TRANCE VISIONARY

The first foul play by Andy Powell. He takes advantage of the Wishbone Ash brand and uses it to release a dance album. You wanna do it? Do it. But have the guts to do it as Andy Powell & Mike Bennett, what the heck do you use the WA name for? Inexcusable.

Ethics aside, the album is not bad. The fact that several of the songs appeared on the Top 100 dance charts in the UK speaks on it's own. They used classic Wishbone Ash riffs as a basis and they built the tracks on them, so it definitely rings some bells on the long time WA fans. Maybe the best example is Wonderful Stash which is built on the classic Vas Dis from Pilgrimage, and it's my favorite from this album.

Since we're talking about a very special genre compared to the majority of music contained in ProgArchives, it has to be classified under the "Collectors/fans only" umbrella, so 2 stars. Oh, and something funny: It's by far the most prog thing ever released under the Wishbone Ash brand, along with the next album.