Mundus Incompertus

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:00:00
This is exquisitely classy, polished, virtuoso keyboards and sundry rock elements. A quick parallel to ELP is ascertained but PLP holds closer to a classical motif. Prog rock is viscerally evident with powerful drums, guitars, and bass. Vocals and violins are more in line with the classic keyboard thrust of Par Lindh. Movement one, dubbed "Baroque Impression No: I" is a 9:10 powerhouse that really gets things off to a grandiose start. Be forewarned-adjust your volume levels for the sonic explosions. PLP tones things down next with "The Crimson Shield"-a beatific epiphany of harpsichord, recorder, and vocals, featuring the angelic voice of Magdalena Hagberg. Last, comes the 26:43 monster title track, with endless Lindh keyboard excursions, lilting Hagberg vocals, searing guitars by Jocke Ramsell, bass mastery by Marcus Jaderholm, and high-energy percussion by Nisse Bielield. I even heard an obvious S.F.F tribute on one part. There are no excessively misanthropic or iconoclastic lyrics or weak filler tunes here that plagued ELP on some of their later releases. PLP is 100% pure class, fine art rock, complex, moving, lush, and an all-around grand experience. ~ John W. Patterson