Earth - Pentastar: In the Style of Demons [1996] (USA)

Earth - Pentastar: In the Style of Demons 1996 (USA) #heavy_psych #drone #TripleA Pentastar goes further with the rock style, this time including a drummer for quite a large chunk of the record. Where Phase 3 had a mix of long ass power drones (Site Specific, Phase 3, and Thrones & Dominions) and short(ish) basic rock songs, Pentastar has lots more fleshed out rock songs and just a couple ambient tracks. Introduction: No introduction needed, really. The chord progression that every Earth fan has grown to know and love, it immediately sets up the mood of the album. A fine start. High Command: A quicker song and a great second track, this simple two riff almost country song features four whopping verses of vocals from Carlson. Absolutely stellar, can't really say much more. Crooked Axis For String Quartet: This is an interesting meditative ambient piece. Like the title says, it features four stringed intruments, and is the first of the three ambient tracks. Tallahassee: This is the greatest coupling of songs ever. The riff that kicks in after Crooked Axis is incredible. Look at the lyrics (oh yeah, this is the only other song to have vocals, awesome). Charioteer (Temple Song) Another ambient track, which definitely sounds like it could have been on Phase 3. One riff, three guitars, five minutes. It's very eastern sounding and thus quite soothing. Peace In Mississippi: A Hendrix cover. With a great guitar solo. I'm speechless about this song actually. You need to hear it for yourself. Sonar & Depth Charge: Thee most minimal track on the entire album, a solid 7 minutes of just two chords played on a piano. Very quiet, very trancey, and bound to annoy the shit out of people with short attention spans. Beautiful. Coda Maestoso in F(flat) Minor: Hey! It's that riff that we all love. This is the version of the song they have been playing on their current Hex/Bees tours, and bloody rights. This is a fantastic song, complete with a little lead guitar break out and some organs. Ultimate.