Nautilus was founded in 1998 and from the very beginning they wrote their albums based on novels by Jules Verne. When Time Is Just A Word, their 8th studio album is slightly based on Verne's classic well-known novel Around The World In Eighty Days and if you like progressive rock from the seventies in the veins of Pink Floyd, Mike Oldfield and Tangerine Dream, then I highly recommend this album to you. The music of Nautilus is truly atmospheric and besides that, it is also largely instrumental music, which will certainly be to your liking if you appreciate dreamy, keyboard layers and long, melodic guitar soloing. The 100% pure, melodic guitar solos and hooks played by Werner Stratz show typical musical features of guitar wizards like David Gilmour, Mike Oldfield and even Peter Green. Take for instance the song Donkey And Sheep, which features an amazing guitar solo in the veins of good old Pink Floyd times indeed. Highlights for me are the two longest tracks called Travellers Without Time and October Sunrain, especially the latter showcasing extraordinary interplays between keyboards and guitar, while Travellers Without Time sometimes reminds me of a mix between The Alan Parsons Project and Tangerine Dream. When Time Is Just A Word is a wonderful album filled with mostly instrumental, psychedelic, symphonic prog rock music, which is, and that is my only "negative" remark here, not very original or groundbreaking. Still, I would highly recommend this album, check it out at maximum volume indeed and you will love it, for sure. Listening tip: October Sunrain. ***+ Martien Koolen (edited by Tracy van Os van den Abeelen) Where to buy? |
