Artist: Magellan
Genre(s):
Rock: Electronic
Rock: Hard-Rock
Rock
Discography:
Symphony For A Misanthrope
Year: 2005
Tracks: 7
Impossible Figures
Year: 2003
Tracks: 9
Hundred Year Flood
Year: 2002
Tracks: 15
Impending Ascension
Year: 1994
Tracks: 7
Magellan is a really unparalleled progressive careen band, specially in its lyrics; on its first base couple of albums, in fussy, Magellan emphasizes historical lyrics -- if you are looking at for a call about the signing of the Magna Carta or the group's namesake, Magellan, circumnavigating the globe, then Magellan is the band for you.
It was the spirit of take a chance and willingness to take risks of Ferdinand Magellan that caused band leader Trent Gardner to constitute his band Magellan. Trent writes all the songs and sings and plays keyboards. His comrade, Wayne, plays track guitar. The band's number one 2 albums, Hour of Restoration and Impending Ascension, as well feature film Hal Stringfellow on basso. Wayne replaced him on basso for the third album, Test of Wills. Remarkably, Magellan had no drummer for the start two albums. Except for one strain in which Jethro Tull drummer Doane Perry appeared, all the drum tracks are done with a drum machine, although they sound very real. Magellan eventually base a drummer to their liking, Brad Kaiser, wHO united the band for Test of Wills.
The number one 2 albums are like in style, with Imminent Ascension sounding like the coherent followup to 60 minutes of Restoration. They both feature film several extended songs with several shorter ones mixed in. The songs ar based around strong melodies with disconnected timing changes.There are too haunt changes from delicate rock to hard rock and vice versa. All in all, it creates a very interesting hearing experience.The style changed a small for Try of Wills, with the songs based more than around guitar riffs than melodies. Also, the lyrics touched more than to themes of autonomy.
Robert Miles
