Interersting

This album has some very nice melodies. This ins not so brilliant albus as Amarok or Song of Distant Earth, but it is still one of better Mike's albums.

Oh, by the way, all music on the album is played on guitars! No other instrument.

Nothing special......................after great expactation

I was really excited when i heard that he is recording a total guitar album.Mike is surely one of the best guitarists/bassists in the world and i just love the tone if his red stratocaster.
Well he plays very well in here but.......his composer talent has dissapeared somewhere.only three tracks are worth of buying it."ENIGMATISM" "FOUR WINDS" and "COCHISE".First is a "hergest ridge" styled acoustic piece,dark and beautifull.One of his best from nineties."COCHISE" is a hard-electro-rock track with angry electric guitars in chorus and wonderfull acoustic part.Mike has done it the best as he can."Four WINDS" is an epic ten minutes long tale, with very stunning guitar solos and some oriental and Western-tasting parts.Not as wonderfull as "TAURUS II" but still as exciting as it should be.Three tracks out of ten is not to many for me.His Hard rock/metal pieces ("OUT OF MIND") or sad acoustic ballads ("SUMMIT DAY") are as boring and typical as you never imagined.REALLY, I AM SORRY OLDFIELD.Three stars only for three great tracks

Surprisingly Boring!!

I know that Mike created all the sounds you hear on this CD using various guitars, but that doesn't excuse the fact that this is simply not up to his usual standards. There are a couple of standouts...but as a whole, it's just average. Here's hoping Mike comes back with an album towards the "Five Miles Out" or "Discovery" vein....