Islands

“The greatest trick the devil ever played was convincing us that prog rock bands couldn't be chill as hell. [progressive rock, jazz rock; 1971] "Formentera Lady," "Sailor's Tale," "Islands." *Oh, and that one bit that's all like, "IMPALED ON NAILS OF ICE"...that's not actually on the record, it's just that one noisy neighbor with a flair for the aggro-poetic temporarily disrupting your mellow. Acknowledge and let it pass. **re: "Ladies of the Road," the lyrics are plain dumb, a misplaced attempt at doing an in-character satire of boorish cock-rockers of the time and their insular worldview (admirable in theory, but the execution of this idea veers into being an uncomfortable mess). I'm usually a no-skips kind of listener as far as albums go, but this track is pretty expendable. Lyrics aside, the instrumental performance on this track is really good, but it sounds completely out of place in the context of this album. Stream: YouTube | Apple Music | Spotify | Qobuz”