This Fading Time

Akacia | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 29, 2006)
• Original Release Date: June 28, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Musea
• ASIN: B000GJ141E
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,018,160 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Mystery

2. DesCartes

3. Another Life

4. In The Air

5. Weatherman

6. Unfading Divine

7. January Sixth

Editorial Reviews

During the Seventies, the United States of America were known for the energy shown by its Progressive rock scene, whose leaders were then named CATHEDRAL, MIRTHRANDIR, STARCASTLE and FIREBALLET. What united them in those days was definitely a boundless admiration for Steve HOWE’s guitar solos and elaborated YES compositions. This spirit is precisely what AKACIA rediscovered, some twenty five years later ! This current band, a quartet of virtuosos from Massachusetts, will probably turn all the established values of current Progressive rock upside down. "An Other Life" (2003) includes four long tracks in the most flamboyant symphonic Progressive rock style. The listener will especially acknowledge the value of "Journal", the final 22-minute suite. Deeply personal, Eric NAYLOR’s vocals perfectly fit the music and avoid at all cost similarities with Jon ANDERSON. Which is, at last, a thoughtful choice ! Two years later, AKACIA publishes its second album "The Brass Serpent" (2005). Once again, four long pieces are to be found, filled with philosophy and Christian spirituality, including the title suite clocking at more than 35 minutes ! Fans of Seventies sounds, of instrumental solos, of an ever-present Rickenbaker bass, this new album will probably haunt your CD player for a very long time... The third album "This Fading Time" (2006) is a perfect achievement, in the same way as its previous records. This time AKACIA perfectly keeps the balance between all the elements that compose its music: soft ballads, heavy, experimental and symphonic musical moments, expressive singing... The bass player, the guitarist and the drummer show a real technical skill, while more discreet keyboards remain faithful to the Seventies' spirit, as for the cover painting (Courtesy of Paul WHITEHEAD) will be delightful for all the lovers of the old GENESIS masterpieces !

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Progrock Album, July 11, 2007

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Gordian Knot "Cutter" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: This Fading Time (Audio CD)

This album is really excellent vintage sounding progrock. They have a hard rock edge that's a bit more classic than metal sounding, and the right kind of rough edge production that makes you appreciate them as prog rock. Naylor's voice really is on as far as I'm concerned, and the guitar and drum work is as good as it gets in prog. The lyrics are Christian, but Mike Tenenbaum (primary writer) has since left the faith. I think you can hear hints of his growing disappointment with Christianity in this album. It ain't preachy. Anyway, for a real and honest down to earth progrock album, it gets no better. I highly recommend this album.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great music -- Weak Vocals, November 29, 2006

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Michael Will (Shelby, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: This Fading Time (Audio CD)

This, Akacia's third album, shows that nothing has changed. Mike Tenenbaum's guitar playing is excellent as is Doug Meadows drumming and Steve Stortz Bass. Trish Lee is fine on the keys. The problem is still the vocals. They just aren't very good. Eric Naylor's voice doesn't fit the music and at times he even gets slighty off key or flat. The writing is superb, but the vocals seem to take away from what the music wants to be.

4.0 out of 5 stars Akacia: This Fading Time (2006) - 3,6 stars, October 6, 2008

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Olav M. Björnsen (Norway) - See all my reviews

This review is from: This Fading Time (Audio CD)

Akacia offers up a solid collection of retro music on their third release. By no means perfect, but solid.

With a soundscape solid based in 70's music, and with touches of jazz, psychedelic rock, early hard rock and symphonic rock being thrown together on this release, the end result is rather original sounding. And of high quality as well.

But as the mix above will cater to a rather selected audience; this isn't a release that will go down in history - the potential sales here are just too limited I'm afraid.

Still it's clearly worthwhile checking out for the curious, as there are quite a few nice tracks on this release.