As I’ve mentioned in my other reviews of his music, Al Stewart doesn’t believe that he’s prog rock. A lot of music fans, however, consider him to be. If anything, this album is among the most decidedly prog of his catalog. It’s certain that prog rock fandom probably has a lot of Al Stewart fans. So, I include him under that heading. The reissued and expanded version of his Orange album sounds great. There is so much awesome music here. I’d have to say that this is one of my favorite albums from him. I’d highly recommend it to anyone who has ever enjoyed Stewart’s music.

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There is a bouncy rock vibe to this cut. It’s catchy and dynamic. It’s also fun. Some elements do bring a bit of a prog sound to the piece. There is definitely a psychedelic edge here, too. It gets a bit Beatles like in some of the later sections, too. Those are definitely proggy.

 More of a straight rocker, this is instantly recognizable as Al Stewart. It is a cool story. It does have some proto-prog elements. I really like the electric guitar, organ and the bass. The later fast paced section gets more along the lines of progressive rock. There’s sort of a false ending that gives way to a decidedly prog rock based section. I like the organ on that part. Then again, there is not a part of this I don’t like.

A psychedelic folk rocker, this is classy stuff.