MYSTERY / Snowhite (in the album:"Beneath the Veil of Winter's Face")

(Please forgive me in case of the broken link, because I have no intention that the copyright of the artist would not have to be admired.)
MYSTERY is a Canadean symphonic rock project led by Michel St-Pere and it is marked by prominent arrangement and the sweet high-tone vocal Benoit David who is similar to Dennis de Young of STYX and was in charge of the vocalist of YES in the album:"Fly from Here".
"Snowhite" is a short song for about 4 minutes with pompous giutar phrase but with impressive sorrowful vocal melody remaining my mind and it expresses allurement of MYSTERY sufficiently.
Special recording technique makes the vocal muffled tone, which is really effective.
"The Awakening" in which a same phrase as "Snowhite" comes out is also a moving tune in the same album.
The latest album:"The World Is a Game" contains excellent "Pride" drums of which is performed by Nick D'Virgilio who was a SPOCK'S BEARD drummer and participated in "Calling at the Station" of GENESIS and BIG BIG TRAIN.

MYSTERYは、メタルっぽい派手なアレンジと甘いハイトーン・ボーカル(STYXのDennis DeYoungに似てる、YESの最新作"Fly From Here"でもvocalを担当しています)が特徴のMichel St-Pere率いるカナダのシンフォ・プロジェクトです。
この曲は、4分ほどの短い曲ですが、MYSTERYの魅力を充分に表していて、大仰なギター・フレーズの割りに、ボーカル部分にメランコリックで印象的なメロディーがついていて、このボーカルが耳に残ります。
籠もった音になる特殊録音が施されていて、これが実に効果的です。
アルバム”Beneath the Veil of Winter's Face"では、他に、"Snowehite"と同じフレーズが出てくる"Awakening"も感動的な曲です。
最近作の"The World Is a Game"では、SPOCK'S BEARDのドラマー(BIG BIG TRAINもやってる。GENESISの"Calling at the Station"でも何曲かやってます)がサポートに入り、"Pride"という名曲が入っています。

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