Label: Victory Music (US), 383 480 003-2
Style: Symphonic Rock, Art Rock
Country: London, England
Time: 48:55
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 302 Mb
Charts: CAV #66, GER #45, NED #77, SWI #23, JP #16, US #78.
The band had broken up in 1979, and recorded Black Moon to kick off their 1990s revival. Black Moon received mixed reviews. Jim Allen of AllMusic wrote in a retrospective review that the performers "stripped down their sound and amped up their attack." In his book The Music's All that Matters: A History of Progressive Rock, Paul Stump compared it favorably to its contemporary Union (by fellow progressive rock giants Yes). He explained that Black Moon "did at least aspire to interest and excite the listener, and it would be a churlish mind that overlooked a vigour in the playing which had formerly been notable by its absence. The material, though, suffered from the Yes malaise: cynicism and over-exposure to the wallet-fattening blandishments of easy-out FM mores, intervals and development procedures had blunted edges and dulled nerve-endings both of players and listeners."
Half of the album's songs were played at the band's 1992-1993 concerts. Greg Lake included the songs "Paper Blood", "Farewell to Arms" and "Footprints in the Snow" in the setlist of his 2005 solo tour. "Farewell to Arms" was played at the group's final concert, at the High Voltage Festival in July 2010.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Moon_(album))
01. Black Moon (06:59)
02. Paper Blood (04:28)
03. Affairs Of The Heart (03:47)
04. Romeo And Juliet (03:42)
05. Farewell To Arms (05:10)
06. Changing States (06:02)
07. Burning Bridges (04:45)
08. Close To Home (04:29)
09. Better Days (05:36)
10. Footprints In The Snow (03:52)
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