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@happypippo: "I just want to say that we can no longer say the phrase 'I live my time.' Time, the present, experience are about to be swept away in favor of another that I don't like." But aren't you exaggerating? And all this for the Musical box? Come on... :-)

Bjork, I'm sorry but I don't understand you. It’s obvious that between the original and a copy, even a well-made one, the original is to be preferred. However, these musical boxes are something more than just a simple cover band. I’ve heard many cover bands, and more or less they are all marked by technical sloppiness. The musical boxes, on the other hand, have square balls... They offer a show, they do it well, and that's enough. By the way, since you mention Peter Hammill, I'll mention Peter Gabriel, who brought his daughters to see them to show them what their dad did in the seventies. And I'll tell you that Stephen Hackett played a concert with them. Just for the record. :)

I saw a video of these guys and they are amazing. They definitely sound better than the originals (at least the originals from 1973) and they have put together the various shows (from Foxtrot to The Lamb) with a level of detail that can hardly be defined as scholarly. They are also a bit over the top. Just to give you an example, in the video "Before the Lamb" Stephen Hackett wears an unwatchable white and red tracksuit with strawberries on the sleeves, and the guitarist of M.B. has an identical one... Anyway, aside from that, great band. The only flaw is the singer: not because of his voice, which is very similar to Gabriel’s in both tone and style, but because of his miserable stage presence. Overall, I agree with Happypippo: cover bands are a quirky phenomenon, but these guys are worth seeing if you like Genesis. Cheers.

Given the music they make and the racket they also bring, I think I'll keep a respectful distance from Unsane. But the review is entertaining. Bye Stoopid. :)

The sweet sweet Ludovico Van…

Oh, I like this record… Just to join in…

Not bad...

But look, now you've made me doubt... Also because I've only heard the first few things... The album I remember best is "In the Land of Gray and Pink." In that album, I remember songs that I wouldn't consider reductive to label as pop folk. Then I remember a longer track that I believe originally occupied the entire B side. There were solos, variations, etc... But it doesn't seem to me that there were the quirks, the sudden time changes, in essence the flashes of genius of the aforementioned bands. The whole piece was marked by the same rhythm, and over that simple foundation were Sinclair's keyboard improvisations. A bit of fluff, if you don't mind me saying.:)

Well, I've always seen the Caravan as a folk pop group... It doesn't seem to me that they have that jazz component which is the trademark of Canterbury. Or if they do have it, they haven't developed it like Wyatt, Hatfield, etc... Great band anyway, minor for me, but a great band...

Great review, but I didn't understand if the only song I remember from Ruggeri's period (Polvere) is on this album or not...