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Phantom’s Divine Comedy - Part 1. CD.

 

Catalogue No: RRCD002
Title: Part 1
Artist: Phantom's Divine Comedy
Label: Radioactive

Tracklist:
INTRO:
1. TALES FROM A WIZARD 5:21
PRELUDE:
2. DEVIL'S CHILD 2:21
3. CALM BEFORE THE STORM 3:26
4. HALF A LIFE 4:06
5. SPIDERS WILL DANCE (On Your Face While You Sleep) 4:11

WIZARD:
6. BLACK MAGIC, WHITE MAGIC 3:18
7. MERLIN 5:21
ENTRANCE:
8. STAND BESIDE MY FIRE 5:31
9. WELCOME TO HELL 5:12


Two distinct schools of thought existed about ‘70s rock outfit, Phantom. The first tended
towards the view that Phantom was cynically signed by Capitol to exploit the recent death of
Jim Morrison, whose vocal style Phantom singer Tom Carson copied convincingly. The second
is that they were a pretty decent group whose vocalist just happened to sound more than a bit
like Morrison.
Whichever of these two scenarios was closest to the truth we will never know, but such was
Elektra’s concern that the record buying public would be confused into thinking that Morrison
was still alive that the record company attempted to obtain an injunction banning Capitol from
releasing the band’s first album, Divine Comedy. Predictably, Elektra’s actions simply increased
the publicity the band was attracting, and Capitol duly took full advantage.
In hindsight it’s difficult to see what all the fuss was about, as Carson’s vocals were only
reminiscent of Morrison’s at the end of his brief career. In the end, the one thing that is clear is
that Divine Comedy is actually a pretty decent album. A consistently high musical and
compositional standard is maintained throughout, with many critics acclaiming the mystical
sound that was the album’s hallmark. Two melodramatic tracks, Tales From A Wizard and
Welcome To Hell, stand out particularly strongly, but the entire album is interesting, innovative,
and extremely enjoyable

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