10. John's Lament - Straight Into Heaven-
Shea Welsh —Very nice mellow guitar
introduction and then what sounds to me, again, a
violin comes in and magnificently augments the
guitar. I can totally understand why this instrument
was knows as the Devil’s instrument. Listen to this
track. It oozes emotion. It is a very short piece, but
by the end I feel drained. That folks, is an
incredibly powerful thing to be able to do in a short
time, by simply causing strings to vibrate.
Amazing—really amazing work.
11. Mystic Message - Brooks & Day — I hear a
guitar and what sounds like a flute but could be a
keyboard. There are some cool wind sound effects and
a little percussion here and there. The main instrument
seems to be the flute. It is pretty and then the guitar
starts to aggressively strum some chords before the
flute starts a jam - yes people besides Ian Anderson
can make some noise. Overall, this song keeps my
attention and I find myself enjoying it. Well done.
12. Starseed - Claudio Casanueva —The
introduction reminds me of something Pink
Floyd would come up with. This would be great
in an iMax theater with stars and comets
swirling around. The song is 4:19 long so at the
3:22 second mark I am a bit surprised that what
I thought was the introduction is actually the
main part of the piece. During the last minute
there is a kind of a bass thumping, I am not sure
if it is an actual drum or a bass guitar or a
keyboard. Then some birds and what sounds
like children playing come in and last until the
end. This track absolutely belongs at the
midnight showing at an iMax with a laser show
for added effect.