HUMAN TRAFFICKING

To my regret, RED SAND did nothing to become my all-time favourite band with this album. Once they released brilliant masterpiece “Mirror of Insanity”, then recorded a very good (even astonishing) “Gentry” one, but this time they simply failed to please me. I thought I was just tired of so many Prog around, my ears were deaf to RED SAND’s third revelation and my heart just missed something…and I hoped that all will work out well. Hell no. Sadly RED SAND made just enjoyable album, devoid of both interesting lyrical and musical content. Two epics, pretty much the same in structure, with ripped MARILLION tunes (this time they decided not to write in their manner, they’ve simply stolen “Lavender” chord progression) and two shorter tracks (an instrumental and a cheesy pop-ballad). You may happen to like it if it’s your first RED SAND album, but you’d better start with aforementioned “Mirror of Insanity”, a paradise Musthave for early MARILLION aficionados.