Flyte are originally from Breda, a Dutch town that borders the Flemish regions of Belgium. As such, they are a mixture of both countries. But musically, they might as well be from Cincinnati, and would have been a perfect addition to my Midwest USA list. All the tracks are between 4 and 6 minutes, with that unique combination of commercial aspiration and complex progressive composition. The heavily accented English vocals won't push Flyte to stardom, but one can't help but admire the effort. So while fellow countrymen Lady Lake knew to keep their mouth shut for the most part, Flyte went for broke. So in the end you get progressive AOR music with badly accented vocals - and a lot of mellotron. Ehhh - why not?
Ownership: LP: 1979 Don Quixote. Single sleeve. Recent online acquisition (2013). This replaced the Si-Wan reissue which was my introduction to the album. The Si-Wan version is a gatefold, which is a nice touch.
1994; 2009; 6/15/13; 9/8/13 (new entry)
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