Asylum (71), Cressida's second and last release.


Hi! I'm new to the forums and one of the first things I did was a search for the lovely british prog band Cressida. But Alas!, there were no matches and I could not understand how everyone could have missed out on them (or at least discussing 'em).

It's one of my absolute favorite rock groups and I feel they deserve at least one thread.

They're basically a british progressive rock band with their sound based around the mellotron, with very melodic compositions. I dunno, I'm terrible at describing what bands sound like, I like to let the music speak. Heh.

Anyway, I prefer their second record - Asylum. It's fantastic and I'd recommend each and everyone of you to hunt it down to have a listen. The last song on the album, Let Them Come When They Will, being particulary awesome.

They sound interesting (I love the mellortron)... Who would you compare their sound to?


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I'm not entirely sure, actually. I found this site that places them on the same scene as bands like Spring, Fantasy, Gracious! and Beggar's Opera. I haven't heard any of those, though, so I can't really tell. You should really try to get some of their material and see for yourself.

The link, if you're interested. Includes two short reviews of their releases.
http://www.progweed.net/reviews/cres...sida-band.html

Man there are so many good bands that released only one or two albums. Anyway they sound good, I'm gonna give them a try, thanks for the recommendation.