Not of This World [Import, Limited Edition]

Pendragon | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 13, 2004)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Limited Edition
• Label: Inside Out
• ASIN: B000059RQP
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,511 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. If I Were the Wind (and You Were the Rain)

2. Dance of the Seven Veils: Faithless, Pt. 1

3. Dance of the Seven Veils: All Over Now, Pt. 2

4. Not of This World: Not of This World, Pt. 1

5. Not of This World: Give It to Me, Pt. 2

6. Not of This World: Green Eyed Angel, Pt. 3

7. A Man of Nomadic Traits

8. World's End: The Lost Children, Pt. 1

9. World's End: And Finally..., Pt. 2

10. Paintbox [Acoustic Version][*]

11. King of the Castle [Acoustic Version][*]

12. The New World [*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent prog! One of the few albums that ever made me cry., January 23, 2002

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Prog Daddy (usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Not of This World (Audio CD)

To any prog-lover who does not know PENDRAGON: it is time to get aquianted! With NOT OF THIS WORLD these guys have delivered probably the single best album of 2001 (although UNDER THE SUN's debut album comes very close, see my review of that one as well), but more important this is also an album that ranks as one of the strongest prog releases ever. Songs like IF YOU WERE THE WIND (AND I WAS THE RAIN), GREEN EYED ANGEL, DANCE OF THE 7 VEILS, and A MAN OF NOMADIC TRAITS should be enough to make any real prog fans mouth water, and the lyrics are very 'real' and heartfelt. The level of musicianship is very high and NICK BARRET (guitar, vocals) CLIVE NOLAN (keys), FUDGE SMITH (drums), and PETE GEE (bass) play together with incredible precision and feeling. I also really love Barrett's very 'English' vocals (some people don't), and his unusual voice helps put a lot of heart into these songs. To say that Pendragon are a band who deserve far more attention and respect is an enormous understatement. I am an older prog fan (now in my mid-50's) who lived through the 'glory days' when Emerson Lake & Palmer, Yes, Genesis, Procol Harum, and Pink Floyd were all selling gold records and filling football stadiums (and Kansas, Supertramp & Rush were considered the 'new guys' on the block!), listening to Pendragon today gives me that same feeling of being part of something special that the rest of the world just doesn't understand! (ahhhhhh, prog!) NOT OF THIS WORLD features some of the most rousing, involving, and heart-tugging music I've heard in my life, and it is one of the only albums I've ever heard that stirred the emotions so much it made me cry (see GREEN EYED ANGEL). most of this is due to the fact that Barrett is one of the best songwriters in the buisness. I am a musician (guitar, bass, keys) I always say that it is not how many notes a minute you can play, but what's in the SONGWRITING that separates the great bands from the mearly 'OK' bands - Pendragon hits the 'great' mark with songs that are extremely well-constructed, strong in melody and harmony, and flawlessly arranged. I believe that these guys rank right alongside the quality level of all the great progressive rock bands of the past, and may even be a little bit better in terms of being consistant, by this I mean that Yes, Genesis, and even the mighty EL&P had their embarrassing turns to commercialism (90125, Abacab, Love Beach), whereas Pendragon have stayed dedicated to progressive rock, and never embarrassed themselves with lousy "hit singles" or filler material. If you're a prog fan hungry for quality music, check out Pendragon's NOT OF THIS WORLD (and try UNDER THE SUN too), you won't be sorry you did!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Typical Pendragon with More Personal Lyrics, January 17, 2002

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JD Cetola (Omaha, NE USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Not of This World (Audio CD)

Pendragon are one of the better prog-rock bands going today. If you haven't heard Pendragon, they sound like a very well-versed combination of early Marillion and latter Pink Floyd. Nick Barrett's guitar work is as close to David Gilmour as you can get (with the possible exception of Roine Stolt (Transatlantic and Flower Kings)) and Clive Nolan is terrific on the keys. Fudge Smith on the sticks is no slouch either. As for the vocals, they are very Anglo sounding (in other words, Nick Barrett clearly sounds English).
"Not of this World" follows the same well-tred course of Pendragon's recent output (the stellar "Masquerade Overture" or the excellent "Window of Life" for example) and is every bit as good musically and lyrically. The major difference really comes down to lyrical subject matter. Nick Barrett sings from a much more personal standpoint about a relationship that has gone sour. The songs are heartfelt and occasionally painful. Meanwhile, the music is sonic and the keys and guitar are full of feeling.
In addition to the 5-part, 9-song album, this cd includes to bonus tracks--'Paintbox' and 'King of the Castle' from "The Masquerade Overture" get the acoustic treatment and both sound fresh and are a welcome contrast to the original versions.
Highly Recommended.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If I were the Wind (and You Were The Rain) you'd be wet!, April 24, 2001

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Tony Doran "Tony D" (DOVETON, VICTORIA Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Not of This World (Audio CD)

This album is IMHO the best piece of progressive music (in the English style) that I've heard in a long long time. I am so taken with NOTW, it's been playing for two weeks solid. I rank this brilliant album with the classic benchmarks of the genre, dare I say it...Foxtrot( my all time favourite), Close to the Edge and the other biggies held in such high regard by all who love progressive. I never thought there would be a album to come close to these classics but here it is folks. Beautiful melodies, soaring guitar, wonderful and exciting lyrically and from the first note to the last it commands your undivided attention. GET THIS ALBUM.