The orchestra itself sounds nice it's just the way it's mixed with the band sounds a little rough and not quite seamless, compare it to a record like Days of Future Past where the orchestra is only used for transitions between the songs so the orchestra and the band never get in each other's way, here the orchestra is fully integrated with the band and it sounds a little busy especially with the muddy production. That being said Clear Days which is just Jon and the orchestra is quite lovely.
The songs themselves are very good, the title track is the most simple song here but it's also my favorite and the build up of the orchestra at the end actually works really well. The songwriting is definitely an improvement over the first album but I think the debut had more charm and energy.
Both of the Peter Banks era albums are underrated and need more love, really.
Last edited by Queen Boo; 01-07-2023 at 09:54 PM.
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