![]() There was a marked change in direction, the Celtic folk flavour much reduced in favour of a polished melodic rock sound, hard rockers mixed with big, soaring ballads and the occasional prog epic. Passengers (2003) remains a strong fan favourite, and the sometimes overlooked 2005 follow-up, Storms Over Still Water, contains some of their finest work. On the other hand, the two “proper” studio albums released during this period were superb. And last, several bootleg-quality live albums and DVDs that added little to the band’s legacy. Then there was a double album of studio rerecordings of songs from the three Cyclops albums. ![]() There was a largely instrumental album, Music Inspired By Lord of the Rings, written and recorded in two weeks flat. Nor did the label’s seeming determination to flood the market with as much product as possible. While the new label did have the resources to promote the band, enabling them to play larger venues with a bigger live production, Classic Rock Productions was more used to promoting 70s veterans such as Uriah Heep, and it’s debatable whether describing the band as the second coming of Pink Floyd did them any favours. ![]() But the definitive sound was Josh’s evocative lead guitar, Findlay’s emotive vocals, and Iain Jennings’ all-enveloping keyboardsĪfter three albums with Cyclops, the band switched to the Classic Rock Productions label run by the colourful Bob Carruthers. By the time of the third, The Last Bright Light (2001), Faulds had gone, Angela Goldthorpe’s flute taking on an equivalent role. The first two albums featured Bob Faulds’ electric violin, especially prominent on the debut For All We Shared … (1997). Low whistles and uilleann pipes appeared alongside rock instruments. Anthemic rock numbers and soaring atmospheric pieces sat alongside delicate acoustic ballads and even instrumental folk-rock jigs. The early albums had a strong Celtic folk flavour. They formed in York in the mid-90s, a time when British progressive rock was at its lowest ebb, and launching a new band under that tag might have seemed career suicide. ![]() While Josh, their leader, has never denied a deep love of 70s Pink Floyd and Genesis, their influences go far wider. Mostly Autumn are usually described as a progressive rock band, though the band themselves have never really accepted the label. ![]()
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