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MP3 Jadis - Fanatic
9 MP3 Songs in this album (52:54) !
Related styles: Rock: Progressive Rock, Rock: Classic Rock, Featuring Guitar
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I like rock, but I like music for my car, too. Haven''t you experienced that you have brought some prog CDs your car journey but none of them worked ? What CD do you bring for your driving ? In my case, well, certainly not "Starless And Bible Black", but RUSH will work if it''s mid era of them. Actually JADIS works always and their CDs are always in my car audio. The Fanatic album has some tunes best for your driving: track, 1, 2, 7, and 9. I said before that if I have to own only one CD and it will be JADIS''s More Than Meets The Eye. This is because their music can be played in the morning, in the daytime, in the evening, and at midnight. The music fits any situation of your daily life. If you look around your CD rack, you will find that you do not have so many such CDs That''s why I love their music all the time.
This is the only Jadis album I own, so I can''t relate it to any of their earlier recordings. Great vocals, I like Gary Chandlers voice. He is a good guitarist. Solid rhythm section. The bassist John Jowitt and Steve Christey lock in tight. Very slick production. Reminds me of GTR and Marillion, although I like the vocals much better.
Jadis make good solid prog, and this album is no exception. The vocals, keyboards and guitars will all sound familiar to anyone who''s heard any of the previous Jadis albums. This is not said by way of criticism, the music is as usual melodic, and well performed.
There are traces of Yes, Marillion, Genesis. The tracks are not particularly long, there''s no epic piece or multi-section opus, the nearest they come is on the 8 minute "What kind of reason". The tracks do however have more than just basic song https://www.tradebit.com one instrumental track is the title track, a softer atmospheric piece, with very moody waves of sound, and some fine guitar.
I listened to this album with great interest and with enjoyment. JADIS is another one of those great bands that has seemed to slip through the cracks in the immense pool of talent worldwide (at least for me), until now with this new album fanatic", new listeners will come to know this fine group very soon. I must say that they have earned my respective ear.
I was immediately pleased from the opening track "The Great Outside," then from there it just got better. The similarities to GENESIS (when Phil Collins took over after Peter GABRIEL went off on his solo career) occurred to me around the middle of the recording session, some of you may recognize it a lot sooner, particularly after you read this review then buy the CD!
An interesting cover encases this CD. Some kind of a reptilian-like creature or being is peering out through a porthole of a ship or through a peephole from another dimension or world. I do know that the imagery below this opening creates the illusion of blissfulness whilst being watched by someone or something. I would not spend too much time thinking about all of that though, you may get a different perception of what you are going to hear on this recording. My first thoughts were that this is not progressive rock; it is more rock-pop than anything, but after another listen I found that assessment was very untrue. The post GABRIEL GENESIS influences that I detected brought about those thoughts.
Primarily this is a great rock band featuring some of the most melodic rock guitar and standout vocals (Gary Chandler) that you could possibly imagine; then again, the progressive leanings are there but not predominant. It is more of a sprinkling of the progressive edges, if you will, that has them teetering back and forth from one to side to other that may confuse some listeners. In retrospect, after listening twice, it all became quite clear and very pleasing after I stopped trying to figure out what kind of music it was and decided to enjoy it all for what it was worth. This is not an easy task for a prog-head or jazz fusion freak (like me). If it is not complex, let us complicate or intellectualize it, right? Well, it is not necessary to strain your brain this way. There are enough elements of rock and prog to please both sides of the fence; and although hardliner prog-rock lovers may want to blow this one off, I would encourage them to give it a fair chance. This is a great album worth a few good listens before casting any judgments upon it, based on this writer''s opinion, of course. If you had not heard of the group and do not know what to expect (like me) then you have nothing to be disappointed about and everything to look forward to.
"Each And Everyday" is wonderful tune that bares witness to a very talented group of musicians able to make skillfully textured and moving music that is bound to find appreciation amongst many sophisticated listeners. Similarly, they can rock hard like on "I Never Noticed" with a driving rhythm section (Steve Christey & John Jowitt) interlaced with tastefully powerful keyboard strokes (Martin Orford) and catchy sweeping guitar riffs (Chandler). I have given you but a few morsels from a full course meal, but enough to get your appetite aroused for what is on the menu. This album''s appeal is contagious . you have been hereby officially warned of its addictive qualities and sufficiently advised that becoming a fanatic is quite probable.
This band supported MARILLION on their 1988 Clutching At Straws tour! Hello? Their experience is evident on this album and I am anxious to hear some more.
The band leader Gary Chandler is an excellent guitar player and songwriter who does lead vocal role in most of the band''s albums. The music of Jadis has always been pigeon-holed as neo prog even though (my view) is not typical neo prog music. What do you expect from neo prog band? Killer melodies, soft and symphonic keyboard work plus a bit of Floydian guitar solo.
With this album you will hear a combination of upbeat tempo tracks and some slower ones and all of them are chock full of guitar solos and rhythm - sometimes in Floydian style and sometimes with a rockier one. There is such energy driving the opening track "The Great Outside" and "Into Temptation" , great examples of how good the guitar playing of Gary melted into the music, and also solid bass lines by John Jowitt. But this album also offers what you typically expect from neo prog band: soft / mellow music that increases into medium-heavy music whichb is very much the case with "What Kind of Reason" . The music flows peacefully with some Floydian guitar style. Some brilliant drumming by Steve Christey and in addition to excellent guitar playing Gary Chandler is also a good singer.
Overall it''s a great album that combines the sparks of Gary Chandler guitar work combined with inventive bass lines by John Jowitt and symphonic keyboard by Martin Orford. The first thing to strike you is that the album has a very polished production, helped by the fact that many of the tracks drift seemlessly into each other, in more of a Floydian sounds cape, than we have previously been used to. In keeping with this, there appears to be a greater use of keyboards and synthesised technology to create the atmosphere,
As a consequence of this, I find it more difficult than on previous recordings to suggest ''highlight'' tracks, because while there are no particularly weak offerings, in the most positive sense, there are no tracks that standout either. The opener, ''The Great Outside'' is one of the most upbeat on the album, with crunching guitar riffs alternating with light trademark Chandler licks. It isn''t until the album''s closer, ''Who Can We Be Sure Of'' however, that this kind of power is employed again, where during this, possibly the album''s heaviest track, the tempo is at it''s quickest, with bombastic guitar chords and drums more prominent than anywhere else on the album.
Between these tracks, ''Fanatic'' drifts elegantly through ''Into Temptation'', which surprisingly employs slightly muffled vocals and distorted guitar in the chorus to create an etherreal atmosphere. ''Each & Every day'' is a ballad which uses vocal harmonies, both from Orford, and Julia Worsley, whose voices aid the keyboards in softening the mood prior to the track''s crescendo. This is quite effective, and I feel that the tone of the album would have benefitted from using Julia on other tracks.
It isn''t however until you reach ''Fanatic'', a dreamy keyboard driven instrumental, overlaid by weeping Gilmouresque guitar virtuosity, that you realise how subtle yet unrelenting, Jadis'' metamorphosis has been; this is quite different in tone from others they have done, and poles apart from ''Holding Your Breath'' on their debut album. This dreaminess is underlined on ''Take These Words'', and the 8 minuter, ''What Kind Of Reason'', demonstrating the evolution of the band. To sum this up, ''Fanatic'' is a highly accomplished, polished and creditable album, which I could recommend .
This is an excellent production. Gary Chandler is dominating all the tracks with his voice and good guitar work. Absolutely unique you can listen to this from the beginning to the end without being bored. I''m sure - every fan of Rock Music will enjoy this too.
My highlight is ''What kind of reason'' which reminds me at Kansas. It begins as a ballad with acoustic guitar and then grows with every minute and crescendoes with a blistering guitar solo- definately my favourite prog tune of 2003
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