Mannheim Steamroller - Fresh Aire II {1977) {1984, Reissue}
XLD Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u + Log ~ 202 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 94 Mb
Full Scans | 00:35:36 | RAR 5% Recovery
New Age / Modern Classical / Progressive Rock / Progressive Electronic
American Gramaphone #AGCD-359
XLD Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u + Log ~ 202 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 94 Mb
Full Scans | 00:35:36 | RAR 5% Recovery
New Age / Modern Classical / Progressive Rock / Progressive Electronic
American Gramaphone #AGCD-359
This is a rehash of the medieval themes and romantic piano pieces found on the first Fresh Aire. Fresh Aire II gets the nod over the debut by separating the two styles rather than alternating them; the side-long "Fantasia" consists of variations on a stirring medieval theme, not as fertile as Rick Wakeman or Camel's The Snow Goose perhaps, but not far off the mark either. The variations are described as doors (a convenient allusion given the music's conduciveness to reverie), with the intended effect of each described with Epimethean acuity by (presumably) Chip Davis. Without all those precious piano interludes in the middle, Mannheim manages to steamroll its way through more than 15 minutes of medieval mind candy.