HOPE

I became aware of KLATUU in the late seventies and the never ending stories about how everyone thought this was THE BEATLES. They sure sound like THE BEATLES meshed with QUEEN, ELO and 10CC as many reviewers have pointed out. Poppy and orchestral sounding and they even have The London Symphony Orchestra on one track. This is miles away from my music to be honest and Prog-Related for sure, the theatrics, silliness, just not into this. I was such a fan of "Calling Occupants..." but THE CARPENTERS version which was the only one I knew at the time(haha).

The debut at least had a couple of tracks I was into and I remember seeing that album cover at parties back in the day. "Hope" is the followup held in much higher esteem by Prog fans and maybe more consistent but both records are 3 star affairs in my music world. The opener and closer of this album are very much in THE BEATLES realm while the longest track "Long Live Politzania" reminds me of a movie soundtrack. The proggiest for me is "So Said The Lighthouse Keeper" with it's repeated themes. "The Loneliest Of Creatures" is a tough one for me to listen to and lets leave it at that. "Madman" has some aggressive guitar but given the title I shouldn't be surprised.

An okay album but I don't get what all the fuss is about.