That's why I thought the post on the Happy The Fan-site about a different track-order on the promo was interesting. That promo sounds as if it's more in balance.
"(The promo) has track 4 and 10 the other way around, so on 4 is Kindred Spirits and on track 10 is Maui Sunset. I thought this order was great, because the sea-sounds at the beginning of Maui Sunset seem to give this track a link to the following Il Quinto Mare, which also has the sea-sounds. I also think that placing Maui Sunset after Stepping Through Time is a bit strange; both tracks have a kind of epic feel and both have in fact the only two real guitar-solo's."
A bit old news, but Frank Wyatt has re-released The Muse himself a few years ago: https://frankwyattmusic.com/store#!
I just listened to this for the first time in years (on a road trip down to San Diego), and it held up better than I remembered.
The best tunes are top quality, but as other people have mentioned, the quieter tunes are a bit of a disappointment. When the early band, with Watkins did quieter tunes, they had a certain power and mystery to them. On this, they are kind of limp.
I just think about this album as an EP, skip the weak tunes, and I am perfectly happy. But then, I tend to rate artists by their best pieces, but don't tend to downgrade them too much based on their weak pieces.
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