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Mike Pinder – Promise (1976) (@256)
16 Apr 2010
Thanks to Bragi Taliesin for the contribution.
(Review from amazon, allmusic rateyourmusic.com)
During his years with the Moody Blues, Pinder was known for the lush, dense sounds he generated from his Mellotrons, which he modified so extensively by the beginning of the 1970s, that they became known unofficially as “Pinder-trons”; and for his compositions, which were frequently steeped in a brand of mysticism that recalled the English Romantic poets.
During the group’s mid-’70s hiatus, Pinder recorded a solo album, The Promise, which grafted elements of what would later be called new age music onto his established romantic sound.
It seems Pinder used his famed Mellotron mostly for ‘ornamental’ effects, and actually went with an Arp synth for the ‘string’ sounds on “You’ll Make It Through”. There’s very much of a jazz flavor to the flute-laden “Someone To Believe In”, as well as a heavy gospel vibe on “You’ll Make It Through” and on the coda of “Free As A Dove”. His vocals are generally mellow and typically earnest.
The material is sort of funny in a happy, unintentional sort of way. There’s even a short, light ‘n’ airy, sunny 70s instrumental on side two. Pinder pulls out the old Moodies poetry-recital trick on “The Seed”, which along with “Message” forms a mini-suite of sorts.
There are two bonus tracks in this edition of the album, first one is a remake of ‘One Step Into the Light’ originally from the Moody Blues’ Octave album. The other, ‘Island to Island’ is an unreleased track from the 80s.
Track List:
01. Free As A Dove – 4:11
02. You’ll Make It Through – 3:51
03. Only Want To Love You – 3:25
04. Someone To Believe In – 3:17
05. Carry On – 4:16
06. Air (Instrumental) – 2:19
07. Message – 2:45
08. The Seed – 1:24
09. The Promise – 6:04
10. One Step Into The Light (Bonus) – 5:44
11. Island To Island (Bonus) – 3:14
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about 5 years ago
OGG!
Filesonic -> http://tinyurl.com/4ymzwjz
Hotfile -> http://tinyurl.com/3rzcjjg
Rapidshare -> http://tinyurl.com/3yydk9y
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about 1 year ago
1. The links are mixed up: OGG directs to Rapidshare and vica versa.
2. Thanks for the album!
Sincerely,
Thalamus
about 1 year ago
Sorry, I wanted to say: Hotlink directs to Rapidshare and vica versa.
about 1 year ago
Fixed it, thank you.
about 1 year ago
I didn’t know there were so many Moody side projects. They are absolutely worth a listen and thanks!
about 1 year ago
Thanks very much for allowing us to hear all these Moodies and solo albums. It’s easy to forget what a superb band of musicians they were (and still are). THANKS FOR REMINDING US.