One of my favorites from the Gigantone, so much so that it would knock their brilliant debut off a hypothetical podium. So many brilliant ideas, melodies, rhythms, and concepts in this album from a band at the height of their splendor. More mature and certainly less "peculiar" compared to the first two albums (especially), but strikingly inspired. The absence of Phil Shulman on horns has been absorbed without problems; he said goodbye after "Octopus" to become a full-time professor. I give a happy round of applause especially to 4 of the 6 tracks: "Experience," a perfect synthesis of their style (introduction/ minstrel sketch/ rock turnaround + various virtuosos), "A Reunion," two minutes of Kerry Minnear-esque sounds that confirm their skill even in simpler songs, "A Way of Life," which is incredible both for the intro—what is it, Dance-Prog? Who knows—and for all the epic, ecstatic, and moving "Renaissance-folk-minstrel" section, and finally the title track, one of their top 10 pieces at the very least, where an electrifying minstrel folk-rock wonderfully culminates in a rock track with a great groove that, in my opinion, would have topped the charts just with that section. A masterpiece.
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