CD Details

ATLANTIS

EARTH AND FIRE
1973 , HOLLAND , EAN CODE 5013929724822 - EURO 13.00

Label: ESOTERIC RECORDINGS

ALBUM REVIEW
The album, entitled Atlantis, of course, is a concept album on the rise and destruction of Atlantis (something Eloy would do four years later for their album Ocean). This album is pretty much in the same vein as its predecessor, so really little has changed in the band in those two years. Even the lineup is the same (Jerney Kaagman, twin brothers Chris and Gerard Koerts, bassist Hans Ziech, and drummer Ton v.d. Kleij). The album opens up with the side length title track, which actually sounds like a collection of separate songs, but still works quite well. Great vocals from Jerney Kaagman as usual, and the ever presence of Mellotron. The music of course, tells to story of Atlantis, the birth, and the destruction thereof. The second half of the album mostly consists of non-related music, with the exception of a recurring theme. One song, "Maybe Tomorrow, Maybe Tonight" is without a doubt, the most pop-oriented number on this album...Great album, nonetheless, even "Maybe Tomorrow, Maybe Tonight", and if you're new to Earth & Fire, I suggest you get both this album and Song of the Marching Children in one go. (Proghead72 - Rate Your Music)