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NEKTAR – REMEMBER THE FUTURE

– 1973 (GER) heavy progressive/space rock

Among Nektar fans, there are many who consider Remember the Future to be the band's creative peak. The album certainly creates the grounds for making that argument. Indeed, it is an ambitious work that is essentially one composition divided into two parts. The whole is performed in a very seamless and competent manner. Still, many critics just plain didn't get it. The juxtaposition of the two opinions makes this album to Nektar much like what Tales From Topographic Oceans was to Yes. The truth is probably somewhere between the two points, as it usually is. It truly is a very entertaining, well-written, and well-performed disc that showcases a very underrated band at the top of their game. Although this album isn't one of their best, it definitely is not a slouch. It does have a few elements that detract from it a bit, though. First, there is a '70s funk sound prevalent on the album that tends to date it a bit. Second, it can get to feel a bit repetitive. The final detriment is that the production quality sometimes feels a bit AM radio-ish and flat. All of these things only go so far in removing the album from the "masterpiece zone," though. The bottom line is that this is a fine progressive rock release that should please not only fans of the band, but fans of groups like Yes and Genesis equally well.

1 Remember the Future (Part I) 16:38
a. Images of the Past
b. Wheel of Time
c. Remember the Future
d. Confusion
2 Remember the Future (PartII) 18:55
e. Returning Light
f. Questions and Answers
g. Tomorrow Never Comes
h. Path of Light
i. Recognition
j. Let It Grow

It has always amazed me how bands so full of talent get overlooked, while some crappy bands can sell zillions of records...such is the case with Nektar's "Remember The Future". This prog rock album is among the best, right up there with Yes' "Close To The Edge" or various ELP releases. "Remember The Future" comes off quite originally. The movements fit together well, and although it tells a story in a prolonged song, there are plenty of grab-your-attention riffs and hooks. There is not the flashy keyboard playing of Rick Wakeman or Keith Emerson; the guitar work instead has a haunting beauty to it.

Personnel:

Allan "Taff" Freeman – keyboards, backing vocals
Roye Albrighton – guitars, lead vocals
Derek "Mo" Moore – bass guitar, backing vocals
Ron Howden – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Mick Brockett – lights

Highly recommended!

Released:	November 1973 (1973-11)
Recorded:	August 1973 at Chipping Norton Recording Studio, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England
Genre:	Progressive rock
Length:	35:33
Label:	Bellaphon
Producer:	Peter Hauke and Nektar

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5.2.2012

NEKTAR – REMEMBER THE FUTURE

– 1973 (GER) heavy progressive/space rock

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