Galadriel's sound is a rich blend of the dramatic complex melodic
progressive, containing many subtleties and submodals, along with
symphonic tendencies and a strong folk influence; Vocalist Jesus
Filardi may elicit comparison to Yes' Jon Anderson, but there are few
similarities between the two bands beyond that. Their music is more in
the vein of the classic italian progressive sound (like Early PFM, for
example). Their second album shows the band branching out into
some new directions, taking influence from Jazz, world music and
other areas. Start with the second album Chasing The Dragonfly. (?)
Very similar in sound to Yes, yet adding something different as a
whole. The first cut on "Muttered Promises..." does sound like an outtake
from Fragile with pseudo-Wakeman moog riffs and a guitarist who
sounds like a 50/50 combo of Howe and Hackett, yet after this, they
tend to start developing an identity of their own, although quite
derivative. (?)
Many people compare this band to Yes, however they seem to this
listener to have the feel of Marillion and Twelfth Night (Geoff
Mann version). However unlike either of those two bands nothing
tends to really jump out at you. (?)
Chasing The Dragonfly is the second release by the Spanish
progressive rock band, whose brand of mellow progressive rock is
very much reminiscent of the pleasant, unhurried, melodic style of
Italian prog bands from the mid seventies, such as PFM. Galadriel have
a strong guitarist, and the acoustic and electric guitar is more
prominent than on most releases of the genre. The vocalist also has a
high edge to his voice that recalls Jon Anderson at times. The
combination, in the context of lush keyboards (there are three
keyboardists in the band) and with contributions from a violinist works very well in generating high quality, melodic progressive
rock. There seem to be an unusual number of releases in the
progressive rock arena in which the last track is the lengthiest, and
this one is no exception, with a 6-part suite that just falls short of 19
minutes. (?)
EP debut::
La Escalinata
Review of the record "Mindscapers" (in spanish)
The Spanish Progressive Rock Encyclopedia![[sorry]](/img/ar12.jpg)
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