ON A ONA

The songwriter type of music prevails on this swang song of Collegium Musicum in the 70's. However, the compositions are better than on the previous album - clear melodies, great vocals of important singers in Slovakia at that time and solid playing. It's just that the average CM fan would expect more substance and keyboard wizardry. Most of tracks are short pop-infected songs with keyboard arrangements, synths/piano - even if clever. "Nobelova cena za lasku" has a dated sound and nice synth motive with organ in the end.

"Osvetlovac" is one of the highlights with its bluesy feeling and retro-organ arrangements in the middle.

"Amata nobis, quantum amabitur nulla" is the biggest winner, a mixture of solemn church organ first and last parts and drum/bass joined symphonic part with Hammond. The clear message to all fans who thought that Varga could not handle prog rock with grace. We even have Mellotron here and synth a la Tony Banks. Truly a great composition and Varga playing showcase.

The album as whole is, apart from its 10-minute track "Amata nobis ..." not recommended to prog rock fans but otherwise it's a pleasant record even if pop and prog do not always blend well together.