SPARTACUS

This is the German keyboard-driven trio Triumvirat at their best, what a wonderful and compelling progrock experience, I cannot trace one weak moment! All (often very ELP- inspired) compositions sound tasteful and features a lush and varied keyboard, ranging from the soaring string-ensemble and warm Grand piano to bombastic Hammond organ runs and Moog synthesizer flights. The moods shift from mellow with strong vocals and acoustic piano to heavy outbursts or bombastic parts with exciting keyboards. The highlights are "The march to the eternal city" and "Spartacus", these longer tracks sound so lush symphonic. The CD re-release contains two bonustracks: "The capital of power" (live, good recording) and "Showstopper" (previously unreleased, a bit polished and catchy up-tempo song that sounds pleasant)

THIS ALBUM IS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS IN THE GERMAN PROGROCK HISTORY!