ERIK NORLANDER: Portuguese review

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Review: The Galactic Collective: Live In Gettysgurg (Erik Norlander)

The Galactic Collective: Live In Gettysburg (Erik Norlander)

(2012, Think Tank Media)

The second chapter of The Galactic Collective entitles to Live In Gettysburg and features a double CD audio and DVD performance of Erik Norlander and his band at The Rites Of Spring Festival held in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on May 21 last year. Musically too close to appear in The Galactic Collective: Definitive Edition, ie it is more an anthology of the best moments of the creative musician, using songs from their repertoire as well as other personal issues compound Lana Lane and Rocket Scientists for . The main novelty here, in addition to extending the setlist with the addition of some issues that do not appear in another chapter of The Galactic Collective is the introduction of themes sung as is the case of Capture The Sun, Secrets Of Astrology, Into The Sunset Into The Sunset and Reprise Hymn. For this particular stage is the inevitable Lana Lane Debrissa accompanied by McKinney. As a bonus appears either on CD or DVD in the subject Garden Of The Moon captured live in Cleveland. In a live work, there is usually little to say, since the best moments are represented in the career of an artist, usually previously discussed. In this case there is less because there is a similarity in themes between the two parts of The Galactic Collective. Therefore we say that this work (or set of two articles) is designed primarily to indefetíveis band fans they have here two pieces of high quality collector, and the booklet of Live In Gettysburg still has some notes written by the Erik Norlander which gives a more significant sentimental value. Alternatively, those who are entering into the world of progressive rock based on keyboards and synthesizers also have here a good guide to go integrand. All this of course, regardless of the excellence of musicianship displayed. But that is not news to anyone.

Tracklist:

CD 1:

1. Arrival

2. Neurosaur

3. Fanfare For Absent Friend

4. Sky Full Of Stars

5. Capture The Sun / Sky Full Stars Reprise / Astrology Suite

6. Astrology Prelude

7. Secrets Of Astrology

8. Trantor Station

9. After The Revolution

CD 2:

1. Garden Of The Moon - Live In Cleveland

2. The Dark Water / Into The Sunset Suite

3. Sunset Prelude

4. Into The Sunset

5. Dreamcurrents

6. Hymn

7. Into The Sunset Reprise

8. Sunset Postlude

DVD:

1. Introduction by Michelle Moog-Koussa

2. Main Titles / Arrival

3. Neurosaur

4. Introduction: Fanfare For Absent Friends

5. Fanfare For Absent Friends

6. Introduction: Sky Full Of Stars

7. Sky Full Of Stars

8. Capture The Sun / Sky Full Of Stars Reprise

9. Introduction Suite Astrology / Astrology Suite

10. Astrology Prelude

11. Secrets Of Astrology

12. Introduction: Trantor Station

13. Trantor Station

14. Introduction: After The Revolution

15. After The Revolution

16. Introduction: The Dark Water

17. The Dark Water

18. Introduction: Into The Sunset Suite

19. Sunset Prelude

20. Into The Sunset

21. Dreamcurrents

22. Hymn

23. Into The Sunset Reprise

24. Sunset Postlude

25. Thank You

26. Garden Of The Moon - Live In Cleveland

Line-up:

Erik Norlander - piano, keyboards and synthesizers

Freddy DeMarco - guitars

Mark Matthews - bass

Nick LePar - drums

Lana Lane - vocals

Debrissa McKinney - vocals

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