История
Formed in 1985, new-wave progressive British trio ABBFINOOSTY started playing live in 1986, showing an interesting blend of prog and rock and earning a reputation as a mystical pagan rock music band. Curiously, they didn't release any albums until the mid-90s, but that hardly explains how their sound and style manage to combine influences from the 70's, 80's and 90's.
Guitarist, vocalist and lyricist Asif was the main figure of the group; bassist Tony Norton and drummer Robert Lowe also mark the band's essential moments, something obvious to anyone listening to their two studio albums or reading the many positive reviews about their great live performances (their website features numerous such paper clippings, most of them showing that ABBFINOOSTY were quite a phenomenon or, at the very least, a pleasant surprise on the 80's music scene). Their biggest concert was likely held at The Marquee where they played some complex rock.
ABBFINOOSTY, whose influences are rooted in GENESIS or ELP, remind us of MARILLION or PALLAS who managed to make neo-prog a style in its own right. The band is truly versatile and there's no end to the number of styles they borrow from without actually aping them. The general "progginess" of the band is felt through the various periods their music evokes; whereas their style is brought on by the musicians themselves, who play either heavy or classic rock with hints of psychedelia and dark melodies, using rich instrumentation and touching upon many forms of straight-ahead rock. Whether listening to their studio or numerous live albums, one can appreciate Asif's stunning guitar work and hard vocals (Asif is likely the better musician of the three) as well as the entire band's musical intelligence and potential, making the band equally capable of tackling high-caliber rock to space rock, folk, various effects, hard rock ala LED ZEPPELIN, easy-listening rock like that of Steve MORSE and PINK FLOYD, neo-prog, and even modern prog.
"Future", their first album recorded roughly on their tenth anniversary as mentioned above, is an eclectic mix of melodic rock, austere prog influences, psychedelia, heavy sounds, jazzy snippets and instrumental ventures. Lyrics are often virulent or about drugs. Their second album, "Comes The Storm", is basically Asif's project although the other two musicians (and a few others) are credited. As opposed to the dense and cold style of the first album, this one centers more on composition and interpretation. Still powerful and compact, it is a bit more experimental.
Not only beautiful and interesting, ABBFINOOSTY's music is eclectic, strange, fresh and exciting.
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