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Marriage Of The Sun And The Moon : :
"The Marriage Of The Sun And The Moon" is the sophomore release from US
based artist Aaron English, following almost 5 years after his debut
"All The Waters Of This World".
The music on offer
this time around, really isn't progressive rock as such. Most songs on
this release fits well into an adult contemporary category; quite a few
of the tunes sound like they are written more or less as
singer/songwriter tunes on guitar or piano, then being fleshed out with
other instruments as the song have developed.
The acoustic
guitar and the piano seems seems to share duties when it comes to
outlining the main melody of the songs; with electric guitar licks and
synth being given space to do the same on a couple of tracks. Most songs
are then flavoured with influences from jazz, folk or world music. The
basic songs here kinda reminds me a bit of Tom Petty, with some
flavouring from world music or folk added.
As for the
individual songs here, there's variety more in quality than in style.
Quite a few tracks that sound like fillers for me, 6 of the 12 songs
here are nice but average in my point of view.
The first tune on
the album that made an impression was "Like Smoke", with cool rhythms,
eastern influences and a hypnotic chorus really standing out after two
more mediocre tracks. "Weeping Wind" creates a strong mood of darkness
and autumn, "Me and my Rainshadow" is a fragile tune where the mood of
loneliness is really given a strong outing, while ending track "Moon
Murmurs" is something else entirely, transporting you to another place
in time and space.
But the best
tracks on this release are "Crossing The Desert, Crossing The Sea", as
well as an extremely well done cover version of the old Police hit
"Message In A Bottle". Both those tracks are moments of pure brilliance,
and in themselves makes this release worth buying.
Rating: 7 (out of
10)
Reviewer: Olav Björnsen
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: : Discography : :
The Marriage Of The Sun
And The Moon (2007)
All The Waters Of This World (2002) |
