Schooldays
The first portion of the cut is weird, but yet accessible. It combines RIO-like jazz stylings with an odd vocal line that seems like two different people alternating each word in the line. This eventually moves out to an almost King Crimson-like section and then to neo-classical piano work. A mellower, gentle, vocal line enters over the top of this rather balladic motif and then the song begins to take on drama and danger. Other vocals join as it carries on and this has a definite classical element to it and also reminds me a lot of early King Crimson. Eventually percussion enters and some jazzy melodies emerge, but they continue by working and reinventing this musical theme. A little before the six minute mark they change it to an almost acapella section, but then a pure jazz jam rises up from there. The opening section returns to take this out in bookended fashion. |