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This is an absolutely fabulous British 5-piece neo-progressive
band, with the classic progressive line-up. The presence of flute
on some tracks makes you think of Jethro Tull, while the music
draws influences from Marillion. But that would be to easy to
describe them in that way, because their great arrangements bears
traces of bombastic rock, jazz, new-age and much more. They are
rather original in their own way.
The tracks range from 4.33-11.05 minutes. My favourite tracks is
the jazzy "Jack the lad", a track that isn't representative for
the album, but a real killer. "Witches & wizards", a magical,
soulful, beautiful piece that leaves a deep hole in your heart.
This track could be a classic in this genre if it became known
among symph-rock fans. The next track "Freewheeling", is almost
equally good and makes you think of Marillions Fish era.
Speaking of Fish, the singer is a mix between Fish and Freddy
Mercury, and he sings in a convincing and aggressive way, just
like Fish's approach to the vocals.
This album was released in 1995 and I really hope there will be
more albums with Revelation in the future. I wish them all the
luck and I hope they get the recognition they deserve so much.
If all the tracks on the album had the same high quality as "Jack
the lad", "Witches & wizards" and "Freewheeling", I would have
rated it as one of the 5 best albums in 1995.
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