Mirage Days

Worshipper

I must start this review saying that for a minute I did not know what […]
By Tatianny Ruiz
July 22, 2018
Worshipper - Mirage Days album cover

I must start this review saying that for a minute I did not know what to expect from this EP and this is one of the advantages of not knowing everything so you can find out a little here and a little there and consequently find some brightness scattered around the scene and this is the 'Mirage Daze' affair of the American WORSHIPPER, released on June 1st, 2018 by Tee Pee Records and which revisits some classics from URIAH HEEP, PINK FLOYD, THE WHO and the more youthful THE OATH, so I can say that looking at the cover with vibrant colors and not knowing the work of these guys I was a little surprised when a version of "Easy Livin'" jumped out of my speakers and I asked myself "Why would these guys put a version on first track of the album",

Well ... it's at this point that we needed to know a little more about the band and what they were putting to our ears, so one more surprise, all the tracks are a revisit "This is the part that I prefer to analyze the music than anything else" and I know, a little wrong of me not to know the band, but there are so many bands, anyway after you understand the band's journey, everything the work within the band's first full-length of 2016, "Shadow Hymns", it becomes easy to understand that this is 'pure fun' or rather defining 'this is what you do for love of your influences', ready, now we can follow the album though I'm still a little shocked by "Easy Livin''', see, I'm a big fan of the band so it's very difficult for me to compare but it sounds nice and it sure is a very significant influence.

"Night Child" from The Oath and things start to sound so much better then you have in front of you an adaptation that pleases the ears and I really like John's new life vocals.  The song and this leads to an interesting view of "Julia Dream" when PINK FLOYD becomes more sensual to listen, and it does not take much to know that WORSHIPPER has an extremely young facet but taking with it a select range of influences so it's pretty much a nice thing to see that it's not just the trading side being considered . "Heaven and Hell" closes the set of this EP so you can build on what guitarist Alejandro Necochea told The Obelisk last year. "We recorded live in the studio very quickly last fall to give us something to do as we settled back into our normal lifetimes after launching "Shadow Hymns" and experiencing the fanfare that accompanied it. The idea was to make our own "Garage Days," revisit the music of bands that inspired us to get together. Old groups like URIAH HEEP, PINK FLOYD, and THE WHO, along with THE OATH, a band that is relatively recent, but their LP was one of those that united us, however, a long time ago. Great Fans ". Classics are classics so when well arranged like here then the result is a pleasant listening.

6 / 10

Had Potential

Songwriting

6

Musicianship

5

Memorability

7

Production

8
"Mirage Days" Track-listing:

1. Easy Livin' (Uriah Heep)
2. Night Child (The Oath)
3. Julia Dream (Pink Floyd)
4. Heaven and Hell (The Who)

Worshipper Lineup:

John Brookhouse - Vocals / Guitar
Dave Jarvis - Drums
Bob Maloney - Vocals, Bass
Alejandro Necochea - Guitar

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