BTW < this thread is for those interested in discussing the music on the CD, and not trolling/bashing/shit-slinging/digressing/getting OT about Peter Banks, Ray, Colin, and Sherry Noland, etc. > THANKS
I for one am pleasantly surprised over this new Flash album, featuring Ray Bennett and Colin Carter. There's some very good music here, and it sounds like... wait for it... Flash! Good vocals, better harmonies, some excellent songwriting, including "Night Vision", "Into the Sun", and "Grand Canyon". Instrumentally, it's very well performed, nicely arranged passages (check out "Morpheum" and "Richerd of Venice"), great bass tone and playing, and of course, Bennett's guitar playing, while not trying to emulate Banks', is quite tasty, perfectly suited for the music. The NIN cover doesn't really do it for me (but kudos for the attempt, I guess) as does the rehash of "Manhattan Morning". For my money, "10000 Movies" and "Something So Dark" are the best tracks on the album (couldn't find on youtube, or I'd post here). Again, I'm really shocked at how well this was put together, because I guess I really wasn't expecting much, 40 whatever years on. Raise a glass! Yes fans, this is part of your family tree, and one of the better offerings of late at that - I'd go as far as to call it a "major" release in that canon. Love to see them mount a tour, Ray and Colin!
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