Helix

With "Helix" "Legacy Pilots" already present their fourth album in five years. Obviously, this has not diminished their creativity. Quite the opposite.  One has the feeling that every album is a step up. Like its predecessors, "Helix" also offers an enormous bandwidth without forgetting its roots of progressive rock. Especially the "re·sponse-suite", with over 17 minutes the longest track on the album, should be mentioned here. Or also the three-part "Exploring my DNA" which revives the golden years of progressive rock.

"Helix" offers a wealth of musical ideas and also the sound is more than convincing. Which you probably can expect, when artists like Todd Sucherman, Marco Minnemann, Pete Trewavas, John Mitchell, Steven Rothery, Jake Livgren, Finally George, Lars Slowak and others working together.

With their latest work, a single run thru won’t make any sense - there is simply too much to discover when listening again and again. Highly recommended to fans of ELP, Yes, Kansas and the Like. Or to people who simply love great music. If you have liked “The Penrose Triangle”, you will dig “Helix” as much.

Mit "Helix" präsentieren "Legacy Pilots" bereits ihr viertes Album in fünf Jahren. Offensichtlich hat dies ihre Kreativität nicht geschmälert. Ganz im Gegenteil. Man hat das Gefühl, dass jedes Album ein Schritt nach oben ist.

Wie seine Vorgänger bietet auch "Helix" eine enorme Bandbreite, ohne dabei seine Wurzeln im Progressive Rock zu vergessen. Besonders die "re·sponse-suite", mit über 17 Minuten der längste Track des Albums, ist hier zu nennen. Oder auch das dreiteilige "Exploring my DNA", das die goldenen Jahre des Progressive Rock wieder aufleben lässt.

"Helix" bietet eine Fülle musikalischer Ideen und auch der Sound ist mehr als überzeugend. Was Sie wahrscheinlich erwarten können, wenn Künstler wie Todd Sucherman, Marco Minnemann, Pete Trewavas, John Mitchell, Steven Rothery, Jake Livgren, Finally George, Lars Slowak und andere zusammenarbeiten. Mit ihrem neuesten Werk macht ein einzelner Durchlauf keinen Sinn - es gibt einfach zu viel zu entdecken, wenn man immer wieder zuhört.

Sehr empfehlenswert für Fans von ELP, Yes, Kansas und dergleichen. Oder an Menschen, die einfach großartige Musik lieben. Wenn Ihnen "The Penrose Triangle" gefallen hat, werden Sie "Helix" genauso gerne ausgraben.

Tracklist:
True Spirit 5:19
The Even Chance 5:20
A Sense of Hope 5:03
A Little Differently 4:32

re·sponse 17:31
re·sponse (I) Prologue 3:16
re·sponse (II) The Inner Battlefield 3:00
re·sponse (III) Tactical Measures 1:00
re·sponse (IV) Silent Eyes 1:47
re·sponse (V) The Human Being 2:21
re·sponse (VI) Return of the Molecules 1:41
re·sponse (VII) Let the World Know 2:04
re·sponse (VIII) Epilogue 2:23
Colors & Light 2:45
So Nice to be Here 4:51

Exploring my DNA 14:12
First Impression 6:11
Second Impression 2:22
Third Impression 5:38

Total run time 60:01

True Spirit 5:19

Written by John Mitchell & Frank Us

Marco Minnemann: Drums

Lars Slowak: Bass

John Mitchell: Vocals

Frank Us: Keyboards & guitars

Carsten Rehder: Solo & acoustic guitar

The Even Chance 5:20

Written by John Mitchell & Frank Us

Todd Sucherman: Drums

Lars Slowak: Bass

John Mitchell: Lead & background vocals, solo guitar

Frank Us: Keyboards, guitars & saltshaker percussion

Finally George: background vocals

A Sense of Hope 5:03

Written by Frank Us

Todd Sucherman: Drums

Lars Slowak: Lead & background vocals, bass

Frank Us: Keyboards, guitars & background vocals

Carsten Rehder: Additional guitar

A Little Differently 4:32

Written by Frank Us & Jake Livgren

Marco Minnemann: Drums

Jake Livgren: Vocals

Lars Slowak: Bass

Frank Us: Keyboards, guitars & background vocals

Liza: Background vocals

re·sponse 17:31

Music written by Frank Us

Lyrics by Frank Us & Jake Livgren

re·sponse (I) Prologue 3:16

re·sponse (II) The Inner Battlefield 3:00

re·sponse (III) Tactical Measures 1:00

re·sponse (IV) Silent Eyes 1:47

re·sponse (V) The Human Being 2:21

re·sponse (VI) Return of the Molecules 1:41

re·sponse (VII) Let the World Know 2:04

re·sponse (VIII) Epilogue 2:23

Todd Sucherman: Drums

Lars Slowak: Bass

Jake Livgren: Vocals

Frank Us: Keyboards, guitars & additional vocals

Steven Rothery: Solo guitar on “The Inner Battlefield”

Uwe, Diana, Frank, Liza: background vocals

Finally George: background vocals on “Silent Eyes”

Colors & Light 2:45

Written by Frank Us

Frank Us: Keyboards, guitars, percussion & lead and background vocals

Lars Slowak: Bass

Finally George: Background vocals

So Nice to be Here 4:51

Written by Frank Us

Marco Minnemann: Drums & Wohoo

Pete Trewavas: Bass

Frank Us: Keyboards & guitars

Carsten Rehder: Solo guitar

Exploring my DNA 14:12

Written by Frank Us

First Impression 6:11

Marco Minnemann: Drums

Pete Trewavas: Bass

Frank Us: Keyboards & guitars

Second Impression 2:22

Lars Slowak: Bass

Frank Us: Keyboards & guitars

Third Impression 5:38

Marco Minnemann: Drums

Pete Trewavas: Bass

Frank Us: Keyboards & guitars

Total run time 60:01