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Dare to=20 Dream |
From Progarchives.com, the ultimate = progressive rock=20 music website
Review
(Chris Otter) |
Track one:- Lust' a single arpeggiod keyboard sets the = mood only=20 briefly as the mood swings to and fro with the opposing = strums of=20 guitar like a clock tic tocking in the chimes,which in this = case the=20 twin guitar solo's of Mr Severn leading you into a calm = passage to=20 set the mood for Mr Langlade's vocal story.An what a story = as he=20 describes Lust almost as a real person...the master..the=20 sinner...the saint.The warnings are clear as the music = drives along=20 keeping pace well to Mr Langlade's story and suddenly = Steve's=20 drumfill takes you into a new side of the song the keyboard = and=20 guitars accenting off the solid pulsing bass playing of Mr = Nielsen=20 bring you into... almost an argument.. of what's right and = what's=20 wrong ,using playoff of guitars and keyboards in a dramatic = passage=20 to emphasize the story further. The playing is brilliant.. guitars and minimoog playing = off each=20 other while the rhythm section provides a good solid = backdrop which=20 takes you back to the opening passages of Lust and just to = emphasize=20 things further Mr Langlade brings back the great sing along = chorus=20 to end the song. All in all a strong rock song with plenty = of light=20 and shade and that guitar work of Mr Severn is just = unforgetable.=20
Track two:- Catch My Fall acoustic guitar setting the = mood=20 strongly as Mr Langlade tells you this story.A true story = for many=20 of us, and to have a friend or loved one there to help when = we call=20 on them.A passionate song with true meaning......the chorus = says it=20 all..Lift Me Up,Send Me On My Way. A smorgasboard of = instruments=20 playing to a solid backdrop takes you into a halftime = keyboard=20 passage and here..Steve has cleverly introduced another of = his=20 friends to play flute on this beautifully accented passage = which=20 takes you into another bold chorus,flute still clearly = playing along=20 but only till guitars reply with solo intent,And Mr = Langlade's=20 chorus and guitar play off lead you to a clean stop...But = the flute=20 and the keyboards have the last word on this song. Again a = well=20 thought out song with plenty of colour ....Loved the flutes = of Mr=20 Willett.=20
Track three:- Dare To Dream this being the title track of = Steve's=20 cd starts strongly again with acoustic guitar and NICE funky = bass=20 line.Mr Langlade tells the story well on this track too with = lots to=20 sing about He sets the mood intensely almost becoming the = lyric he's=20 singing as the piano follows him into the chorus Together = We'll Ask=20 The Questions....Together We'll Dare To Dream and again back = to that=20 Nice funky bass and cool sounds of the intro section and a = repeat=20 performance which now takes you to a playoff of Bass and = Keyboards=20 accented strongly by Steve's powerfull counter attacks = suddenly the=20 keyboard speaks up to dramatically say his part before the = guitar=20 chimes in and they counter play each other beautifully = taking you=20 back to the chorus lines and finishing on a those poignant = words We=20 Dare To Dream=20 Another Gem of a song..That funky Bass line and Steve's = use of=20 China cymbals through out were just as remarkable as the = Chorus's=20
Track four:- Nightmare building briefly on a nice funky = keyboard=20 and bass pattern to merge into the the story behind this = song as Mr=20 Langlade sings to you and is answered back almost from a = dream=20 sequence in the background as this scene plays out suddenly = breaking=20 into a bridge... the change of key, like a door opening into = another=20 dream sequence and another change of pace and accented into = the=20 chorus It's your Nightmare Mr Langlade sings with harmony's = driving=20 home the story further and taking you back to the intro = pattern of=20 before, the strong rolling bass lines of Mr Nielsen = punctuated=20 beautifully by funky guitar rhythms and Steve's driving = cymbal=20 accents again weaving and winding back into the bridge = pattern which=20 again leads you into a long chorus to end the song with a = nice run=20 up and finishing just short....leaving you to ask for more. = A well=20 thought out track with plenty of musicality,funky rhythms = and solid=20 beats. A good story too. Not to forget the excellent = Keyboards of Mr=20 Matt Whale=20
Track five:- I Rest My Case A drummers song...well why = not just=20 one. Here Steve has enlisted a few more of his friends = ..both=20 drummers Tony Furtado and Jack Pedler to do the tribal = rhythms and=20 in the back ground you can hear the fun these guy's had = performing=20 this very live sounding instrumental. Laden with what seems = like an=20 arsenal of every type of drum ever made they play and = counter play=20 each other into a frenzy and yet, build it to the perfect = ending,=20 and one must wonder.. what this performance was visually = like.=20 great beats,great rhythms,great drummers=20
Track six:- No Heaven,No Hell the opening of this track = must have=20 been fun, working in the long triplet drum beats of Steve's=20 introduction and Mr Langlade's vocal in,all working = fantastically=20 straight into the driving Chorus changing again, and = punctuated by=20 another different sounding keyboard pattern and a big key = change=20 making it sound very dramatic indeed as we flow into the = first verse=20 and Mr Langlade weaves the story with ease punctuated by = stabbing=20 guitar We're Like A Virus as the band pounds away and the = keyboards=20 and guitar accent in counter rhythms again we hear another=20 story...more warnings Just Beyond The Horizon,could we all = be too=20 late?? I think not..Mr Langlade tells the story well on this = song=20 and if you listen you might just take note.The crunchy = guitars are=20 another reminder as they lead us into a bridge pattern with = almost=20 an S.O.S. keyboard playing in the background before again = back to=20 another verse however this time the vocal lines are = punctuated by=20 crunchy guitars as Mr Langlade again weaves another story = and taking=20 us into another driving chorus and that somewhat...eerily = haunting=20 keyboard passage which could be a telephone ringing....but = no- ones=20 picking up. Steve takes over from here with a very = punctuated drum=20 fill into another punctuated guitar riff and they pound away = abrubtly Steve flamboyantly brings things to a halt..the = snare drum=20 hits still echoing as Mr Langlade strongly returns with the = chorus=20 section to finish the song. A very powerful statement is = being made=20 here...But I'll let you work it out. Strong playing = overall..loved=20 the Keys!=20
Track seven:- As I Am on first listen ..almost countryish = intro=20 with another funky bass line as Mr Langlade tells us the = story=20 behind this song.Interesting mix of instruments blending = well a=20 lovely half time feel with no drums till verse 2, arriving = just in=20 time to help the song flow into the beautiful ballad it has = now=20 become,I must mention the bass playing in this track = especially=20 Hums..Mr Nielsen has really helped to create a soothing feel = and not=20 just played the notes holding on to them and conjuring = little=20 musical spirits that dance around the song..augmented by = some=20 beautiful guitar and harmonized singing taking you further = into=20 another stirring passage,the haunting keyboards/guitar and = nearly=20 orchestra, lull you into a quiet place and stopping briefly = your=20 brought back again to the haunting sounds and vocal of this=20 beautiful track the bridge change well placed changing the = mood and=20 feel again with more great singing from Mr Langlade and = we're back=20 to that feel....It's sooo haunting and soothing, and yet = again we're=20 lifted by Mr Langlade's vocal,taking you to another place As = I=20 Am...and he replies We Don't Need Words For Conversation, = leading=20 you into a brief change of mood and another bridge with = voice=20 playing off voice and building to the final peak,when = suddenly the=20 guitar solo arrives and... What A Solo..the most defined and = longest=20 on Steve's cd yet.A reminder of just how gifted a player Mr = Severn=20 was....He will be Missed I'm sure.=20 Wow!!! DRAMATIC...beautiful...a true masterpiece....My = Personal=20 Favorite.=20
Track eight:- One Man's Army starting again in half time = with=20 just keyboards,guitar and vocal with the very occasional = drum beat=20 to provide the flowing build.Lots of words in this story as = Mr=20 Langlade tells easily describing it's purpose...Who's Gonna = Crush=20 The Demons,The Haunting...Who Will Create A Castle From = Ashes. Words=20 you will hold on to and remember This One Man's Army...into = a feel=20 change now and it's building to a complete change.It's = almost like=20 the band is angry and gonna fight back with big crash chords = and=20 brazen accents all the while Mr Langlade enforces further = the story=20 while leading you into another guitar solo, the rest of the = band=20 crunching away through further chord changes while Mr Severn = again=20 provides us with another brilliant solo and providing a = perfect end=20 to One Man's Army.=20 Another well thought out piece of music..great drumming = from The=20 Lord Of Drums and that guitar maestro....Wow!=20
Track nine:- Body And Soul Swirly keyboards and flute set = the=20 mood fantastically for Steve's dramatic drum fill and = rhythmic=20 patterns leading you into this song.Chugging away like a = train,solid=20 and punctuated by stabbing guitars and China cymbals we hear = now...a=20 different story Mr Langlade tells..Unified Towards A Common=20 Goal...guitar chimming in almost like a medievil swing = feel,only=20 briefly as we're back to the opening feel with guitars = crashing in=20 time with China's,but only bars away as change is imminent = and sure=20 enough a guitar solo leads us into another feel as Mr Severn = this=20 time, conjures little musical genie's that bounce off his=20 fingerboard as he plays another unforgettable solo and = leading you=20 into a changing bridge pattern to chorus's and another brief = guitar=20 solo following the tune of the chorus and more... Well executed...Some great crash chords and those guitar = solo's=20 all so different.Great vocals too and don't forget Mr = Elliot's flute=20 intro.
Track ten:- Satellites Keyboards and guitar weave and = interweave=20 to provide a nice backdrop to this track leading into a soft = stop=20 for Mr Nielsen to fill with a nice bass line and start the = song=20 again.half time and lots of washy keys/guitar while Mr = Langlade=20 tells us the story of our little satellites..We Find = Excuses..We=20 Have Alibis he sings all the while the band providing the = perfect=20 feel and again guitar and keys play off each other through = the=20 verses and lead to another subtle key change for the bridge = to enter=20 and here we have it this time,guitar and keyboards playing = in a=20 perfect harmony to each other while the rest of the band = follow them=20 through this passage and a brief pause,Steve bringing them = all back=20 with his quick drum fills again and again the band following = and=20 back again into another chorus or two with the band = finishing the=20 chorus's of the last remaining bars,but Steve hasn't = finished yet=20 adding few more accents with the band just to emphasize this = beautiful song before we hear the trail off keyboard passage = to end=20 and a little tinge of guitar.. A little Gem of a song..unusual use of timings on timings = again,but still retaining a nice strong feel and a nice = message too.=20
Track eleven:- Epitaph For Mark Mark Severn a true master = of his=20 instrument...I loved every minute of his unforgettable = contribution=20 to this Cd. this instrumental guitar piece has been well = crafted and=20 played eloquently by Mr Kott and dedicated to Mr Severn.=20
This Review originally written Friday December 14th 2007 = by Chris=20 Otter New Zealand Drummer=20 |
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