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| 3.5 great | Mad. | September 12th 13 |
Brilliantly atmospheric album, some very interesting themes here, perhaps could've been explored at a bit more depth with better lyrics but ah well, Aspire, Achieve, The Vacuum That I Fly Through, t/t and When The Air Runs Out are damn good.
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| 4.0 excellent | Antonius | November 28th 20 |
The Man Left in Space is my introduction to the world of Robin Armstrong, a multi-instrumentalist who has a fondness to write concept albums with a contemporary character and 70s prog rock aesthetics. I found the album's concept to be simple and very astute. The lyrics tell the story of a man put in a capsule and send into space. However, Armstrong cunningly writes metaphorically about the notions of personal aspiration, success, and the costs associated with such pursuit: alienation, loneliness, distress, desperation and the resulting ultimate futility that comes at the end of it all. Supported by neo-prog legends from Big Big Train (Greg Spawnton-guitars and Nick Di Virgilio-drums), The Man Left in Space encapsulates the spacey connotations of Bowie's Ziggy Stardust, Floyd's lyricism, narratives and clean chords as well as Camel's pacifying guitar melodies. From this album, I would pick out "Aspire, Achieve" for its that sudden twist in riffage, "The Good Earth Behind Me" for its agonizing keyboards and the self-titled track "The Man Left in Space". r
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| 4.5 superb | wrax | March 10th 19 |
| 3.5 great | ariich | October 4th 14 |
| 3.5 great | ast | July 22nd 14 |
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