Atlas were another group from northern Europe that played a highly melodic and pleasurable instrumental progressive rock. Similar to Rousseau in that way, as I just spoke about in the Flower in Asphalt review. Atlas are a bit more fleshed out and complex, but I found myself enjoying the more compact and punchy Rousseau on these revisits. I also hear the Dutch band Pantheon in these grooves. The type of music Atlas projects on "Blue Tuesday" has aged very well for me, and has proven to be timeless.
Ownership: LP: 1979 Bellatrix. Single sleeve. Online acquisition (2020). Cover projects the mood of the title.
CD: 1995 APM. Jewel case. Booklet contains recording details. Also includes three very relevant bonus tracks: One from their next album when known as Mosaic; another from a 1995 reunion recording; and finally, an archival rehearsal from 1978. This CD is becoming as rare and expensive as the LP.
1995 (first listen); 6/24/10; 8/9/13; 6/23/22 (review / new entry)
great comments! can't wait to relisten with Rosseau reference in mind. Jeff
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