Arabesque - Tales of Power CD (album) cover




Symphonic Prog

3.50 | 19 ratings

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5 stars Seeing as ARABESQUE hail from da' Burgh (Pittsburgh for the lehman) this would be my home town prog band (give or take a 30 miles) and I must say; they don't disappoint. Easily some of the best vocals from an American prog band (a voice with character!) and true to the British well balanced instrumental sound that symphonic prog was built on, this band really had something cooking back in the late 70s. This is not the watered down, more pop friendly, Kansas' style American prog, this is the real deal. It is always a wonder how a band so clearly possessing top-of-the-heap chops can quitely appear and just as quitely disappear without releasing so much as an album during their active years. Either way, I am glad an album was eventually put together as this is a dynamite listening pleasure. The entire project is very alive with excellent composition, musicianship, and vocals with all the character of an English band of the time. This album should also serve as yet another example to the modern prog bands of how to fill an album full of 10+ minute songs without boring anyone. You know you;ve done a fine job when you release a full hours worth of music that seems to fly by like it was half that length and leaves you wanting more. While much different in style this is the best/most-interesting stuff I've heard thus far from an American prog band outside of Zappa (having not yet aquired any Yezda Urfa) and I don't see any way around giving them a 5 star rating, even if it is mostly because we have so little critical breathing room on a 1-5 star rating scale. More of a 4.5-4.7 star album it would be very unfair to round down (and wouldn't make much sense either) so 5 stars it is!
manofmystery | 5/5 |




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