After Crying - Megalazottak Es Megszomoritott

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Free Music Review: Brilliant!
Hit: 5 Stars

The GEPR reviews tend to describe After Crying as similar to King Crimson circa Islands. This is superficially true in that the instrumentation is similar, and compositionally they're in the same ballpark as well, but After Crying definitely have a spirit and feel all their own. For one thing, Fripp's monster guitar sound is totally absent from After Crying's sound; I can also say they're nowhere near as arty-farty as Islands was often guilty of.

The lyrics are all in Hungarian, which is sort of a shame because I have the distinct feeling that knowing the words would greatly enhance one's enjoyment of this disc, as the previous reviewer mentioned. The singer sort of brings to mind Greg Lake's vocals during the quieter moments of King Crimson's *In the Wake of Poseidon*. There are two very long pieces (22 and 11 minutes) and three shorter pieces (all under 3-1/2 minutes). Musically, there's a big chamber music influence at work here, with mournful, minor-keyed viola/violins the most prominent instrument, often backed with atmospheric string synths. More rock-oriented is the title track (the 11-minute piece), which features drums and some great David Cross-like violin, and somewhat recalls *Sailor's Tale* from Islands for the first half, though not as frenetic. The second part of this piece is much quieter, more contemplative, and very sad-sounding. Great stuff!

Seeing this band live must be a truly massive experience. If what I've described sounds like your cup of tea, by all means get this one!

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