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This is the second album (3rd if you include his solo
effort) by the man who was one third of British prog rock
band Mostly Autumn’s creative team, keyboarder Iain Jennings.
It also features two of the band’s supporting cast who have
a chance to step into the limelight, guitarist Liam Davidson,
and singer Olivia Sparnenn, who is not only drop dead gorgeous,
but also has a superb voice that reminds me of Andrea Corr.
Why they don’t use her visual charms in the sleeve art is
a mystery to me, if you’ve got it, flaunt it I say. The
first album was quite experimental; Iain seemed to want
to move as far away from Mostly Autumn as possible. This
one sees them move into more conventional melodic rock territory.
****
The album opens with a brace of catchy, ultra commercial,
melodic prog rock songs. Next song ‘Lantern for a Smile’
is the best song The Corrs have never recorded. ‘The Night
Takes You’ home sounds like Sandie Shaw brought up to date.
The 60’s vibe continues on the groovy ‘Run From Yourself’,
complete with rollicking Hammond. The piano ballad ‘Dusk’
is the most Mostly Autumnish, then the Corrs like ‘Behind
Closed Doors’. The album closes with two ballads, ‘Drowning’
is similar to a modern day Carpenters, and ‘Questioning
Eyes’ is the closing epic, with special mention to Liam’s
superb guitar work, and Barry Caswell’s drums. ****
This CD is a must for fans of Fleetwood Mac, The Corrs,
Mostly Autumn, Karnataka, and The Reasoning. Available on
their merchandise page,
http://www.breathingspaceband.info/merchandise.htm
and other reputable dealers. Superb stuff,
9 out of 10.
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