ANABELAS

If there was every a vote cast for the greatest album of all time, I would not hesitate to put this one as a write in. Definitely a top 5 prog album, no doubt, and the most original, compelling prog effort the western hemisphere has ever produced. But what makes this album so great? Is it the complex, layered instrumentation and innovative structure? The virtuoso performances? The intensity and spirit behind the playing? The seamless shifts between moods? The variety in style from symphonic prog to jazz to pastoral folk to heavy metal? All of these are contributing factors to Anabelas' excellence but what makes this album really stand out that other reviewers haven't touched on is its story.

In an interview with saxophone player Wim Forstman, Wim retells the Bubu story; an album 8 years in the making. 8 years of musical struggle, writing and rehearsing for hours a day for years straight, perfecting their arrangements, all on the recommendation of a spirit, who told them to get a band together. And who are Bubu anyway? The members of Bubu are some of Argentina's finest musicians, the backup bands of the country's biggest pop acts, players in the national symphony and starving artists, devoting their time to the music they love. This is musician's music and it's brilliant. During a time when a right wind military junta was ruling the country and cracking down on the left wing, Bubu was brewing up a silent revolution that was loud, raucous and beautiful as all hell.

If you're a fan of more avant-garde or complex prog, this is essential listening. 5 stars without question.

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