The Album
THE WAIT is a mini concept album which quickly evolved ahead of the proposed single release of “Wind And Gales (Rain pt3)” which itself was originally to be released ahead of the debut album RAIN but instead the f2g instinct was to deliver ‘The Wait’. This 6 track ‘mini album’ centres around the experiences of a young WW1 soldier leaving his homeland, fighting a war he can’t understand and his later recollections of the futility of it all. A concept piece in its own right, ‘The Wait’ introduced the unfolding Freedom To Glide collection of WW1 inspired album releases.
The Wait
Running Time: 24 minutes, 6 tracks
Available in Ecopak and download.
The Wait running order:
- Wind And Gales (Rain Part 3)
- Star Fall
- Zero
- Repose
- Remember
- Hypnotized
"Seed is magnificent. It is devastating in the range of its emotional sweep, humbling in the profundity of the insights it enables and majestic in the way it flawlessly presents a holistic musical experience. This is, without doubt, a contender for album of the decade and should be mandatory listening for anyone who is grappling to understand what it is human beings are capable of doing to each other."
Rob Fisher
"There's elements of Floyd's Wish You Were Here and The Division Bell in their sound, they also point to Porcupine Tree as another inspiration and there's no denying that Richard Barbieri's keyboard style looms large. At their most sparse, Freedom To Glide also evoke the more soundscape-heavy fare of Barbieri's Rain Tree Crow side project."
Prog Magazine - May 2012
"In terms of clarity and depth and a level of musicianship that so very few attain, ‘Rain’ is a near perfect album that should be compulsory listening for progressive fans. A modern classic, Freedom to glide have created a true masterpiece that mingles beauty with sadness over its 63 gorgeous minutes."
Phil Stiles
"Sounds Like the best bits of mid-late career Pink Floyd"
Prog Magazine - May 2012
"I hope you will continue releasing such well-written, well played, and well-thought-out music. Not only is the musicianship and production excellent, your lyrics are literature in their own right. As a teacher of English for many years I often despaired at the poor quality of some bands' lyrics, but yours could be used in class as an example of well written imagery. They paint powerful pictures, and tell a story, which makes the songs powerful and memorable."
Dave Gordons
"Rain, is a superb album which has music which effortlessly flows throughout the 63 minutes, with swathes of keyboards, stunning lead guitar work, majestic piano passages, catchy acoustic guitar work and that crystal clear powerful voice. Above all, the concept dealing with the futility of war is dealt with sympathetically throughout and it must be one of the most emotionally tinged albums I have heard.... Go out and buy this album, listen to it completely and marvel at what Freedom To Glide have produced."
Jim ‘The Ancient One’ Lawson / Progzilla Radio
"Thanks guys. This album is gorgeous and confirms everything I love about prog, diversity, lyrical, musicianship and I love it. I simply have not listened to an album as many times in so short a time since the 70’s."
Musichog
“The British once again present a perfectly produced album”
Marten Dumbreck / Empire Magazine
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