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MIRROR OF INSANITY

Red Sand

 

Neo-Prog

3.96 | 123 ratings

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Jihnik1958
5 stars Mirror Of Insanity © 2004

1) Blame 12:10

Remember song Marillion " Script For a jesters tear "? The same sensations, the same atmosphere, the same spirit.. Immersing with a head in magic, fine music.. Mood of this marillion compositions. The same you long also beauty, the same heat And grandeur.. Any plagiarism, cloning and copying.. Though faultfinders, certainly will accuse this remarkable group of cloning. I repeat, any cloning, simply associations arise with this marillion-style Composition.

On the third and seventh minute change of a melody, and, Naturally, rhythmics.. In some places there is a similarity, besides on Marillion-Style: Market square heroes...

The vocalist on Fish (а) is absolutely not similar, has the beautiful and unique voice...

On 9й to minute there is a new theme which causes associations with the best Compositions Pendragon and Castanarc.

The most beautiful guitar solo finishes this 12 minutes epic

Estimation 12 from 12

2) Children Memory 10:15

Beautiful guitar on a background mellotron.. insinuating (almost as at Fish) a vocal... Intonations too Fish-style... On the second minute, unexpectedly, the theme varies... There were fragmentary rhythms, characteristic for most The best compositions Marillion, ... Guitar solo, extending all soul, passing in magnificent syntezisers passage... .., on the fourth minute typical marillion-style transition to a slow site of a composition Since the fifth minute a keyboard background, with guitar the game, announcing (there is as though a forcing Conditions) that now there will be a culmination moment... HM.. practically the forcing has reached{achieved} apogee...... And unexpectedly there is a children's fuss (noise of a children's playground).. WOW!!!, it!!! There was an outcome... Very beautifully and majesticly in spirit Pendragon and Pink Floyd.

Estimation 12 from 12

3) Mirror Of Insanity 14:47

The magic keyboard introduction, insinuating vocal, and, almost, in a unison sounding guitar solo...

All this reminds of the best moments of group Pendragon...

Extraordinary beauty transition, and....... There was a new theme, besides in spirit of the best moments from Creativity Pendragon.... On the fifth minute, change of a theme and rhythmics... On the sixth minute fantastic, tremendous synz solo, On a background typically Marillions fragmentary rhythmic figure.. Further the composition goes in is inherent in early disks Marillion style and stops This part a composition magnificent guitar solo... Such impression That on a guitar plays itself Steve Rothery:-)

On the eighth minute, again change of a theme.... .. As pleases, that all new and new themes one is better another.. All is thought over up to the smallest Details, extremely beautifully also is refined..... The uniform confused moment!

All very much and very much, well is simple up to impossibility beautifully, is melodious, and causes only Admiration!!!

On the tenth minute small influence Pink Floyd is audible..

Any secondariness, any aquosity and clones, and furthermore toffees. Given 15 minutes the composition obeys on one breath and flies by as though for some Seconds.. Tremendous work!!!

Estimation 12 from 12 4) Cradle 2:47

Short, but not less expressive composition: As all is emotional and fine.. Under murmur of an acoustic guitar there is a vocal deducing{removing} a melody of heavenly beauty..

The keyboard player, with a background similar on mtllotron enters.. Also finishes majestic guitar solo, on a background powerful keyboard..

Estimation 12 from 12 THE CONCLUSION: As YOU have noticed, a disk to present measures short.. For me it is big plus.. Can because I grow old, but disks more than 55 minutes of me start to load and tire. On this disk is not present the uniform unnecessary moment. There is no water and toffees, and obeys, am repeated, Disk on one breath..

The given disk I recommend all present fans of groups Marillion, Pendragon.

Music of group is not complex{difficult}, very much and is very melodious, extraordinary beautiful and emotional.

Musicians have enclosed in creation of it the MASTERPIECE all soul and heart! Yes, yes the Masterpiece from the big letter! Also I shall not be afraid grandiloquent and the worn out words... I ASSERT, that in due course Name RED SAND will be entered by GOLD LETTERS in a history of art - fate!!!

Not frequently, it is especial recently (because of surplus of a musical material) at me arise similar Emotions.. Red Sand one of the best groups of the art of fate of our time..

I wish musicians that they not looking on attacks of critics did not change it REMARKABLE direction, also did not search, so to say, for this false ORIGINALITY..

For me Red Sand undoubtedly it is better looked, than last disks of collectives dear by me, neoprogressive sense, such as: IQ, Pendragon, Pallas, Jadis well and about Marillon, Spocks Beard and The Flower Kings and to speak not hunting (their song already sing)

As far behind have remained (me hotly loved{liked;favourite}) their fellow countrymen SAGA.

Fantastic, tremendous, fine work.. Has received the present{true} pleasure..

© Genesisomania

Jihnik1958 | 5/5 |

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