27-03-2021, 16:30
Jan Schelhaas - Dark Ships
The second of his albums I've listened to - this one popped up as a new release, which I subsequently found out it's actually not - it's a re-release. Anyway - all a bit saccharine for me - I listened because of his association with Camel and Caravan. As a 'sounds like' made me think of Barclay James Harvest but weaker. Some good moments but not enough to hold interest - quite bland I think, which is a shame - it could have been so much more but there are absolutely no surprises and no great joys and delights. The title and lead track is probably the best of the bunch.
The second of his albums I've listened to - this one popped up as a new release, which I subsequently found out it's actually not - it's a re-release. Anyway - all a bit saccharine for me - I listened because of his association with Camel and Caravan. As a 'sounds like' made me think of Barclay James Harvest but weaker. Some good moments but not enough to hold interest - quite bland I think, which is a shame - it could have been so much more but there are absolutely no surprises and no great joys and delights. The title and lead track is probably the best of the bunch.
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