FELLINI DAYS

Fish

Neo-Prog

3.50 | 161 ratings

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ZowieZiggy
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Fish is someone I appreciate. In his long career, he never released a poor work. Few artists might say so.

This album follows the good pattern. Not the great one of his debut ("Vigil", my fave of his albums) but a decent one. Full of darkness like during the opener "3D". Harrowing and weird. The middle paced and heavy beat are oppressive and there is even a guitar solo in the last third of this long song.

The finale is very poignant and bombastic. The track as a whole reminds me somehow of his suite available on his previous album ("Plague of Ghosts"). Same sort of end of the world atmosphere. A very good start I must say.

The whole work is an homage to Fellini. One can hear the voice of this important Italian film director in the background of several songs.

The harder attack is also well present on this album (but so has it been already). "So Fellini" is such a track but the final vocal part adds again a fine harmonious touch to it. And it is rather pleasant to listen to a more optimistic song like "Our Smile" after the difficult and noisy "Tiki 4". A gentle ballad full of romanticism.

The next couple of tracks are made of the same mould. Atmospheric, simple, very accessible but they lack of the grandeur of the opener. This album is very much on the melancholic and sad mood. But this conveys a feeling of little variety while listening to it. Too much of the same IMHHO.

Things get better again with "The Pilgrim's Address" even if Fish is keeping on the same style. Rock ballads seem to be his leitmotiv in this album. The closing "Clock Moves Sideways" is another very good songs. Slow paced, repetitive, very dark. Fish's vocal work is excellent and performing.

This album starts and ends on a high note, but what's in between cannot really compete with. As a whole, this is an average album. Five out of ten, upgraded to three stars.

ZowieZiggy | 3/5 | 2008-4-14

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