14-10-2015, 08:19
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THE SWORD "high country" cd, 2015
career stats:
studio albums.........5
singles...................8
this album..............#30 US...#74 AU
singles:
"high country".........no chart action
fifth and latest album from this once 'doom metal' band....
no metal on this one at all,thankfully!...
lots of progressive rock sounds though with a hint or two of almost psychedelic....
im hearing bits of Thin Lizzy on this one, even touches of Iron Butterfly in places....
I guess like most albums that hit the prog-rock genre this one needs to be listened to in its entirety
to get the full effect of the album....
im no expert on prog by any means and im the first one to admit it,
but if this is prog then im on the way to being hooked(not on these guys and their metal, but maybe on prog as a genre...)
Jerome, I think you would love this album if you listened to it mate....
I LOVE THIS ALBUM
worst track: silver petals
best track: seriously mysterious
sorry, no link for my favourite track available so here's another off the album that I love...
[video=youtube;oUgarRZ67OI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUgarRZ67OI[/video]
tracks:
....."unicorn farm" - intro
1...empty temples ***
2...high country ***
3...tears like diamonds ***
4...mist and shadow ***
5...agartha (instrumental) **
6...seriously mysterious ***
7...suffer no fools (instrumental) **
8...early snow ***
9...the dream thieves ***
10.buzzards **
11.silver petals (instrumental) *
12.ghost eye **
13.turned to dust **
14.the bees of spring **
3s=7
2s=6
1s=1
rating: 2.5
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.