MikeArnold
Group: Members
Posts: 26
Joined: Mar. 2008 |
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Posted: Mar. 08 2014, 01:46 |
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Good news on Wednesday when I returned home from work. The package had arrived. Just love that first disc, and Luke Spiller's vocals are excellent and really compliment this album. Okay, so this latest release is not an instrumental opus, and it's about as different as Platinum is to Hergest Ridge, or Crises is to Incantations. But, that's cool. It's always what I've liked about Mike's music. He always said he didn't want to go around repeating himself, and it's fine to hear that he has found a different inspiration, and it's really obvious that this latest release comes from the heart. Admittedly, the second disc, the instrumentals, are a bit "karaoke-Mike". It's the only unfortunate point, because if the vocals had been replaced by guitar and keyboard, it would have made the disc quite a bit more interesting to listen to. Disc 3, Mike's own vocal demo versions are pretty good. A bit limited in range at times. But, I honestly need to give this a closer listen to. Four alternate mixes of "Sailing", "Dreaming in the Wind", "Following the Angels", and "I give Myself Away" round out disc 3. Not terribly different from the main disc, but good to have all the same. Favourite tracks to date from the main course: Probably "Moonshine". Not so sure why so many are down on "Sailing" though, it's really just meant to be a fun track and I love it just for that. "Nuclear" seems to have a bit of "No Mans Land" (from "Tres Lunas") woven into it. "Dreaming in the Wind" has a bit of a Chris Isaak/Mark Knopfler feel to it. "Following the Angels" inspired by Mike's involvment with the Olympics ceremony in London is awesome, and "I Give Myself Away" seems almost a bit McCartney-esque. Love this album!
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