OMEGA XI (Ω XI)

• Gyongyhaju Lany 10 000 lépés (Ω II), 1969
• 200 Years After The Last War 200 Years After The Last War, 1974
• Nelkuled Idörabló (Ω VII), 1977
• Lena Csillagok Útján (Ω VIII), 1978

1982, hard times for prog and, like many other bands then, Omega changed their sound. Not only because of fashion - Omega musicians were seriously keen on computer technologies. As a result the album has obvious new wave sound, almost nothing reminds here of Omega's space-rock from the 70's.

''Omega XI'' sounds now quite archaically, mostly due to arrangements. Though some melodies are good, my personal favourites are nice ballads ''Alvajáró'' and ''Három csendes nap''. Uptempo song ''Kötéltánc'' (''Dancing On The Rope'') stays in the band's live repertoire for many years. As I know, Omega always had good lyrics, for this album they were written by Péter Sülyi. So those who understand Hungarian probably will find additional good qualities in ''Omega XI''.

In general, it is the album for fans/collectors.

Send comments to NotAProghead (BETA) | Report this review (#176715) | Review Permalink
Posted Sunday, July 13, 2008

Exciting experiment, using computers in rock music. (The first computered rock album in Hungary.) Computers were used as additional effects to the guitars and keyboards; in some tracks you can hear the drums, percussions and basses created by computer programs, too. According to my opinion, ... (read more)

Report this review (#24363) | Posted by skyrover | Thursday, January 20, 2005 | Review Permanlink

Nothing here has anything to do with the Omega progressive rock recordings of the 1970`s. The band takes a swipe at techno-pop and it just doesn`t work at all. If you are expecting tracks like those found on Nem tudom a neved, Idorablo or 10,000 Lepes stick to those records. Only for completists or ... (read more)

Report this review (#24361) | Posted by Vibrationbaby | Thursday, March 04, 2004 | Review Permanlink

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