Fuchs "The Unity Of Two"

Country: Germany
Sub Genre: Progressive Rock
Label: Tempus Fugit
Release date: June 16, 2014
Tracklist: 
1. Prologue part 1 - 2:40
2. Prologue part 2 - 10:18
3. Are you with me - 5:26
4. Under your thumb - 4:36
5. Just a moment of a perfect summer - 5:07
6. How many times? - 6:17
7. Doubts - 2:27
8. Your best maybe - 2:23
9. Where do I go? - 3:49
10. I‘m on my knees - 6:35
11. Back to where we belonged - 5:57
12. When you close your eyes - 8:13

Line-up: 
Hans-Jürgen Fuchs (Ines) – acoustic and electric guitars, lapsteel, bass, keyboards, backing vocals
Baggi Buchmann (Ines) – lead vocals (Aaron)
Michael Wasilewski – lead vocals (Ray)
Andy Bartzik – electric guitars
Florian Dittrich – drums
Henrik Mumm – cello
Rafael Sonntag – violin
Mirjam Michutta – backing vocals

Description/Reviews: 

The unity of Two is the story of Aaron and Ray. In a similar way as Hermann Hesse's two characters, Narziss and Goldmund, it's a story pulling at your heartstrings. It's dealing with friendship, devotion, turmoil, the many layers of the human soul and the different ways in life. The concept album "The Unity Of Two" mainly follows Aaron's way of life, who is going out into the world while his friend Ray is staying at home. Late in life, both friends are meeting again and realising the things they have in common. It turns out that even though Aaron and Ray did follow two completely different ways of life, they both have experienced true happiness and inspiration. This is "the unity of two."
 In musical terms, Hans-Jürgen (Hansi) Fuchs has created his second album in a definitely more open and more varied style as it was the case with his debut album "Leaving Home" from 2012. Very clearly, the music is again influenced by progressive rock. If you want to have any comparison, "The Unity Of Two" musically reminds you rather of the late 70s phase of Genesis than the heaviness of the early 80s Pink Floyd, as it was the case with the debut album.
 The songs change between the 13 min progressive rocker "Prologue" and the folk oriented "Your Best Maybe" which could actually be a radio song too with its catchy melody, and between the elaborated instrumental passages of "When You Close Your Eyes", and hence show a broad range, featuring musical maturity.

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