Art Rock Show – Rick Miller – One of the Many (Week 41)

De Canadese componist en multi-instrumentalist Rick Miller debuteerde als soloartiest in 1983 met de new-age productie Starsong. Hij zou deze onderneming opvolgen met Windhaven in 1987, en zijn werk Interstellar Passage uit 1998 en de EP No Passion, No Pain uit 2009 zouden soortgelijke muzikale gebieden blijven verkennen. Later wilde Miller zich ook gaan richten op zijn ware muzikale liefde, atmosferische progressieve rock geïnspireerd door artiesten als Pink Floyd, The Moody Blues en Steve Hackett.

Prog Archives review: “Here is a consistently focused artist that just keeps on giving every year sterling musical adventures, that pay homage to the early glory years of Progressive rock. Yes, there is an obvious Floyd reference, as well as the Moody Blues and early Alan Parsons Project, in that the proposed material is smooth as the finest silk, and contrary to some pundits who may state that his craft is just the same composition over and over again, I must state that this would be a grossly unfair and a rather cheap characterization. Because upon closer scrutiny among the 13 Rick Miller albums I have in my collection, there are endless examples of variation, alteration, and progression. He does his thing and its extremely entertaining, especially if, like me, you enjoy adventurous mind music that takes you somewhere that is way more interesting that the daily and impertinent media sludge we are subjected too, for way too long. Plus, I admire petulant rebels who refuse to bend over and spread ’em! (…)

The final track acts as a bonus track (the brooding lyrics introduced after the musical credits), asking ‘how long does a lifetime last’and referring a moody ‘Days of future past’. It is the natural finality that as we veer towards the golden years, nostalgia kicks in. We will ALL eventually return to those pleasant moments in our past where we found solace, love, understanding, compassion, and peace. Old Souls, old memories.

Kudos for the recent artwork, as Old Souls, Altered States and this latest one, are all attractive renditions of the music inside. This album is my favourite from this artist, and I urge the discriminating sonic adventurist to go out and get endless bliss from this release. I certainly did and will, as this was one of the many times I listened.”

Naast Rick Miller (One of the Many), This Winter Machine (The Clockwork Man), Comedy of Errors (Spirit), Overhead (Metaepitome), Zopp (Zopp) & Pallas (The Blinding Darkness).

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