Comments on: Mostly Autumn – Dressed in Voices

By: Mike Foley

Mike Foley — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 10:16:09 +0000

Excellent review Tim. I found the previous two albums rather lacking in passion, and rather patchy. This new one is a massive improvement, and the most consistently listenable since Passengers.
Not good artwork btw. The only attractive album covers of theirs are Glass Shadows, and possibly, er no that’s it!

By: Graham Meigh

Graham Meigh — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 15:16:28 +0000

Synthetase. I know what you mean. This cover does look like something that a client a client might send me as the starting point for a design concept.

By: Synthetase

Synthetase — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 15:08:05 +0000

I bought this album a while ago and it’s grown on me very much musically. But I have to say that the cover artwork leaves a great deal to be desired. It looks like someone was only just shown the layer and text box tools in photoshop. I know it’s nit-picky, but it’s one of the reasons I still purchase music on disc.

By: Ian Almond

Ian Almond — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 09:11:38 +0000

I know,I shouldn’t be surprised by the media and their favourites, however, isn’t Jerry Ewing a friend of the band?
Equally shameful is overlooking Panic Room for album of the year.

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 08:47:41 +0000

Prog Magazine playing favourites? And you’re suprised?

Odd choice for the Panic Room song as “anthem”. Hardly the most anthemic on the album.

By: Ian Almond

Ian Almond — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 07:48:48 +0000

Just noticed the nominations for Prog rock magazine annual awards.

Yet again no nominations for Mostly Autumn, how can that bunch of tossers possibly ignore Dressed in Voice best album of the year by quite a distance. They even gave it a glowing review last issue.

Nomination for Panic Rooms incarnate and Anathemas distant satellite though, but it would to nice to have it explained why Mostly Autumn never get nominated for anything by a magazine that is meant to support current prog bands, Bryan needs to spend a bit more on advertising packages I presume.

By: PaulE

PaulE — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 19:24:39 +0000

Number 37 in the independent chart. Not classified as rock or it would be there as well ( the independent no. 38 is no. 14 in that).

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 14:36:46 +0000

The title track and the closing “Box of Tears” stand out for me, but it’s all good.

Silhouettes of Stolen Ghosts on the bonus disk is beautiful.

By: Tom B

Tom B — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 14:31:10 +0000

Have now listened to the main disc 5 times and the bonus one 4 times. It’s early days yet but I think I am going to prefer this to GWDH and GMO. In fact it could turn out to be the best thing since Passengers. Nothing immediately stands out as being a contender for the top ten MA tracks of all time but as Tim says, there’s no filler.
At the moment I am liking First Day at School, Not Yours to Take and Home, with The Library coming up fast on the outside.

By: Synthetase

Synthetase — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 12:36:27 +0000

Okay, thanks Tim.