SILENT DANCE

What a pity for such a very weak production. Talking about this record, labeled under the former "Progressive records" in the course of year 1984 ,I have to admit that honestly it's characterized by some good arrangements as well as some prolix parts too. That was the period of the so called re-birth of such "Romantic Progressive Genre" in the UK, thanks to bands such as MARILLION, PENDRAGON, IQ, TWELFTH NIGHT and so on, whose results were often under our expectations. Otherwise some years later there was a failure, regarding of this attempt, but nevermind. However, coming back to the present publication, SOLSTICE produced an interesting album, in the vein of CURVED AIR, thanks to a female singer whose voice is very similar to that one by Jon ANDERSON (YES), with hints of such New-Progressive stuff, regarding of the electric guitar. The utilization of interesting strings and a violin as well from the synthesizers, let the listener enter an accessible pop folk, thanks also to some echoes from the Far East music and such Folk-Progressive stuff from Europe as well.

The best track is probably the instrumental "Return to Spring", which is very vivid, but also "A Brave New World" is worth checking out. The other tracks sometimes are boring and quite simplistic, in comparison for example to the best stuff of CURVED AIR and GRYPHON too, but perhaps by means of a better production the output would have brought a different mood and interest as well among the European "Progressive Fans".