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Artist: Tragik |
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After the news that Phil Vincent may have to take a forced hiatus from recording, the only good thing anyone can take from that is the fact he and his fellow band mates in Tragik managed to get this belter of an album out. The power trio are on top form here, sometimes experimental in their sounds, but none the less 'And We All Turn To Dust' doesn't disappoint. The solemn opening courtesy of the piano, on the instrumental opener 'Overture III' paves the way for Damian D'Ercole to show what he can do on the six string throughout, where his power play he comes with on 'Jaded' gives the song a touch of Boston about it. That light rock feel oozes into 'Can't Find The words', where the keyboards are used to soften up any harshness that hangs over the song and its message, yet 'Black and White' keeps its harder edge, mainly due to the drum work by Dirk Phillips, hard n' heavy is the best way to describe it. He has his moment on the album with some fine drumming on 'Giving In', the rock beat he begins with suddenly drifting into a slowed down beat in the blink of an eye to take a mellower passage. It's not often a drummer gets noticed, but here Phillips shines. That experimental side to Tragik is shown on 'At The Shore', the guitar and keyboards given touches of effect pedal and an 80's electro feel to produce a quite bare but none the less powerful aura. It's only when the track rocks up that the hair on the back of your neck settles down. If the Beatles has just started their career now but had followed the pattern they took in the 60's, this is where their 'Sgt. Pepper' moment would have been. For me, this is the best song on the album, so check it out and see what you think. 'Before It's Gone' verges on being more power / pop than mainstream rock, as it has that infectious, happy bounce along groove that everyone would get off on. Even Vincent sounds as if he's enjoying singing it, which makes it all the more eyebrow raising as the song is all about breaking up with someone. If only the track was around in 1989! The slow paced 'Long Way From Home' is still heavy enough, again due to those growling hooks n' riffs by D'Ercole, but in stark contract, 'Shadows Of Loneliness' is almost barren. There's a my affair on all fronts here, both vocally and musically, so it's quite apt that it suits the title as the band have got the mood right. Thankfully, 'Nothing' picks up where they began the album, ending with a beefy guitar solo that comes to a sharp finale that catches you out, but still ends the album on a high. If, by any chance, this is the last album we get from Tragik, then the band couldn't have ended things any better. Let's just hope affairs change for the future because a band such as Tragik making albums like this mustn't go away. Here's hoping. Review by: Bob |
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Overture III |
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