Flame Dream — Calatea 1978 (Switzerland, Progressive Rock)

Flame Dream — Calatea 1978 (Switzerland, Progressive Rock)

The debut album by the Swiss band, formed in 1977 in Lucerne. The band released six albums between 1978 and 1986. What I am generally looking for in a group's work is Originality and if not at least some personality and inspiration and also some honesty. I can't say I found those character traits while listening to Flame Dream's first two albums. This was recommended as "the best thing out of Switzerland " but not quite. Circus ans Island are much better and more inventive as well as personnal. FD cannot manage to hide its Yes influences (like some of the bands from mid to late 70's such as Starcastle and Druid) but maybe slightly better assimilated. But we are not far from a clone bands . In the third track Volcano , that had started out very well , they can't resist pulling some T Banks KB lines from Cinema Show , a wink or plain lack of inventivity? To ask the question is already answering it. Too bad, because these guys could've bettered their yes influences especially that the singer is also a flautist and a saxman.

Tracks:

01. Gate To Calatea — 0:00

02. Survey From The Summit — 6:05

03. Volcano — 11:40

04. Pyramids — 23:10

05. Apocalypse Of Sounds — 28:25

06. Gate Out Of Calatea — 35:10


Personnel:

Roland Ruckstuhl — keyboards
Peter Wolf — vocals, woodwinds
Urs Waldispühl — guitars, vocals
Urs Hochuli — bass, vocals
Peter Furrer — drums, percussion

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