Musical Over Dose is proud to present Since January 2002 another new release, have fun .: about release :. Name .:. The Flower Kings - Look At You Now Genre : Progressive Rock Source : CDDA Type .:. Album Artist : The Flower Kings Label : Insideoutmusic (Sony Music) Titel : Look At You Now Tracks : 13 Playtime : 67:32 Size : 130,05MB Encoder : VBRNEW - LAME3.100 - V0 Quality : VBR kbps / 44.1kHz / Joint-Stereo Bitrate : avg. 269kbps [ Tracklist ] 01.Beginners Eyes 04:31 02.The Dream 04:31 03.Hollow Man 04:51 04.Dr. Ribedeaux 03:02 05.Mother Earth 04:15 06.The Queen 05:20 07.The Light In Your Eyes 05:41 08.Seasons End 05:22 09.Scars 05:22 10.Stronghold 06:37 11.Father Sky 03:00 12.Day For Peace 03:10 13.Look At You Now 11:50 Total 67:32 Min For nearly 30 years The Flower Kings have been taking music to various time changes, symphonic rides, killer bass work, harmonies, extended lengths, and polyrhythmic textures. For Roine Stolt who has been around performing with bands and artists such as Kaipa, Transatlantic, The Sea Within, and collaborating with Yes frontman Jon Anderson, heÆs been around since day one. Originally as StoltÆs touring band and named after his 1994 third solo album, he has kept The Flower Kings going. Through various line-up changes, guest musicians, and with 15 studio albums, followed by four live albums, four official bootlegs, four fan- club albums, two compilations, and two Kingdom of Colours box sets, Stolt keeps the machine going. The bandÆs sixteenth release Look At You Now is a beautiful and spectacular follow-up to their previous release By Royal Decree as they bring in the story-complex visuals, returning to the æ70s sound by digging out your old LPs from the Vertigo, Neon, Deram, and Charisma years during its golden- era where prog was at its peak. And to be allowed to have iamthemorningÆs Marjana Semkina, Samla Mammas MannaÆs Hasse Brunjusson, keyboardist Lalle Larsson, singer / songwriter Jannica Lund, and nylon guitarist Joergen Saelde, they know they work together as a team. Not as a prog group, but more like a family. The opening track æBeginnerÆs EyesÆ goes into a lullaby fanfare by taking listeners into dreamland with soaring organ textures, epic fanfares, and nods to Starcastle before going into a mystical synthio landscape to æThe DreamÆ that has pop-flavored scenario which speaks of unsung Canadian prog heroes, KlaatuÆs first two studio albums. Then itÆs a direct nod to MuseÆs Origin of Symmetry with an operatic form by visiting the æHollow ManÆ in the forms of æFeeling GoodÆ which was originally sung by female jazz legend Nina Simone, followed by some Beach Boy harmonies. Heading back to the magic carpet and floating upwards to the heavens, æDr. RibedeauxÆ is by your side, featuring heavy percussions and some accordion work to the bone. æSeasons EndÆ sees The Flower Kings walk into the deep, dark tunnels of King Tut as he gives us some melancholic time changes and wah-wah beauty in the highs and lows across unsolved mysteries that is hidden. Elsewhere æStrongholdÆ brings to mind SpringÆs æThe Prisoner (Eight By Ten)Æ as Roine goes into the Neon label with a darker, but tending a reach towards the light at the end of the tunnel. Once Marjana comes to the march for a brand-new day with æDay For PeaceÆ, there is hope. Militant themes, loss of a loved one, country-tinged tear drops, gospel organ string sections, Marjana transformers herself into a younger version of Crystal Gayle and Emmylou Harris whilst bringing the song into a certain hope for a better future that awaits us. The Flower Kings have really come a long way to prove their fans and listeners that they still got it. And with its surroundings throughout their new album, its one of their theatrical movies brought to life on the silver screen. https://twitter.com/roinestolt https://www.facebook.com/pale.rider.127