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Yamataikoku (Yamatai Country)
Starting in a rather riff oriented Yesish mode, the piece quickly moves through this intro and drops into a rather balladic segment. It features a mellow and jazzy instrumental break. A short Rush oriented segment also makes an appearance. The composition features a hard rocking segment as well. |
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Michi-naki michi (A Road to Nowhere)
A funky prog mode with Annie Haslamish vocals and segments of more regal, atmospheric music make up most of this track. In many ways, this feels like a harder edged Renaissance, and features a Dimeolaish fusion based segment. |
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Yuki-bana (SnowFlakes)
Starting in a beautiful and hauntingly sedate mode, this is another composition which feels a bit like Renaissance. It is a pretty prog ballad with strong percussion and a Gilmourish guitar solo. |
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Gareki no Hakobune (An Ark of Rubble)
With a intro that seems to combine Zeppelin and Floyd, this is a potent rock based cut with prog leanings. The song includes a very progish instrumental break, ala Yes.
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Angel's Song
Starting in mellow keyboard modes, this number takes on strong prog textures and a harder edge. It feels a lot like Renaissance, but with bite. The cut really moves in a prog rocking fashion during the instrumental break, which features a Emersonlike keyboard sound. There is Rushish percussion, and definite ELP oriented arrangements. The composition includes fusion-oriented moments as well. At nearly 13 minutes, this piece really covers a lot of prog ground, in a wonderfully changing soundscape. |
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Amanogawa (Milky Way)
This one is a rather traditionally Asian ballad, with crunchy rock moments at times. |
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Ngwachurei (I Miss You)
Starting as a pretty acoustic guitar and vocal based ballad, this one moves into far more metallic prog territory sometimes (calling to mind both Pink Floyd and Yes). This is another strong number. |
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Tougenkyo (Shangri-La)
Beginning with sedate keys, this one becomes another balladic prog segment, before upping the ante and the intensity a bit to become a more potent prog cut in the modes of both Genesis and Renaissance. This competent prog number makes a dramatic and powerful ending for the album. |
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