Release
date: April
26th
2019. Label: Heavy Psych Sounds. Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Walking
Into The Forest –
Tracklisting
Peace
Of Mind
The
Time You Wait
Sailor
Dragonfly
Sunset
In The Desert
Brainstorm
Pendulum
When
I Call Your Name
Secrets
Suite
2
Review
Walking
Into The Forest is the new solo album by The Pilgrim. The Pilgrim is
the solo project of Gabriele Fiori
from
famed Psych Stoner Rockers – Black Rainbows and Killer
Boogie. Gabriele is also the
owner of Heavy Psych Sounds. Walking Into The Forest is very
different to other musical projects Gabriele is currently involved
with.
As The Pilgrim is a semi-acoustic Psych/Classic Rock/Folk Rock album
with its heart and soul firmly rooted in Sixties and Seventies Rock.
The
album is constantly engaging and mellow from the start. If you’re
looking for the heavier sound that Gabriele is known for then it’s
best to look elsewhere. Though the album does have its fair share of
Heavy Rock moments. This album sees Gabriele offer a more emotional
and heart-warming sound with personal lyrics holding everything
together.
The
vocals are engaging and offer a different perspective from what I’ve
heard from Gabriele before. This is a good change of pace from
Gabriele as he lives up quite rightly to The Pilgrim persona. The
songs are very similar to each other but they all have their own
distinctive sound and identity. Songs such as Peace Of Mind, The Time
You Want, Sailor and Dragonfly show you that Gabriele has a cool deft
touch at writing the calmer style of music compared to Black
Rainbows.
Walking
Into The Forest has an excellent cover of Hawkwind classic – Brainstorm– and it’s more a laid-back cover compared to the
original. There are times on the album that Gabriele is laying his
soul and personal feelings to closely to the bone at times and I
admire his approach to the overall flow of the album. As this is
perhaps his more personal and soulful album to date.
I’m
always slightly wary when members of bands that I love and admire
announce solo albums. As most of the time they’re so different from
we’ve heard from the artist before that I kinda lose interest
quickly. Wino and Scott Kelly are perhaps the only solo output that I
enjoy from the Heavy Rock/Heavy Metal spectrum. Well you can add The
Pilgrim to that list.
Walking
Into The List surprised me in a huge way. It’s been on constant
rotation since I’ve received the album to review. A good sign,
personally for myself. The album is an excellent addition to
Gabriele’s already impressive resume. I hope we hear more from The
Pilgrim in the future as I feel there is a lot more to come in the
years to come. Unless Gabriele is keeping this as a one-off release.
I hope not.
Overall,
Walking Into The Forest is a superb sounding album that has quite an
emotional depth and a few hidden surprises along the way. You don’t
have to be a fan of Black Rainbows to enjoy this album. You just need
to be a fan of great music in general and that is what Walking Into
The Forest actually is. A great album that offers a wide range of
different musical elements and leaves you with a warm happy vibe
that’s totally addictive and very hard to beat.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to Claire at Purpler Sage PR for the promo. Walking
Into The Forest
will be available to buy on CD/DD/Vinyl via Heavy Psych Sounds from
April
26th
2019.
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