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The Truth Won't Fade Away
A mainstream rocker, this has a lot of energy and drive to it. It is sort of a folk based cut, but done in an electrified approach. |
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Holding On
There is almost a world music element to the opening section of this number. It works out from there to a rather rocking movement, but it drops back to mellower stuff for the bulk of the tune. This has a lot of classic Procol Harum sound in the mix, but for some reason also makes me think of Traffic to a large degree. |
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Man With A Mission
I really dig the cool exploratory introduction here. It has retro textures along with a bit of a funky vibe at times. The cut works out to a number that's quite jazzy and potent. I love Trower's guitar work on this cut. |
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(You Can't) Turn Back The Page
Keyboards lead this one out of the gate. The vocals join, and it feels like classic Procol Harum. I love the balance between the mellower and more rocking movements. There are some killer acoustic guitar fills on this, too. |
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One More Time
Percussion begins this cut, and it shifts from there to a soulful kind of groove that's so cool. Trower puts in some killer guitar soloing on this tune. It's more of a blues rocker than it is anything else. |
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A Dream In Ev'ry Home
I dig this number quite a bit. It definitely makes me think a lot of Traffic, and even Steve Winwood solo. It is a mid-tempo and quite evocative piece of music. |
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The Hand That Rocks The Cradle
A cool rocker, this has some definite retro stylings in place. The organ lends a lot of that, but there is more to it than that. Procol Harum merged with Traffic is again a valid reference point. |
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The King Of Hearts
Now, this really sounds like vintage Procol Harum. It's a slower, more contemplative song. I love the evocative vocal arrangement. The guitar fills are classic, too. Everything about this song wins. It's possibly my favorite tune here. |
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All Our Dreams Are Sold
A bluesy kind of rocker, there is a lot of soul built into this. Trower gets to lay down some classy guitar soloing. The tune is classy one. |
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Perpetual Motion
Starting with organ, this cut is one that feels like classic Procol Harum. It's folk prog at its best all in a rather slow song structure. |
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Learn To Fly
Another with a lot of classic Procol Harum sound in it, this is of the harder rocking variety. I dig the piano work on this. The whole keyboard arrangement is classic really. The cut is one of the highlights of the set. |
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The Pursuit Of Happiness
Keyboards start this. Brooker's voice brings the classic Procol Harum sound. There is some Traffic and Steve Winwood styled texture here, too, though. It's a nice way to close the album proper. |
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Bonus Tracks
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Into the Flood (demo)
I really dig this demo cut. It has a great rocking vibe and works really well. As polished as this is, you'd be hard pressed to peg it as a demo, really. |
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A Real Attitude (demo)
While this does sound a bit more like a demo, it's not to the point of taking away from the song. It's a bouncing kind of rocking number that again reminds me of Winwood a bit. |
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Holding On (live SWR Radio, Germany 2003)
This live take is a solid recording of a great performance. This has such a classic Procol Harum sound to it. It's great addition to the set. |
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