Torrent echolyn

A Habit Worth Forming Another Day 3. Meaning And The Moment 5. The Currents Of Me 6. Patchwork 7. This Time Alone 8. A Little Nonsense 9. Texas Dust 2. Poem 1 3. Human Lottery 4. Gray Flannel Suits 5. Poem 2 6. High As Pride 7. American Vacation Tune 8. Swingin' The Ax 9. Poem 3 Brittany Poem 4 Georgia Pine 2. Heavy Blue Miles 3. Lovesick Morning 4. Make Me Sway 5. The End Is Beautiful 6. So Ready 7. Arc Of Descent Dancing in a M 8.

Island Headright Locust to Bethlehem Past Gravity When Sunday Spills Speaking in Lampblack Tracklist : Side One: 1.

Island 2. Side Two: 3. Locust to Bethlehem 4. Some Memorial Side Three: 5. Past Gravity 6. Side Four: 7. Speaking in Lampblack 8. Messenger Of All's Right Warjazz Empyrean Views Different Days Carried Home Once I Get Mine Sound Of Bees All This Time We're Given Tracklist : CD 1 : I might even try to go into the lyric to try to figure out what he's singing about! It's working! Even the more aggressive singing voice and harmonies.

AT there's another shift into some very delicate solo electric guitar picking before the vocal and the rest of the band returns to rehash the A and B sections. Nice job! Drums eventually establish a rhythm which the heavy bass settles into and then organ joins in. At the two minute mark an odd new song begins with a nondescript aggressive vocal performance scringing his way into a better chorus section.

And swear words! Now I can't help but hear some of the words: "Anger is the root," " I appreciate it and I play it--always giving it another chance, trying to figure out what I'm missing--but I leave it in dismay and never seek it out. I try Cowboy Poems Free three or four times a year.

No luck. Inconsistency and a little too much obscure quirk keep me at a distance. What impresses me most is their use of odd--very odd--chords--sometimes just one single chord--thrown into songs at the oddest of places--chords that feel as if they were saving from a tremendous wealth of collected chords from a tremendously deep knowledge and familiarity with the vast history of rock'n'roll and music in general. But, like an inside joke or a family's private language, I seem to be left on the outside.

It took me 35 years to "get" and fall head over heels in love with Gentle Giant. Maybe it'll be the same for Echolyn. Until then this is a three star album for me And frankly, it's not what I expected. Rather then complicate it and write out checks the song can't catch, the beat always remains laid back, deciding to be predictable and therefore an enjoyable, relaxing listen, for a moment, anyway. Honestly, there are songs I forget even have guitars playing.

Most of the songs sound choked, muffled, repressed by the onslaught of piano and the lack of guitars. Not even catchy melodies or verses can save these songs. It's a shift in a different direction that has been maintained since their self titled release in , a shift I wish didn't happen. Perhaps it's their shift in style, which makes sense, who really wants to play the same kind of music forever, especially in a prog band? But then again, if it ain't broke, why try to fix it?

Or rather, change it? That's my thought on this album. The piano heavy texture just chokes the life and interest out of this album, there's not enough depth here as the songs just sound hollow and empty, the guitars are barely audible, and from a group of guys who can create hooks and melodies like no other, there just aren't any here.

And frankly, that's all the best qualities these guys master that just aren't on display at all on this album. Quite disappointing, really, considering the high praise. Steely Dan?! I don't know why - maybe the subject matter and some of the wry, bittersweet lyrics.

This is a band that deserves a lot more attention. Their CD "As the World" was a bit more classic prog than this, but very good. And 's "Mei" has some moments of true inspiration. Get this album. Get them all.

With this neatly-packaged set it's sort of like a gate-fold cd, except that it folds out four ways - like a cross - and the dimensions are about an inch bigger in length in width , you get remastered versions of some out-of-print albums, plus some never-before released stuff "from the archives". Disc 1 contains their complete eponymous debut, which I think is absolutely fantastic! Really surprised me. Disc 2 contains both their EP " All no-nonsense shtuff!

Well, maybe a little nonsense. Now and then The set also comes with a booklet that explains the origin of the songs included, with commentary by Ray Weston.

Newcomers to Echolyn should seek out their more recent albums first. But seasoned veterans of the group should snatch this set up without delay. And lemme tell you how it's a fair enough claim, if not an underestimation. It instantly glued me to the rest of the album like a sticky trap glues a fly to slow, agonizing death. And for good, because there are so many good moments available for an attentive ear!

Bluesy, fast-tempo, tropical, violin-oriented, jolly carol-esque wintery tracks; a wide range of styles always presenting superb musicianship from everyone involved especially the drummer! In fact, this diversity is a beautiful demonstration of creativity that actually astounded me as I underestimated these fellas.

I find rare to see modern bands capture that innovative, metamorphic aspect of the 70s prog without sounding like it belongs to the 70s It gets the best of the 70s prog, and translates into a more modern style. This is the 90s prog, baby, and it's just as good as the original! Checka-checka check it out! When it comes to ECHOLYN's second eponymous album, you can't dismiss the band's warm and catchy melodies, but you can certainly dismiss the safe and uninteresting arrangements. I don't know about you, but I like experimentalism in my morning bowl of milk and crunchy prog rock.

The uncategorizable sounds, the unexplored melodies, and arrangements that make prog, progressive? That's my first issue with this album. I'll be fair, there are stances where prog isn't necessarily what I described as an ideal prog rock accompaniment to morning milk bowls.

Truth be told, my enmity towards ECHOLYN lies mostly on a level of personal taste rather than an "objective" if such term is even applicable to music lackluster concept or performance by the band. Come to think of it, I am hostile towards Crossover Prog in general, and this album is the prime definition, or at least in my mind the paramount example of such ProgArchives-created genre, so no wonder this characteristic is my second issue regarding the record.

With that in mind, I can sum up my whole concept very shortly: I like energetic, lively, fluid music. Dynamic rhythm, innovation, unforeseen ideas are all important to me. Crossover Prog hardly fits those criteria when it does, like in the track Headright , I take off my hat. So I end up not liking it.