Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Sun child (Jade Warrior) (LP 2821)

Jade Warrior  Way of the Sun (Vinyl, Island Records, 1974) ****  

Genre: Prog rock

Places I remember: Slow Boat Records

Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Heaven Stone

Gear costume: River Song 

Active compensatory factors: The AllMusic review labels this one 'arguably their best'. It was their last for Island Records after having a stint on Vertigo, and their seventh album overall.

The sound is described as cinematic, and I get that as the orchestral passages definitely paint a vivid portrait of South American colonisation - the album's theme.

It's lush and beautiful instrumental music that rewards repeat plays.

Where do they all belong? The earlier Jade Warrior albums have always been fairly rare and therfore highly priced, but I would certainly get those first three earlier Vertigo albums if I could.

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