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Starcastle

Symphonic Prog

2.98 | 110 ratings

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ZowieZiggy
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Unlike Yes, each "Starcastle" album sounds the same They are not bad to listen to; but even if vocals are close to Jon's ones (except on high notes), they sound like a poor man's Yes.

Actually, I discovered three good songs on this album. The opener featuring Wakeman-esque keys, even if it is not as strong as their first two of the genre (opening numbers I mean). This one sounds more poppish, straight-forward. "Change in Time" is a sweet and gentle song as the model produced a few. The end though is rather wild : reminds me "Heart Of The Sunrise" (which is a rather strange combination).

Finally, the closing number is my favourite. Probably the closest exercise to a good YesSong (as "Starcastle" has produced some). The bass play here is really good but we are pretty close to a pastiche.

The rest of the album is divided into average pop / rock songs ("Shadows of Song", "Can't Think Twice", "Wings of White" with a great guitar solo which is not so frequent in the Staircastle" repertoire but with childish lyrics and a boring melody. The very low of this album is "Could This Be Love". The monotone vocals start to be irritating and boring.

This is an easy listening album with average compositions (nothing as such as "Fountains"). Average rating. Two stars (and a half if I could use this rating).

ZowieZiggy | 2/5 | 2007-8-20

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