Due to the health crisis, the Germans of 'RPWL' were never able to celebrate the 20 years anniversary of the release of the first album 'God Has Failed' for which they had planned a tour in 2020 and to mark this event, they had the idea to record a new album with live conditions and without an audience which took place on November 14 and 15, 2020 and which is now available for our greatest happiness in streaming but also on DVD and Blu-ray, all versions being available on their online store here .
Being a fan of the group and having reviewed practically all the albums since the creation of myprogmusic end of 2015 (see the different reviews below), this new album allows those who do not yet know this formation which is now essential in the international progressive landscape, to listen to this admirable debut album 'God Has Failed', with a live performance and a production worthy of the best studio recordings, starting with the anthem of the group 'Hole In The Sky' to which came adding female choirs and which always gives me so much pleasure every time I listen to it. Scroll all these compositions which are forever engraved in the heads of the fans and which, at the time had stuck to them the label of " band which played 'Pink-Floyd'" (and of which they had made a title full of humor, 'This Is Not a Progsong' in 2008) but which finally show, 20 years later, that the Germans succeeded in this bet to be recognized as an original formation by gradually erasing this resemblance to 'Pink-Floyd'. Indeed, for my part, this is the feeling that I have because, even if at the beginning, I immediately liked, certainly by this proximity with the music of the 'Floyds', when now I listen to all these songs of 'God Has Failed', it is the name of 'RPWL' which is definitely attached to them. We can also note that some original titles have been rearranged with, for example, the contribution of female vocals in 'Wait Five Years' which brings a very particular sweetness or this addition of the piano accompaniment of 'Crazy Lane' which still increases the very particular emotion released by this very beautiful title. The edition available on Spotify also contains two covers of 'Pink-Floyd', first of all 'Cymbaline' (renamed 'Nightmare' in the 'RPWL' cover album of 'Plays Pink Floyd's 'The Man and the Journey'' o the 'Floyds') and 'Fat Old Sun' from the album 'Atom Heart Mother'
In summary, thanks to 'God Has Failed - Live & Personal', the Germans of 'RPWL' make us rediscover with happiness their first album which is already 20 years old and which will have thereafter 7 little brothers all equally endearing than the others : a nice gift for all the fans and for the others who know little or not this formation and who like a music resulting from the great progressive currents of the 70s, it is the ideal album to enter their discography and you will see without any doubt that all these beautiful melodies quickly become indispensable in your ideal collection of progressive music...
Myprogmusic reviews of 'RPWL' :
= 2016 = 'RPWL Plays Pink Floyd’s ‘The Man and the Journey’'
= 2017 = 'A New Dawn (Live)'
= 2019 = 'Tales From Outer Spaces'
= 2020 = 'Live From Outer Space' | |
