WELCOME....1976 Full Album 2...

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WELCOME....1976 Full Album 2...Studijski album, objavljen 1976

Songs / Tracks Listing
1. Sajam krpa (8:52)
2. Vrtoglava melodija (7:40)
3. Slava (3,43)
4. Lanac dana (8:50)
5. Dirge (12:31)

Ukupno vrijeme: 41:36

Line-up / Glazbenici
- Bernie Krauer / električni i veliki klaviri, orgulje Mini Moog, Mellotron, vokal
- Francis Jost / bas, električne i akustične gitare, tuba, vokal
- Tommy Strebel / bubnjevi, cjevasta zvona, 6- & 12-string akustične gitare, vokali.............With his epnymous debut effort, Welcome brought a very interesting contribution to the Swiss prog scene. Despite the formal power-trio structure, the band's sound is so more closely related to the early Yes (from "Yes" to "The Yes Album") and "The Yes Album") and "Remember the Future" -era Nectar, as well as the melodic approach of the classic Novalis and Grobschnitt from the semir-ough era. The main melodic responsibilities rest on the shoulders of keyboardist Bernie Krauer, who exchanges effective tracks on the organ and the Moog synthesizer with attractive melotron layers that carry the usual orchestral feel that comes as one of the essential ingredients of standardized symphonic prog. Meanwhile, bassit Jost heavily mimics the vintage Chris Squire vibe as his rhythm partner Stebel develops a drumming style in the spirit of Alan White's dynamic. All in all, this belt does not display continuous pyrotechnics, which means that the basic compositions are kept in moderate use of bombastic elaboration. Welcome certainly does not hide its main influences, choosing to explicitly welcome them and organize musical ideas around him. The vocal department is also very relevant in the overall sound of the band, since there is no lead vocalist in Welcome: all vocals are delivered in harmonies depicting singing lines. All in all, singing interventions complete the light spirit of the repertoire. Since the drummer and bassist share acoustic guitar duties, it is not surpirse that they appear in many passages of the album: strumming sections appear as an addition to the mellotron layers or even dominate the bucolic ballad 'Glory'. The first two songs show accurate examples of what the band intends to offer a prog friendly listener. In particular, "Dizzy Tune" benefits from the presence of sinister undertones in the central distraction of the track. IMHO, the second half of the album is his best part. 'Chain of the Day' and 'Dirge' make up the most appealing musical ideas and the most successful use of mood swings. The latter includes a very beautiful guitar solo, as well as some of the most intense manifestations of the Hammond organ and synthesizers. 'Dirge' is the most epicly oriented song on the album, even showing a gloomy side that is not common in itself. Jost displays a very effective guitar solo whose moderate length reveals the feeling of a pwer that until then only showed on his mostly fuzzed bass guitar - good for him! This record is unlikely to particularly impress the demanding prog listener, but it will certainly be a pleasant discovery for those collectors who simply cannot get enough of the stylistic beauty of inhenert symphonic prog. "Welcome" is a very good album, indeed. Zivanovic&Ladislav.............