TIME SILENT RADIO VII

"Radio Waves" with an ominous off-key sound, definitely a US series; we find the catchy charm of ELO, the Beatles, Barclay James Harvest, Bowie, Kansas, and Jethro Tull for the progressive soaring on the carefree spirit of youth. "Silent Years" with its piano and spaghetti western guitar, vintage sound and lush harmony, the finale with the phrase from the previous track making the connection. "Cul-de-Sacs and Tunnels" is a mawkish pop love song, meaning simple-minded in appearance; the melody is reminiscent of Inspector Gadget and the voice of Tears For Fears with a tune catching up with ELO in overdrive prog. "Boulders on Hills" changes style, aggressive with the syncopated riff worthy of Jethro Tull and the nervous vocals; a tonic tune that changes the game with a solemn piano outro.

"Our Brilliant Next" is a piano-driven track for the soft ballad, swelling with vocal lament, moving from acoustic to frenzy before the captivating jazzy finale; a beautiful progressive exercise. "On We Blur" is a rock ballad with Joe Jackson-esque melodic piano in the background and ELO's backing vocals, repeat; from serene we move to bucolic Charisma, inventive hints of XTC, a zest of Supertramp then a nod to Genesis, you'll recognize it. The exuberant track typical of Albion, enjoyable until its prog-like finale. "Tiny Star" ends the album; besides Big Big Train and ELO as reminiscences, knowing that BBT is much younger than them, this track is simply Echolyn. The musicality, Katie's fresh, catchy, feminine refrain "All you need," a true melodic delight enhanced by a stellar progressive drift. The musical diamond shines even after the finale; a final solo in Pink Floyd style for the split double album of the month.

Echolyn has recorded a very good progressive double album with two great singers; a musical breath of intertwined songs, polyphonic vocals, and chiseled Beatles and Steely Dan choruses; Yes, Haken, and Opeth also manage to create harmony that is both simple and complex. Progcensor origin.

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