Glass - Illuminations
SKU
01-MUSEA 4594
Glass were a Seattle-based rock trio that existed from the early 70's to the mid 70's. They combined a keyboard-centric progressive rock sound with obvious influences from jazz/rock and most notably Canterbury stylings. They recorded a number of tapes, but nothing was actually released back in the day, although they finally went through their archives and released a very good 2 CDs set of studio and live tracks a few years back. This, their first album that was conceived as a full album in their 35 years (!!) features guest collaborations from Hugh Hopper, Phil Miller and Richard Sinclair, all of whom do turn in nice performances, but it is really Glass's show and they do a very good job on their own, so that the famous guest stars are just the decoration on the cake. " Now theyre back with a totally new album and a new label. Illuminations shows the band to be more mature, and more dedicated than ever. It sounds better than No Stranger to the Skies because its headed in a different direction and it was created under a different perspective. The guys may have aged, but like a fine wine, theyve aged gracefully and gained so much. Illuminations is cut up into several short pieces that fit into each other, like a long travel, one you engage upon with great pleasure. Theres no particular strong part on the album, because theres no weak spot. It just goes on keeping your interest at peak level throughout. The musicianship is confident and experienced, as is the production work. It contains a lot of subtleties that add layers of beauty to the whole work; definetely an album you want and one that youll be listening to for years to come. The music is beautiful, complex, but presented with facility; it doesnt sound complicated. Im predicting this album is going to go far and bring the band quite forward to the publics attention. And if they wait 30 years for the next one, Ill go down to California and kick their butts myself..."A-J Charron/Guitarnoise.com [Musea]