CHANGES

A very interesting compilation of out-takes from this excellent neo prog band from Poland. Although there are 4 singers and 3 keyboards players during the songs recording through the years you hardly notice that. The sound here is quite balanced and harmonic, as if recorded by the same team all the way through. Here and there you can hear some strong Marillion , Yes and Genesis leanings, their main influences. Still from the very beginning they also had their own sound and personality that would eventually blossom into a style on itself (by the time of their masterpiece Moonshine was released).

In fact, like Prog-Jester wrote in his review, I too find myself enjoying this album more than the first Collage CD. Only The Blues and Lovely Day (from Moonshine, but here in an early version and with another singer) are really inferior to the original ones, but this is no surprise. the others varies form good to very good.

Overall a good collection of out-takes that proves Collage was not only Poland´s best prog band, but one of the most important for prog music in general.