CD version includes the whole original LP on the first disc, plus an alternative version of cuckoo. the second record has the video of the title track, two tunes from the LP recorded live, plus a few tracks from bands the members formed after Atmosphera broke up. This stuff is far more experimental and avant guard than their former outfit. Again it´s more interesting than really good. Overall I liked the Lady Of Shalott work. It´s doubtless very symphonic and quite promising. Too bad they call it a day before developing some more. They surely have the chops and the talent to go a lot further than they did. Still, this CD is quite a find. It´s good to see that so many people were touched by prog music and tried hard to express their love for it everywhere. Rating: 3.5 stars.
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