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REFLECTORS OF LIGHT

Big Big Train

Crossover Prog


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4 stars This recording was made at Cadogan Hall. London on two nights. They were some technical difficulties with the sound system. The band didn't check every part of the venue which result in poor sound quality for those who were in the balcony. The band wasn't aware of this until a man from upstairs got angry and started shouting at the band. If the experience of a live show is better than watching the same concert on TV, this is not the case here at least for those who were on the balcony for the first night! The concert shows some basic visuals with projections on a big screen but we can enjoy the amazing surround audio and a style of music that offer some soaring epics, some smooth twists with some classical and folk colors. The music is filling up your room with the vocals, the drums, and the brass section. I was impressed with the drum playing of Nick D'Virgilio. The lead singer is a lot similar to Peter Gabriel's voice and played a big role in the whole music. The setlist is made mostly with the last 3 albums and you won't find a lot of boring moments in this 2 hours and a half concert. Some have criticized the picture quality while this could be true on some shots, the overall picture is nice to me. Recommended!
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Posted Monday, January 27, 2020 | Review Permalink
5 stars Sometimes we just need to accept the high level quality of a musical work, high level quality of images, high level quality of sound, high level quality of the instruments used and obviously instrumentists, but mainly a high level experience, "Reflections of Light" is a sublime production/musical/show experience. All the arrangments are perfectly distributed for the keyboards, guitars, violin, rithmic section and horn section, with equality, but not without virtuosity . For me was a delighted travel stuffed with good taste, creativity and too much beauty. The music have many progressive classic references but the with a real fresh flavour, and this live work is the result of so many good recent albuns. So, let's wait for the next chapters, but certainly the band have a great fan here.
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Posted Saturday, July 11, 2020 | Review Permalink

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