KOWTOW

I have a very special relationship with Pendragon. They're actually the band that introduced me to neo prog, and prog. Very late actually - it was the Men who climb mountains, that remains to this day a benchmark for me of what prog can bring (leaving aside my bias for that album...and for Pendragon in general...). I was thus very disappointed by their brand new Love over fear, and it's a real mystery why it's considered their best one in here, but I guess my bias shows, I expected a lot and could only be disappointed. By Kowtow, I wouldn't say I was disappointed, it's an old album (several years older than me!!), when Pendragon was still searching their style. It's just an intriguing moment of their career that one that sees themself as a fan really should listen to just for the discovery, and to better understand Pendragon journey. Kowtow came rafter The Jewel, which to me is an underrated...jewel - not as good as some of what they did next, but still a very good album with a few excellent tracks, at the very least The Black Knight, especially in the BBC session version (you can find it on YouTube). Both albums are somewhat garage, though not in the same way. The Jewel offered some atmospheric and melodic pieces. Kowtow is... well, it looks more like a sort of balladish pop rock, something somewhat close to what BelIeve does (but BelIeve does it better). But I'm not informing anyone, this has been well remarked already by a lot of people. A few tracks are actually pretty good: The Haunting and Total Recall. I Walk the Rope is quite agreeable, though simple and rather forgettable - it seems to kinda try to be catchy.

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