Glass Harp Hourglass

All the old, great bands break up eventually. Those which happen to still be going are honestly not that great anymore. U2 was quoted a while back saying that if they put out two bad albums in a row, that will be the end. Unfortunately, the old greats who are still chugging along are still, well, chugging.

Then again, if one of these old greats happens to put out a fantastic album, more power to them. It is all about the music, after all. One solid album of good material is worth some hard earned cash.

Now, in Glass Harp's case there is a variations to the above sermon. They haven't been together for quite a number of years. It was around the 70's that they broke up. Phil Keaggy, their guitar player and major reason for a frenzied, cult-like following, continued in music with a massive solo career in the CCM industry. (He has been called one of the top guitar players alive today, and if you see him in concert it's easy to see why.) The first indication I had of a Glass Harp reunion was when I saw them on the bill for the Creation Music Festival 2002. Their show was a blast and proved that the old-timers could still tear it up. And a year later, they have given us this cd. Now, there is also a bell of truth in my mini-sermon. For unlike most old greats, this album is, indeed, fantastic.

With a first spin, this disc seems fairly scattered. Musical genres are tossed about like rag dolls. One song has a grungy sound. One a hawiian flair. Sometimes the band jams. Sometimes they rip briskly through the song. And, I kid you not, one song has a goth feel with, surprise, industrial sounding vocals.

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