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Members:
John Paul Strauss - Lead & Backing Vocal, Piano & Keyboards
Mark Wickliffe - Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocal, Keyboards,
Guitars & Bass
Matt Overholser - Electric & Acoustic Basses
Bob Niemeyer - Keyboards & Backing Vocals
Michael Matier - Electric, Acoustic & Midi Guitars
Guest Musicians:
Stan Whitaker - Electric Guitars
Kenneth Francis - Electric Guitars & Backing Vocal on "Beautiful
marquise"
Track listing:
1. As On A Darkling Plain (40:05)
i. The Dance of Les Innocents (5:40)
ii. Darkling Plain (7:19)
iii. Byzantine Fire (5:07)
iv. Theater of the Vampires (1:32)
v. Those Who Must Be Kept (4:45)
vi. Beautiful Marquise (5:28)
vii. The Legacy of Magnus (5:28)
viii. Run Away (5:35)
2. Lost in the Money (5:55)
3. Blind Authority (3:51)
4. Rock (5:56)
5. I Can't See (5:03)
6. Tomorrow (6:19)
7. Lay Down Beside Me (In The Rain) (5:03)
The progressive
symphonic rock band Ten Jinn was founded in 1991. Their second
album, partly influenced by the Anne Rice's vampire books "The Vampire
Lestat" and "Queen of the Damned", is released on the Swedish label
Record Heaven. Their complex music is a mixture of Genesis, Gentle Giant,
Glass Hammer, Jethro Tull, Queen, Saga and Spock's Beard with a powerful
singer, backed up by excellent backing vocals.
The ex-Happy the
Man guitarist Stan Whitaker is doing a guest appearance. The album has
strong melodies, an outstanding production with great dynamics, skilful
song writing and many instrumental passages.
The highlights are the 40-minute title track "As On A Darkling Plain"
and "I can't see". This could be a future classic.
Highly recommended!
Released by Record
Heaven (RHCD 18)
-Reviewed by Greger
Rönnqvist-
Discography:
"Wildman ECR - 1997 (US only)
"As On A Darkling Plain" RHCD18 - 1999
Ten Jinn contact
information:
Record Heaven Website: http://www.recordheaven.net/
Record Heaven E-mail: order@recordheaven.net
Ten Jinn Website: http://www.loop.com/~tenjinn/
Ten Jinn E-mail: tenjinn@ix.netcom.com
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