THE RINGMASTER - PART TWO

As much as the Part One was primely devoted to the musical universe of Mike Oldfield in style and sound, this Part Two plays the same role, but taking as the object of devotion the enchanted folk pastoralia of Anthony Phillips, mimicking mainly the orchestral-like setting of his first solo album, The Geese And The Ghost.

The album begins with a few spoken words by the narrator, who will come back later, but fortunately ocupying very little space on the record. After that, you have to wait a few minutes for the music to soar and to build momentum, but don't worry, because when it does, it really does. And it's primarily thanks to the electric lead guitar that it does so. Don't misunderstand me, each and every instrument and voice here leave an essential stroke in a production carefully planned and arranged, but it's the guitar the one which fuels the music with enough gas as to take it on air.

Summarizing, this is a really okay album, specially if you enjoy a ride through the forest with elves and celtic nymphs singing melismatic spells, and from time to time, to be lifted in guitar wings to fly... well, yes, with Ant's geese.