| Band
Members: |
Hans Lundin / keyboards & vocals
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Roine Stolt / electric & acoustic
guitars, percussion & vocals |
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Morgan Ågren / drums |
Jonas Reingold / Fretless & Yamaha
custom basses |
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Patrik Lundström / vocals |
Aleena / vocals |
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| Track
Listing: |
1.- The Dodger (8:09) |
8.)-Our Deepest Inner Shore (4:59)
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2.)- Electric Leaves (4:13) |
9.)-Timebomb (4:32) |
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3.)-Shadows of Time
(6:50) |
10.)-Remains of the
Day (8:02) |
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4.)- A Pair of Sunbeams
(5:19) |
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5.)-Mindrevolutions
(25:47) |
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6.)-Flowing Free (3:53) |
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7.)- Last Free Indian (7:27) |
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| The
Review |
A Roine Stolt saw fit to return
to his original band four years ago and thus a creditable
reformation of Sweden's best kept secret progressive rock
act Kaipa was re-activated. "Mindrevolutions" is the reformed
sextet's third recording on InsideOut and it's a strong continuation
of the assertive rock and roll sound the band has shifted
into since 2001's "Notes from the Past". Emphasis on Stolt's
guitar playing and symphonic backdrops together with a balanced
songwriting style is the mainstay of the band. Primary vocalist
Patrick Lundstrom delivers a consistently competent lead vocal
throughout the disc's ten pieces. As with Stolt's solid work
with the Flower King's his tasty well crafted leads in this
context drive the best tracks on the disc especially on the
Bossa nova tinged "A Pair of Sunbeams". Second lead vocalist
Aleena croons a few pieces and is especially notable on the
introductory passage to monstrous 25 minute epic in the middle
of the running order. At times the songs remind me of some
of the semi-classical influences exhibited in the works of
classic Focus or Kayak with a few touches of Yes here and
there. Hans Lundin's classic organ and synth lines blend well
with guitar synth unisons on the piece as band navigates many
time changes in rock and jazz based themes. A careful sense
of timing between well conceived transitions no doubt has
been informed by Stolt's other efforts (most notably from
the dramatic passages in Transatlantic's studio efforts).
Pop sensibilities don't dilute the band's creditability much
making this recording session one both neo and classic rock
fans can appreciate easily. -Jeff Melton
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