Although I don’t adore compilations, I admit that they could serve as an excellent introduction to a band. Take this Parallel Or 90 Degrees as an example. No less than five Po90 albums were released between 1996 and 2001, but I have not a single one in my otherwise extensive collection. But … this brand-new double compilation album will make up for that.
One of the main men behind Po90 was vocalist/keyboard player Andy Tillison, whom you might know from The Tangent. With all of Po90’s albums long deleted, he thought it would be fine to release a compilation with as bonus over 30 minutes of brand-new material. What we get here is a comprehensive selection of songs taken from the albums “The Corner Of My Room” (1996), “Afterlifecycle” (1997), “The Time Capsule” (1998), “Unbranded” (1999) and “More Exotic Ways To Die” (2001). But what makes this double sampler even more interesting are four specific tracks: a previously unreleased version of “Blues For Lear”, featuring Roine Stolt (dating from 2002) and three tracks from the band’s unreleased sixth album “A Kick In The Teeth For Civic Pride” (all dating from 2002). Excellently remastered, this compilation revealed some impressive, versatile progrock songs to me. Forget about the poor cover artwork, it’s the music behind it that counts and that is surely worthy of checking out! (
CL)
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