Friday, February 28, 2014

Ethos - Ardour (1976 Emi/Capitol)



First i thought this is synth-prog and Bach-based four handed mellotron finger practice for Wakeman's twin brothers. But then i realized the truth. Yes, Ethos is somehow even cleverer than yes. They are not trying to be nothing more than they are and that lift them above the average and even higher. I have to confess i had a slight prejudice: Ethos may be one more a kind of a poort man's Yes, but NO! They really make it! And finally if there are some yesish moments to be heard, they cleverly overdo it to the jazz area. I now have to say this Ardour is very, very clever album. If you like Fire Ballet, no i don't mean anything from Stravinsky, you surely like this Ethos too. They sound much like King Crimson, when they ewere "Red" too on this "The Dimension Ran" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykTobW9m7bI

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