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The following copy was sent to Woronzow by Santtu Laakso from Finland. The Finnish version is destined for Colossus magazine, and this translation was prepared for their club pages:

The Lucky Bishops: Grimstone Woronzow (WOO 52)

This is the kind of music you'll get, when you combine Beatlesque pop/60's British psych with old Yes/harmonic prog and energetic rock. The Lucky Bishops from England have continued their own path very succesfully with their second album. The band is: Alan Strawbridge: bass, vocals, guitar and piano, Luke Adams: drums, vocals and percussions, Tom Hughes: organ, piano, vocals, guitar, accordion, bass and Rick Murphy: guitar and vocals. So each of them sings, and they do it very well! The vocal melodies and harmonies are extremely great. There's nothing wrong with their playing, either. Grimstone, the name of the CD comes from a Dorset village, where they lived until recently, when their old, mouldy stone cottage collapsed. In their hide-away they were totally out of what was going on in the world and what were the new musical trends, which is great! That's the reason why their music has stayed so pure and original. All the songs are versatile, and there's not a dull moment on the album. It's hard to choose any favourites: each song seems to be better than the other, but I think I prefer the faster songs (You Come Alive, Doppleganger and so on). The overall feeling on the album is pretty positive and sunny, so it's actually quite strange that I like it so much. I usually go more for the dark and heavy stuff… Oh well, maybe I'm becoming an old softy? There are some more melancholic tracks on the record, as well (Rock Stars, In Everything I Saw, I Hate This Down), but nothing very heavy. The tracks are rather short, about 2 to 5 minutes long. There's plenty of time for the Bishops to preach their message effectively, though. The album could have been a bit longer, but you can always listen to it again (and again, and again…). The hidden poetry track in the end is really hilarious…
www.woronzow.co.uk, www.luckybishops.co.uk

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