Pendragon

Label: Toff Records/The Merch DeskRelease date: 2/14/2020Production: Nick BarrettAlbum length: 64.04 minGenre: Neo-Progressive RockRating: 9.5/10 Cult neo-prog heroes Pendragon are back with a new album, »Love Over Fear«, and after…

"Nick Barrett and his unruly Pendragon crew spoiled us for almost three hours with the sonic perfection of wide-open ambient landscapes."

Nick Barrett and his unruly Pendragon crew spoiled us for almost three hours with the sonic perfection of broad-minded ambient expanses. Nothing was left to chance in creating flawless sound, while all the members of this cult band once…

»Men Who Climb Mountains« is a good album, but no more than that. For a band with this kind of reputation and mileage it lands a little below the usual expectations, though Pendragon have clearly left their most artistically daring days…

"Passion" is a solid effort where some unusual, risky stylistic experiments pay off really well, though Pendragon's new, modern sonic formula, with which they once again made a pretty radical break with their symphonic prog rock past,…

»Believe« isn't without its appealing moments, when Pendragon's traditional ambient magic shines through, but the change of style unfortunately didn't deliver the results they were after, which makes the album as a whole one of the less…

»Not Of This World« was the logical follow-up to the stylistic blueprint of »The Masquerade Overture«, which it even tops in places and in sheer sonic depth, though innovation and variety in the individual motifs aren't exactly its strong…

With »The Masquerade Overture«, Pendragon created one of the highlights of their career. It's their best effort of the three nineties studio albums.

»The Window Of Life« was far from a bad album, as Pendragon once again convincingly proved their devotion to a more laid-back, ambient, melodic brand of symphonic prog rock.

"The World" is one of the most important albums in the career of cult British neo-prog rockers Pendragon, a triumphant return to ambitious neo-prog standards after the rather botched flirtation with pop on "Kowtow" (1988).

Instead of continuing to pour on the symphonic prog rock, Pendragon went for a more commercial sound on "Kowtow". The end result is their worst album.

Rockline sat down with Nick Barrett, guitarist and vocalist of the cult neo-prog rock band Pendragon.

Author: Peter Podbrežnik Venue: Thunder Road / Codevilla (Pavia) / ItalyConcert date: 15.10.2008Attendance: 200Ticket price: €20.00 I used to wonder, more than once, why long-established, cult prog rock bands like Pendragon never…

Cult neo-prog veterans Pendragon have finally pulled off, with "Pure", the album celebrating their 30th anniversary, what they failed to achieve on its underwhelming predecessor "Believe&l

Pendragon, along with Marillion, IQ and Pallas, is one of the four most important bands that "cooked up" the so-called new wave of progressive rock in the 80s, which revived the audience's interest in the dying musical genre