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Liquid Sky is :
George Stigg Thorton (a.k.a. Fonteboa) Leader and Conceptual
Director, Electric and Acoustic Guitars and over the top Vocal Dramatizations
Joe Khejl Electric, Acoustic and Steel Guitars, Alto Recorder,
Backup Vocals, Orchestrations, Knob Twiddling and Final Say
Kevin Brown Basses, Backup Vocals and Attitude
Matthew Kay Drumming, Backup Vocals and Man on The Spot
The Tracks are :
1. Automotif (6:47)
2. Sold (8:38)
3. Swell (5:26)
4. Stand Alone (7:19)
5. Flat World (8:32)
6. Introspection (19:57)
(i) Tune In (incl. Arabique instrumental)
(ii) The Animal's Tale (solo)
(iii) Coda (the gene's and the fanfare)
(iv) As if We Knew
The opening track is 'Automotif', which is an excellent track,
but boy does this remind me of early King Crimson, especially at the
start. Now I am not saying in any way have Liquid Sky copied
King Crimson, but you will hear at times a King Crimson influence.
Liquid Sky do have their
own sound too and with the odd KC influence now and again, it works
very well. Georges vocals are excellent, the guitar is superb
and there are some nice changes in direction, mood and tempo.
The next track is 'Sold', a great track with some great guitar,
nice keyboards and great vocals. George's vocals on this track
carry a lot of emotion. There are some nice changes in direction,
mood and tempo. There's also some great bass lines, and there's a
good solid drum rhythm with some intricate patterns.
Track three is 'Swell', this track is a mixture of heavy rock
with some king Crimson influenced guitar.
The next track is 'Stand Alone', an excellent track with great
vocals, excellent guitar with some nice changes in mood, direction
and tempo.
'Flat World' starts with a heavy guitar, changes to intricate
patterns with a heavy bass. Once again the vocals are great, nice
changes in direction, mood and tempo.
The final track is an epic lasting nearly 20 minutes and is called
'Introspection' and starts with a slow heavy guitar riff, the
vocals on this track remind me a little of Fish (ex-Marillion). As
you would expect on a track of this length there are many changes
in direction, mood and tempo. There's some great bass, outstanding
guitar and superb keyboards. The track finishes with some spacey sounding
keyboards.
Well, I think this is a great CD and one that I would recommend to
any Progrock fan especially lovers of King Crimson.
Website : http://www.geocities.com/~liquidsky01/index.htm
Email : TheSiege56@aol.com
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