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Afterglow by shakatak

Peter Ellis | UK | 03/02/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Please take my assurance that you can buy this album without having heard any sample tracks and you will be completely captivated by it. There is not one track that is not something special. Over the years I felt that Shakatak had lost the creative edge when it came to instrumentals but the totally opposite when it comes to vocals.Until now I had not changed my views.



With Jill Saward there could never be a bad song or a bad performance.Is there anyone who will ever say a bad word about her? I doubt it. She is wonderful but this album shows not only her in this great light but also the group who have recovered their great creativity fully. It is as if this is their first album. They are as fresh now as when they first started and just as creative.



One tune that will thrill you is "Tower of Babel". Another one to note is "footprints in the sand" but you cannot really distinguish, each track is as good as the other.



Once you have this album keep it forever and ensure it is passed down the generations because it will never date.



It shows just how comfortable and happy these people are with each other that thirty years after the creation of Shakatak they could produce an album of such quality. Cannot recommend enough. Marvellous."