-Message - 1975 - Message (2002 Progressive Line PL 569)-Alice
Третья и тоже очень хорошая одноименная пластинка германцев. Здесь хотя треки стали чуть покороче, но рокерская агрессивность несоизмеримо подросла, да и собсно джаз-роковое наполнение увеличилось. Сакс уже встречается и активно действует почти на каждом треке. И даже иногда солирует. Краут-рок фактически утух, как и психоделическое содержание музыки. Активная электрогитара, сакс, бас, хлесткие ударные и чуть клавишных. В принципе, хороший джаз-рок на стыке с хардом. Вполне можно причислить к прогрессиву.
Вывод: вторая и третья пластинки группы очень хороши по музыке и мелодиям, а посему - мастхэвны. Дебютник малость сыроват. 4-й альбом у меня отсутствуют. 5-ю лучше не брать, ибо там уже совсем иная музыка. Жанр: Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Jazz Rock Носитель: CD (Studio, Album, Unofficial Release, 24 Bit Digitally Remastered) Страна-производитель диска (релиза): Australia Год издания оригинала: 1975 Год переиздания: 2002 Издатель (лейбл): Progressive Line Номер по каталогу:PL 569 Страна исполнителя (группы): Germany Аудио кодек: FLAC (*.flac) Тип рипа: (tracks + .cue) Битрейт аудио: lossless Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: full scans Продолжительность: 37:50 Источник (релизер): Моя коллекция, мой рип Трэклист:
1. Before The Dawn - 6:01
2. Thoughts - 5:40
3. Is That The Way - 4:12
4. I Can See The World - 3:15
5. Waters - 6:02
6. Horrorscope - 3:28
7. Back Home - 4:50
8. Train To Nowhere - 4:00
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Less hard-rock, more jazzy and song-oriented than From Books and Dreams. Some of the tunes (e.g.: “Horrorscope”) tend to be a bit silly, but some others are pretty strong (“Before The Dawn”, “Waves”). Allan Murdoch’s guitar tone has grown to become quite unique, more clear-toned with lots of tremolo and reverb. He is easily at the forefront of the band’s sound. There’s some uncredited keyboards and female vocals on this album, too, plus strings on “Before the Dawn.” Going back and listening to this properly, I had slightly misjudged it. It’s better than I recall it being, with good production values, hot playing (especially Murdoch’s guitar work) and strong compositions. It’s still not as good as Synapse but if you’re into jazzy prog a la Kraan, you will probably like this.
Bass Guitar – Horst Stachelhaus
Composed By – Message (3)
Drums, Percussion – Manfred v. Bohr
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Alan Murdoch
Lead Vocals, Saxophone, Flute – Tom McGuigan
Producer – Gorilla Music