ENGLISH GHOSTS
Konchordat
•Neo-Prog
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Studio Album, released in 2009 Songs / Tracks Listing 1. Prelude (1:12) - Steve Cork / bass, piano, keyboards, acoustic guitar
CD Konchordat Music KMCD1001 (2009 UK) Edit this entry |
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KONCHORDAT English Ghosts ratings distribution
(32 ratings)
Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music(9%)
Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection(28%)
Good, but non-essential (41%)
Collectors/fans only (16%)
Poor. Only for completionists (6%)
KONCHORDAT English Ghosts reviews
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SPECIAL COLLABORATOR PSIKE Team & Band Submissions

'Look for the key to your life ...' - Consequences appeals to me with a special majestic, pathetic flow ... and because of the charming melodies. Some Genesis feelings come up whilst listening. However the song also features a heavier touch when showing some riffing guitars on a more straightforward rocking middle part - probably offered by Oz Craggs who has a guest appearance here on this track.
Centerpiece is the epic title song. Here we have a distinctive neo prog flow - speaking of a driving rhythm, dramatic organ and melancholic guitar appearance. Decorated with some initial jamming moments and Gregorian impressions they take time to let the song evolve - well done! The Road Goes Ever On ... 'can you discover if you're man enough to take it' - this is seemingly reflecting about the challenges in our life. A nice song presented in their typical melodramatic mood. Closing with the instrumental Coda the expressive guitar hijacks us to heavier rocking fields once more.
'English Ghosts' keeps to the beaten track as for my impression - I'm missing real surprises and more trickiness here and there - probably something to add on the ToDo list relevant for the follower album? Anyhow, this album is a solid debut, the songs are very melodic - strengthened by some references to diverse prog paragons and surely provided with emotional sense.
SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Errors and Omissions Team

2(+) to this album, because it lacks originality AND (not OR) any interesting point. Or at least if you believe my opinion.
SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Honorary Collaborator

The fantastic grandiose intro ''Prelude'',which reminds of CAIRO best moments leads to ''The Human Element'',a great number with dramatic tunes,pompous guitar work and interesting organ passages.''Consequences'' is maybe a bit too long.but this one also contains some good moments under a dramatic atmosphere with epic keyboards and heavy guitar passages.''No words'' is a very good Heavy Rock ballad with evident GILMOUR-ish influences on guitars and some excellent melodies.''Motion'' is exactly in a similar vein with ''No words'',slow-tempo atmospheric Neo Prog with sensitive vocals,high-class solos and background keys.The 20-min. long eponymous epic of the album is again over-extended in my opinion,some passages are rather stretched,but you can't overlook the epic keyboard work once more and the very rich sound overall.It's a piece with some trully nice but also some flat moments.''The Road Goes Ever on'' is the most retro-sounding track here with nice breaks and deep organ somewhat in the vein of SPOCK'S BEARD and TRANSATLANTIC.''Coda'' is not a good closing choice,very catchy,sounds a lot like 90's YES with heartless solos and plastic synths.
Konchordat's debut is not very original,it is a style of music previously played by many bands like PRESTO BALLET,CRYPTIC VISION or MARS HOLLOW,but ''English ghosts'' is a well- arranged album of easy-going Progressive Rock with plenty of memorable material.You should give this band a try.Recommended.
SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Honorary Collaborator

What lets this down though, are the vocals. They just aren't strong enough, and the impression is that this would be a much stronger band altogether if they had a real singer, and it is of little surprise to me that Lee hasn't been involved in the band since this release. Musically they have been paying close attention to bands from the early Nineties, and while Citizen Cain are one of the bands that are obvious, as are IQ, the most obvious is Galahad. There are signs of real promise within the music, but there is always the feeling that this isn't the full article and there are things that could have been done to make it better, but given the issues they had suffered during the recording it is amazing they got it out at all. Solid, with some good points here and there, but not essential.
Latest members reviews
After hearing good things about this album I finally bought it to see what all the fuss was about.
The album kicks off with a short piece 'Prelude', nice but only ok.
'The human element' has some nice lyrics and interesting sections but seems to lack any real substance.
'Consequences' is next, an
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Report this review (#514975) | Posted by robert45 | Sunday, September 4, 2011 | Review Permanlink
Wednesday August the 5th 2009, 7.15pm BST, a small hotel in Bridgwater U.K. - after a long and
tiring journey, I put down my case and take out the free CD from my just-purchased copy of British
music magazine "Classic Rock Presents Prog". I place it in the DVD slot of the Digital TV in the
corner
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Report this review (#262462) | Posted by progrockfreak | Monday, January 25, 2010 | Review Permanlink
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