BARB-A-BAAL-A-LOO

I really had no idea what to expect from such a strangely titled album "Barb-A-Baal-A-Loo", but let me just say that this is an excellent album. With 4 solid albums before this one I was well aware of the VISIBLE WIND musical sandbox but this album does take them into new territory... and the end result is an outstanding album. "Barb-A-Baal-A-Loo" features the standout keyboard work of Stephen Geysens, Luc Hébert's drums, Louis Roy's bass playing and the crunchy guitar work of Philippe Woolgar. The opening track "The Healer" is completely worth the price of admission here folks ! This tune is a killer example of how this band have cured over time and may be my favourite Visible Wind song of all time. I suspect this is a concept album but I have no idea of the story line, but having said that it plays in many ways not unlike SAGA's approach on "Generation 13". This album is filled with lots of background effects and song by song with a degree of plot. This album deserves to receive a whole lot more attention than it received ! Simply brilliant.