My original scratch off notes stated nothing more than:
Script for a Jester's Permanent Moving Signal Waves. Yep, that's about right.
So let's dig a bit deeper here. Essentially this is two different releases. One is a reissue of their debut cassette known as In a Moment of Madness. The first five tracks here come from that tape. The music is spot on Grace Under Pressure era Rush. What it lacks is the spark and urgency that Rush brought to that recording. The music here is good, but nothing to grab one's attention. The last three songs were re-recorded for this CD and show a different side of the band. Clearly Marillion and their ilk have made an impression here. The last two songs are extended epics in the early Marillion / IQ style. Perhaps this was old hat by 1993, but I still find music like this charming. Maybe this doesn't make the distance but there's still room in the collection for albums such as this.
Ownership: CD: 1993 Avalon. Jewel case. Lyric booklet with a small history of the album.
11/18/17 (first listen); 6/2/24 (review / new entry)
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