SCHEHERAZADE AND OTHER STORIES

Renaissance

Symphonic Prog

4.32 | 1408 ratings

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WJA-K

I love this album. The main highlights for me are the two longer tracks of the album.

Trip to the fair - I love how the opens the song and adore the accompanying bass, backing vocals and drumming of the intro. A bit more than 3 minutes in, the song starts properly. I love the dreamy atmosphere of it. 6 minutes in, the tempo changes and brings excellent keyboard soloing. Then we are back at the core part of the song with a superb outro. 9/10

The vultures fly high - I love superb bass and the instrumentation in general. I have some issues with the lyrics and especially the corny chorus. 7/10

Ocean Gypsy - great craftsmanship. But somehow, the song doesn't do it for me 6.5/10

Song of Scheherazade - Grand epic. A great combination of ebbs and flows, great instrumentation from the band and the orchestra, the singing, and the story. 9.5/10

Granted, the shorter songs aren't my thing. But the songs that bookend the album are superb. 4 stars

WJA-K | 4/5 | 2022-10-21

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