Turn Of The Cards [Remastered] - Renaissance

Advantages: Perfect arrangement, accurate composition
Disadvantages: -

...Four years after the legendary debut „Tales Of Mystery And Imagination“ and following some considerable albums, the two heads of the Project, Alan Parsons und Eric Woolfson, managed to release another masterpiece. Among all of their studio albums which had been released by 1980, the „Tales“ and „Turn Of A Friendly Card“ are the most comparable ones. Parallels to the great debut --------------------------------------------- First of all, Parsons turned back to guitar and classic keyboard rather than letting the influence of synthesizers and computers grow further. Of course he uses them, but they are less dominant than on the former albums, which creates a more solid down-to-earth atmosphere. Yet the work is never simple as compositions are consistently on a high and sophisticated level... Read review

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Advantages: Bonus tracks, excellent remaster, brilliant 70s prog
Disadvantages: Bonuses aren't that special

...yesterday - the guitars and keyboards shimmer, the bass rumbles nicely, the drums are clipped and the acoustic passages are opened up revealing hitherto unheard atmospheres. If only more remasters took a leaf out of Hackett's book, instead of merely re-recording the original tapes and just turning the volume up (Led Zeppelin, I'm looking at you!). As a bonus, the pretty packaging (card sleeve 'n all!!) replicates the original vinyl sleeve and the inlay booklet includes lyrics, new liner notes and some wonderful never before seen photos. Voyage is many things - an influential musical shift for Genesis and proof they could carry on without Gabriel, a boost to Hackett's previous side-man profile and the first indication of his own departure from the band and, perhaps most crucially, one of the most important yet under appreciated prog albums... Read review

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Advantages: Arrangements and lyrics
Disadvantages: i don't know

...Alan Parsons holding faith to its passion for the rock operas wrote in 1980 " Turn of to friendly card " entirely dedicated to the gambling the cards and the dices. Beautiful is the cover in which one gothic window where it's reproduced a king of diamonds trying to light the black background, with a possible meaning: the gambling can enrich (the window that illuminates) but most of the times send the gambler to the deepest desperation (the black background). The best "songs": "Time" where the time it's compared to a flowing river. Eric Woolfson (cofounder of the Project) is supported only be a light musical background. "The Gold Bug" wonderful instrumental used as soundtrack of several spots. The long suite of 16 minutes and 5 movements that is opened and closed with title track "the Turn of friendly card... Read review

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