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Echoes in the Night

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There being no description of the cd or a listing of the songs hereon, I guess my "review" would be sort of superfluous. Of all GB's solo albums, the this probably the most "Procol" of them all, with Matthew Fisher producing and providing a twin-keyboard attack with The Commander - PLUS, this album/cd contains what is probably the final tracks the absolutely irreplaceable drummer Barrie J. Wilson played. With the exception of the 5 tracks that Procol Harum's lyricist-in-residence, Keith Reid, contributed, "Echoes In The Night" is sort of weak. The title track, "Ghost Train," and "The Long Goodbye" (which has since become a Procol Harum staple)are the strongest tracks. One can't help but think how the 5 Keith Reid songs would've sounded so much better within a Procol Harum milieu.

If you were in one of the 1960's greatest psych/prog bands, what do you do in 1985?

If Gary Booker, the same sound on different instruments. Most of the tracks here have the same type of chord structure that you would hear on most Procal Harum albums. But this was 1985, 1969, and synthesizers and booming production was the order of the day

Which does not make as big an impact as you may think. The tracks royal feel actually allows the big 1980's sounds to contribute, not detract from their performance. Harum alwaus had a grand sound, and the big synths and big drums, while absolutely 1980a, actually work in creating this nuance. Booker's voice as soulful and powerful as when it made Harum one of the 1960s best band, and his vocal strength is mixed well here.'

There is modern and their is vapidly slick, and, perhaps surprisingly, Booker walks on the modern side with no danger of ever crossing the line

Songs Include :

Count Me Out
Two Fools In Love
Echoes In The Night
Ghost Train
Mr. Blue Day
Saw The Fire
The Long Goodbye
Hear What You're Saying
Missing Person
Trick Of The Night