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So who is Alan Simon and why am I asking you to shell out 26 smackers for his disc? I didn't really know the answer until recently. Alan Simon is a French composer and producer with ties to Supertramp. Simon composed a Celtic rock album called Excalibur, The Legend Of The Celts for Sony. Apparently all of France went nuts for the album. It was the first of a proposed trilogy. Excalibur II is obviously the second volume in the series...
This is a huge budget affair which brings together progressive rock and Celtic folk music on a grand scale. Simon has brought in some heavyweight names - Jon Anderson, John Wetton, Fairport Convention, Maddy Prior, Andreas Vollenweider, Pentangle, Barclay James Harvest, Justin Hayward, and others. The music is extremely orchestral and quite clearly Celtic themed. There is even some real Mellotron! Forget about the vocalists - the musicians on the disc are ridiculous - Dan Ar Braz, Martin Barre, Dave Pegg, Richard Palmer-James, Jeremy Spencer, John Helliwell, and many many many others. I can't conceive how much this album cost to produce...considering Alan Parsons mixed it! Think Moody Blues meets Lorenna McKennitt. File under: over-the-top! Now you know why it's 26 bucks...
- Style:Celtic Symphonic Rock
- Record Label:EMI