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OLD LOVES DIE HARD

Triumvirat

 

Symphonic Prog

3.51 | 217 ratings

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Tarcisio Moura
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4 stars After the break up of the classic line up, original members Fritz and Bathelt called back their earliest bassist Dick Frangenberg, who had played with them live but not recorded. And, for the first time, they recruited a non german for the vocals, english vocalist Barry Palmer (of the ex teen group Kenny). So, the now foursome produced the 1976´s Old Loves Die hard.

A totally guitarless album, it was, anyway, one of their great achievements. Jürgen Fritz is in great form here, both as a musician and as a songwriter. In fact, he was maybe too proeminent on the album, which may be the reason his partnership with long time buddy Hans Bathelt would soon colapse. But whatever the pressures and tensions that may exist within the band at the time, it did not affect the musical elements of this magnificent opus.I Believe may sound a little too pop for some, but it is a great song and a good introduction of the new line up. All tunes are very good and varied, with a great piano-vocals-strings ballad on A cold Old Worried Lady (great vocals and lyrics by Palmer). And ELP fans must have loved songs like The Story Of Mystery and Panic On the 5th Avenue.

Old Loves Die Hard survived the test of time greatly. It was maybe their very last record to be a group efford and a must have for any prog fan. I was a bit sorry for the loss of Helmut Köellen, and not very sure if it deserved a 4 star rating, but every time I listen to this album I really can´t come up with nothing less than that. Highly recommended.

Tarcisio Moura | 4/5 |

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