- Audio CD (18 Nov 2002)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Repertoire
- ASIN: B0000071PQ
- Other Editions: Vinyl
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 478,964 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
A very pleasant jazz-rock album
26 Dec 1998
Format:Audio CD
This is Lucifer's Friend's best album. It will probably not appeal to fans of their first album, though; whereas that album was pure metal in the Zeppelin vein, _Banquet_ is an excursion into jazz fusion. The two best tracks here are conceptual pieces that feature a 30-piece backup jazz band and are both over 10 minutes in length: "Sorrow" and "Spanish Galleon". These tracks are surrounded by shorter pieces, the best of which is probably the radio-friendly "High Flying Lady - Goodbye", which has the feel of rockabilly with horns. Easily their most progressive album, and the one example of where this band's output actually matched their artistic intentions.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
great jazzy rock
17 April 2010
Format:Audio CD
Welp, Lucifer's Friend did it *again*. Banquet marks the fourth album in a ROW that sounds completely different from the previous three.
So, let's see here- their third album sounds completely different from the previous two, and the second album sounds completely different from the first!!
This means Lucifer's Friend deserves a TON of credit, if for nothing else, being one of the most diverse rock bands on the planet that never got any REAL recognition. Darn it people, not even David Bowie experimented this much.
Banquet is NOT a hard rock album like the debut, it's NOT a twisted experiment album like their second album, and it's NOT a straight forward commercial rock album like their third album. So what is it, you ask?
Banquet is an album that focuses on lengthy jazz pieces with keyboard swirls reminiscent of what Santana and Return to Forever were doing at the time, and in the case of "Spanish Galleon", some of the keyboard bits actually remind me of the Doors.
I definitely DON'T think this sounds anything like the rock band Chicago though. Some of the instrumental brass portions of the album might make you recall the mid 70's years of Chicago, but that's about all.
You see, Chicago used to jam for several minutes at a time over the course of an entire album with those brass instruments- on this Lucifer's Friend album, the inclusion of brass sounds is few and far between, so a comparison to Chicago isn't one I really understand.
Anyway, I agree with the other reviewers that "Spanish Galleon" and "Sorrow" are the most memorable songs on the album since these two songs alone take up half of the album. These are definitely the kind of jams that fall under the category of half-jazz and half-rock, and they are both really good.
The vocal melody in "Spanish Galleon" is perhaps a bit dated, but what the heck, it's memorable despite that.
Overall, Lucifer's Friend is one band I don't believe will ever get the credit they deserve. By this point, too much time has gone by and they are now in the same category as Black Widow, Jade Warrior, and even Slade for that matter- bands people don't wanna give the time of day in favor of something else. What a shame. This music is too good to pass up.
So, let's see here- their third album sounds completely different from the previous two, and the second album sounds completely different from the first!!
This means Lucifer's Friend deserves a TON of credit, if for nothing else, being one of the most diverse rock bands on the planet that never got any REAL recognition. Darn it people, not even David Bowie experimented this much.
Banquet is NOT a hard rock album like the debut, it's NOT a twisted experiment album like their second album, and it's NOT a straight forward commercial rock album like their third album. So what is it, you ask?
Banquet is an album that focuses on lengthy jazz pieces with keyboard swirls reminiscent of what Santana and Return to Forever were doing at the time, and in the case of "Spanish Galleon", some of the keyboard bits actually remind me of the Doors.
I definitely DON'T think this sounds anything like the rock band Chicago though. Some of the instrumental brass portions of the album might make you recall the mid 70's years of Chicago, but that's about all.
You see, Chicago used to jam for several minutes at a time over the course of an entire album with those brass instruments- on this Lucifer's Friend album, the inclusion of brass sounds is few and far between, so a comparison to Chicago isn't one I really understand.
Anyway, I agree with the other reviewers that "Spanish Galleon" and "Sorrow" are the most memorable songs on the album since these two songs alone take up half of the album. These are definitely the kind of jams that fall under the category of half-jazz and half-rock, and they are both really good.
The vocal melody in "Spanish Galleon" is perhaps a bit dated, but what the heck, it's memorable despite that.
Overall, Lucifer's Friend is one band I don't believe will ever get the credit they deserve. By this point, too much time has gone by and they are now in the same category as Black Widow, Jade Warrior, and even Slade for that matter- bands people don't wanna give the time of day in favor of something else. What a shame. This music is too good to pass up.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Best CD from Lucifer's Friend, but ignore the editorial review.
24 Dec 2010
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
There's nothing more that can be said about how good this album is. The only thing that is puzzling is that the editorial review under the item description lists it as an "underrated metal classic." Be aware that the Banquet album was far from metal. This may be mistakenly referring to the self-titled album from 1970, which had more of a metal tone. But I still would pick this album over that one, only because there are more instruments involved, better compositions, and amazing lyrics by Lawton.
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