The 14th and final album from this band from Great Britain.
The band was a trio with a lineup of drums, guitars, keyboards and vocals.
The final Beggars Opera album included only one of the original members, Ricky Gardiner, and a dramatic change of music from the debut album back in 1970.
Gone is the symphonic prog and the middle era of heavy metal, three albums or so, is best forgotten. I have reviewed all their albums and that has been a journey.
The history should remember this band as a dream pop band. I think they have lost out on some fans by being labeled as a symphonic prog band. A label that did them no justice at all.
We get three quarters of an hour worth of spaced out, dissonant and a bit avant-garde dream pop here.
The music is still melodic. It is not based on the verse-chorus-verse formula, though. It is more floating around.
The title track is the best song they have released for some albums and the stand out track on this album. The rest is somewhere between decent and good. But the title track is saving this album's bacon.
My final thoughts on this band ? It is a band well worth checking out. Ignore their heavy metal albums and you will get some fine albums.
3 points
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