It was with a little delay that I discovered the first solo album of 'John "Jargon" Kosmidis' who is also the leader of the Greek progressive rock group 'Verbal Delirium', because 'The Fading Thought' was already released a few months ago. In a style mixing progressive rock and classical music, the term symphonic rock is well suited to this first baby of the Greek who makes us travel in a world made of orchestral and melodious sounds bathed in beautiful melancholic atmospheres.
From the start, the instrumental 'The Film' sets the tone in a classic atmosphere with only orchestral instruments which unroll a romantic melody, then, 'In Search Of The Invisible Thin Line', after a calm introduction to the piano, introduces the electric instruments always accompanied by the piano and strings in a progressive melodious atmosphere with a beautiful vocal performance of 'Jargon' which has a range that perfectly matches the refined atmosphere of the ensemble. After a new instrumental, the short 'Dance Of The Framed Words', more energetic, the eponymous title of the album, of more than 7 minutes, is a very beautiful symphonic progressive fresco full of sensitivity with several overlapping parts including a central part flirting between rock and jazz, then, a new subdued instrumental 'The Light', close to the atmosphere of the first title 'The Film' precedes a new progressive gem, 'Time Is Running Out', in a vintage atmosphere reminiscent of the beginning of the symphonic progressive with magnificent melodic lines and a 'Guilmourian' guitar solo. The third part of the opus offers us, first of all, 'How Can I' in a disturbing atmosphere with a remarkable vocal performance of 'Jargon' which reminds me of certain atmospheres that 'Alan Reed' gave off with 'Pallas', then, 'The Last Temptation' and 'Window To The World', without transition between the two titles, which embark us for a new admirable progressive development with an uneven tempo which brings all the poetry and the emotion to the whole which undulates between melancholic serenity and energy, always on the razor's edge and certainly with the most expressive vocal interpretation of the opus and a final that give goosebumps : simply dazzling !
In summary, 'Jargon' offers us a first album rich in emotion which, given its richness and its originality and this released emotional force, always between tensions and relaxations, requires some listenings to tame it well. ; "The Fading Thought" is recommended for audiences who like symphonic rock, mixing electric and orchestral instruments with easy-to-access melodic lines... | |
