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THE ROCK

SBB

 

Eclectic Prog

3.62 | 83 ratings

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Mellotron Storm
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3 stars The legendary Polish band SBB just keeps on going."The Rock" was released in 2007 and while this doesn't compare to their first three classic albums it's a pretty good record overall.They have toned things down with a lot of laid back music here although early on they rock out pretty good. Cool cover art on this one.

"Skala" is heavy with vocals arriving a minute in. Some nice organ in this one too. "Plonace Mysli" is also fairly heavy but better than the opener. I'm not a fan though of the mellow sections late. "In Heaven And Hell" opens with harmonica and other sounds that come and go in the intro. It settles in at 2 minutes. Some good organ runs in the background as the guitar solos over top.The beat is relentless. It turns spacey 5 1/2 minutes in as reserved vocals join in. Good song ! "Silence" is ballad-like and so is the next one "Sunny Day". Slow moving music and vocals.

"My Paradise" is again mellow with vocals. It picks up with synths before 2 minutes as contrasts continue. "Pielgrzym" is my favourite. It has this exotic atmosphere as almost spoken vocals join in. A beat follows as it slowly builds, then guitar. I would have loved more of this style. "Akri" is pastoral with vocals. "Zug A Zene Mindenhol" opens with organ as a catchy rhythm with vocals takes over.This is good. Catchy stuff.

A fine album that really drags for me in the middle. Still I think mature Prog fans will dig this.

Mellotron Storm | 3/5 |

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