Pendragon Kowtow

2012, re-issue - After a few years this was the first (studio) CD with Clive Nolan and Fudge Smith. This album indicates a slight difference with the earlier albums. Nick Barrett tries to write some shorter, more single orientated songs, but he doesn't forget the long epics! KOWTOW opens with ,,Saved By You", a very simple track, and very poppy! ,,The Mask", ,,Time For A Change" and ,,I Walk The Rope" are a little ´best of both worlds`: very good compositions but a little shorter than the songs on previous albums. An indication that Pendragon went a little more song-orientated. A great (re)start for Pendragon at this stage of their career. Especially the nice keyboard sound of Clive Nolan and the aggressive and subtile drum sound of Fudge Smith makes it a very good album.