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(Mandalaband III) - "BC-Ancestors"

Label - Legend Records
Reviewed by:

"Philip Wooldridge"- (Ravenheart Music)

Genre:
(Female Fronted) {Rock/Symphonic-Metal}-(Music)
Country:
South Africa & Assorted Countries
Length:
71:00
Release Date:
10/09/2009
Band Members: David Rohl-Founder of Mandalaband, composer, lyricist, arranger and orchestrator. instruments: piano, synths, sample keyboards, percussion and vocals. Troy Donockley-Composer, arranger and orchestrator. Instruments: Uilleann pipes, Celtic whistles, Ebow and electric guitars, keyboards, percussion and vocals.
  Ashley Mulford-Composer. Instruments: electric rhythm and lead guitars, and vocals. Woolly Wolstenholme-Composer, lyricist, arranger and orchestrator. Instruments: piano, synths, Hammond organ, sample keyboards and vocals.
  Simon Waggott-Instruments: piano, keyboards, guitars and vocals Marc Atkinson-Composer and lyricist.
  Jose Manuel Medina-Composer, arranger and orchestrator. Instruments: piano, synths, sample keyboards and percussion Kim Turner-Composer.Instruments: drums, electric guitar, acoustic 12-string guitar, mandolin, percussion and vocals
  Craig Fletcher-Instruments: bass guitar, fretless bass guitar and vocals Barbara Macanas-Lyricist. Instruments: vocals.
  Briony Macanas-Instrument: vocals.
     
Track Listing: 1.)-Ancestors Overture - 3:58
9.)-Ozymandias - 4:50
  2.)-Eden - 4:39
10.)-Solomon The Wise - 5:35
  3.)-Nimrod - 4:52 11.)- Akhyawa - 5:44
  4.)-Shemsu Har - 3:04
12.)-The Wine Dark Sea - 4:24
  5.)-Karum Kanesh - 5:11 13.)-Elissa - 5:32
  6.)-Babylon - 3:20 14.)-Roots - 6:58
  7.)-The Sons Of Anak - 4:50  
  8.)-Aten - 4:59  

Review:

ABefore you ask, this has nothing to do with that South African chap, so don’t worry, you haven’t got Nelson shaking his maracas. No, this is the third album by this collective, coming a mere 30 years after their last. In the interim leader David Rohl has become Britain’s leading Egyptologist, and by sheer coincidence, this album is based on the legends of the ancient civilisations of the Middle East. Joining him on his expedition are an intrepid band of explorers, including many that will be familiar to you, Troy Donockley, pipes and whistles, (Karnataka, Mostly Autumn, Nightwish), Woolly Wolstenholme, keys and vocals, (Barclay James Harvest), Marc Atkinson, vocals, (Riversea), Geoffrey Richardson, violin, (Caravan), and Briony and Barbara Macanas on vocals. If you like The Allan Parsons Project, Moody Blues, Barclay James Harvest, Mike Oldfield, Caamora, Karnataka, and Pendraggon, then you will adore this collection of symphonic rock songs and instrumentals. Highlights are so many I would be here all day describing them, songs like ‘Eden’, ‘Nimrod’, ‘Beautiful Babylon’, the gorgeous anthemic hymn, ‘Aten’, and the moving ‘Elissa’. On ’Sons of Anak’ they sound almost like New Order, but with a lead guitarist, and the Stranglers style ‘Ozymandias’ is about the king who, as Davis Rohl so succinctly puts it, ‘kicked them in the ass’. Superbly produced by David, excellent 32 page booklet, high quality music, top notch musicianship, this is the complete package and a must in your collection, so don your back pack, grab your trowel, and venture off to the land of http://www.mandalaband.co.uk/home/ and enter their bazaar.

9.5 out of 10

 

 

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