The Windmill

[Prog Head]

'To Be Continued' is the debut album by Norwegian band THE WINDMILL. It has been two years since I've heard their demo material and I for one have been looking forward to this CD. Influences from IQ, Pallas, Arena, Pink Floyd, Pendragon, Salmon, Alan Parsons Project, Camel, Jethro Tull are clearly present. You should trust this enumeration as in it is true and on obvious parts of music from above-mentioned acts can be found. The opening track 'Cinnamon' suggests from its intro that this album may be a trip into high-quality neo-prog style. And The Windmill does it so well that the best thing to do is to sit back and indulge yourself...
A bit IQ-ish, but these guys do it justice. Lovely keyboard sounds and great guitar playing. 'The Colour Of Seasons' is a bit more different in its construction. A cross between Pink Floyd and Uriah Heep's keyboards. But the music is great presented up with an epic-number 'A Day In A Hero's Life' (21:43) - where all sections flow effortlessly... Another instrumental composition ('The Eagle') is split into some parts run together successfully identified by the change in instrumentation. 'Don't Be Afraid' sound like a mixture of Jethro Tull, Alan Parsons Project and Led Zeppelin...
The album ends on the Camelesque instrumental title-track with a superb characteristic.

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[teddy]

Another interesting piece Prog Head. You obviously feel passionate on this subject Keep them coming please

teddy

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