Folklore 6. Boundeless Ocean 7. Shenanigans 8. Steal Away 9. Out of the Inn The Night Sky Total Time However, Mostly Autumn's music is different - it's more on folk-based music with some ambient, psychedelic and symphonic flavors.
Their music is overall accessible to most listeners. It has a relatively minimum high and low points and or it's relatively flat, minimum or even no tempo change. The track starts with a sort of a-capella followed by guitar fills in the vein of Hackett.
It then flows smoothly in a rhythm based music with medium tempo and relatively flat in terms of variety of melody. The rhythm section behind vocal line is dominated by acoustic guitar with some accentuation of keyboard sounds.
There is a nice transition between vocal line in the middle of the track with stunning keyboard sound performed in relatively short period. The music flows smoothly in the same vein of first track. The band tries to demonstrate the symphonic nature of this track thru the use of keyboard that is played softly at the background.
It's an enjoyable track. Again, it's relatively flat; minimum high and low points. The third track "The Last Climb" starts with bird sounds as we are in the middle of the a jungke and exploration of guitar and keyboard softly played.
For those of you who like Floydian sort of musical piece, I guarantee you would definitely enjoy this track. It's COOL man. The fourth track "Heroes Never Die" starts with a soft music intro similar even almost the same with the opening part of "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" but it's softer.
The vocal line then enters the opening part before drumming. Structurally, it's different with "Shine On. Nothing special in terms of melody as it's so flat but we can easily notice the influence of FLOYD in this track. Is it accidentally? Oh man. Next track "Folklore" is a traditional track of highlanders. What's interesting is the intro part with a soft violin sound before it enters the "happy" part of the song. It's really a happy song that reminds me to a dance party in Scotland.
The other part is on short solo drumming in the middle and followed by a musical segment that serves as an interlude because it's no longer in traditional mode. The interlude ends with another solo drumming before it returns to traditional melody. The sixth track "Boundless Ocean" starts with an acoustic guitar rhythm with woodwind instrument.
Very nice opening. It flows in a rather poppy style with acoustic guitar as main rhythm while keyboard is played to accentuate the bars. Woodwind is also used to enrich the melody. The interlude part in the middle is filled with woodwind and violin. It's an excellent interlude. While listening to this track, you may associate yourself in a long journey exploring the ocean in a boundary-less world. Again, track 7 "Shenanigans" is another traditional music with an excellent work on violin instrument by Bob Faulds.
It's composed in a relatively fast tempo with dynamic drumming to support violin in creating happy mood. It's a good track. It's a mellow track with an excellent melody. It might be this song requires softer voice or it's a but for sure, for me, her voice is less powerful. It is then followed by a woodwind solo backed with acoustic guitar rhythm and percussion in a traditional music vein. It continues with solo violin. The music flows to upbeat track in a rocking mode when the drumming opens the gate for it; followed by a stunning electric guitar melody.
It's nice. I do enjoy this track; it's uplifting. The concluding track "The Night Sky" is probably the epic track as this is the longest track this album has. It starts with a mellow part with great male voices and some backing of female voice.
It flows nicely with great transition piece exploring violin sound. The violin solo backed up with an atmospheric nuance is really excellent. It is then continued with a lead electric guitar in the vein of Gilmour definitely! I'm sure you will enjoy this part, it's so stunning.
Overall, I would rate this album with a three star good but not essential rating out of five. I enjoy the music very much. The fact that there is a close similarity and proximity melody, structure and nuance as I mention above with previous band especially with Steve Hackett's "Everyday" has reserved me to give a four rating. But I believe that this is a good album for the band to move forward. For me personally, I would still buy the next albums of the band.
Gatot Widayanto, Indonesia. What a showcase for the modern Prog renaissance, combining the rich Celtic tradition with the grandeur of classic Symph-Prog in this case a strong Floyd influence! These Brits have unleashed an alltogether stirring , very personal and original debut album. In looking back, I feel that their output has slightly decreased in quality, in the hopes of trying to break the commercial market, as opposed to elevating this magnificent opus to even loftier heights.
Their unity and musical kinship is best described with this first effort from leader and guitarist extraordinaire Bryan Josh. Melancholic pieces drenched in a very evident"autumnal" spirit, the virtual smell of dead leaves crunching underfoot, the cool fall breeze signaling winter's ouverture and the aromas of reddening forests , with mist- shrouded moors are singed within the grooves of this rich musical tapestry, woven into the very fabric of the arrangements.
The songs are keyboard rich exaltations generally seared by the sizzle of Josh's electrifying guitar runs , with a serious wink to the technique of David Gilmour. Regardless of all the alleged Floyd influences, this is no clone band. Mostly Autumn is a more diverse, highly musically challenged prog band, incorporating steady doses of Irish style folk, where violin fiddle, rather , flutes, pipes and other Erin Island traditional instruments are put to good use and spice up the stew.
The fiddler duels with the e-guitar in a vortex of sound , spiralling towards the heavens. The final piece, "The Night Sky" is a classic slab of Waters-tinged melodrama, that slowly builds a framework of mood and atmosphere, with initial restraint holding back the impending onslaught to finally succumb to an orgasmic explosion of sonic pleasure, led first by a dizzying violin showcase and then, a guitar ride where Josh reaches for the stratosphere, wailing his soul away and focused on touching the stars of "the Night Sky".
One Word: Sublime! The perfect example of this description is the opening number : a very good composition highlighting their skills during these six minutes. It flows gently into "Porcupine Rain". Very harmonious vocal parts : it sounds as Crosby, Stills and Nash in their research of perfection in this exercise. The band providing an excellent background to this track. It is a very melancholic song. It feaures a nice violin break and a very good Gilmouresque guitar solo. Mostly Autumn will vow an inmense admiration to the Floyd.
Wright will even be the one who will give them the boldness of recording a live album featuring only Floyd songs. The best number of this album is "Heroes Never Die".
Similar struture as the previous song with a very smooth introduction and crystal clear vocal arrangements. It takes a while to really start but at almost half time, their style picks up nicely, vocals being really performant and so harmonious. You can almost feel the breathe of the master David behind the somptuous finale.
A highlight, no doubt. As its title reveals, "Folklore" sounds as a Celtic piece of music. Not truely inspired, it is not at all my cup of tea. The weakest number so far. Sounds at times like a gigue. But these numbers sound too folkisch for me.
The nice little flavour goes on with "Boundless Ocean" which is another tranquil piece of music. The melancholic mood prevails again but it is a bit too much.
Too monotonous. This band is of course not the most influent one; they might sound not original enough to some prog lovers, but they will produce some very nice releases they will be very prolific in their early years, less later on. I believe it is a rather interesting combination. Give Mostly Autumn a chance, they deserve it. This album is not their best one. The third album in particular remains a favourite with many fans, and recent live sets still drawn heavily from it.
The band then signed to Classic Rock Legends. The first release for this label, the largely instrumental Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings was not generally considered to their proper fourth album, that honour falling to Passengers This album marked a change in direction, to a polished melodic rock sound with the celtic and folk-rock elements much reduced, a direction continued with the follow-up Storms Over Still Water.
They also released a number of live albums during this period, as well as the retrospective album Catch the Spirit, made up of re-recorded songs largely from from the three Cyclops albums.
Their first self-released album Heart Full of Sky was an eclectic mix of musical styles, and received a mixed reception from some fans. Conflicting commitments with other bands and a desire to work on a solo project which ultimately became Parade saw Chris Johnson leave at the end of At the beginning of Heather Findlay announced her departure from the band to pursue a solo career. Heather's replacement is Olivia Sparnenn, who had sung backing vocals with the band since as well as fronting Breathing Space, and the band made their first live appearance with Olivia singing lead in April Their ninth studio album titled "Go Well Diamond Heart" featuring Olivia on lead vocals, again funded by fan pre-order, was released in November In the band released another live album, Still Beautiful recorded on the spring tour.
The lyrics took Josh on a trip down memory lane to his own childhood, and pay homage to one of the more famous bands they share a member with. We regularly take them camping up in the mountains. It keeps it fresh, but then you get a line-up that really works and you want to keep it.
Independently run and self-financed, the collective operate as a full-time business. Their fanbase is constantly growing, though Josh wonders whether Mostly Autumn have struck a glass ceiling that only a weighty block of gold could smash.
I could design shows in my head and it would be lovely. Mostly Autumn have released material via their own imprint for over a decade, but is the idea of being signed something Josh is now warming to?
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