''Passion'' is the ninth studio album by English
neo-progressive rock group
Pendragon. It was released as a special edition on 11 April 2011 on Madfish, a division label of
Snapper Music and in regular form through Toff Records, the band's own imprint. Two packaging formats of the Madfish album exist,
digi-book and
super jewel case both accompanied by a DVD featuring a behind-the-scenes footage titled 'Progumentary', filmed by the band themselves during the recording of the album. There is also a two-disc, three sided orange coloured vinyl edition with
gatefold sleeve.
Reception
The global impression of the album was generally positive, with a 4.04 out of 5 stars score in Prog Archives, across 123 given ratings as for May 22, 2011. Dangerdog website gave it a 4 out of 5 score, describing it as "intriguing, complicated, and entertaining" and remarking "those who were persuaded by Pendragon's talent and creativity on Pure will likely be pleased with Passion; it's more of the same, but not". Sea of Tranquility advises "in comparison to the light-hearted, feel-good symphonic prog of their albums from the early 1990s, this may feel like a radical departure for some", giving it 3.5 out of 5 stars. A more enthusiastic Rock Report states that "because of the diversity and continuous change of atmospheres, it’s hard to point out the highlights" and "maybe it means that the whole album is a highlight".
Rock Report
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Track listing
CD+DVD edition
CD
DVD
* "Progumentary"
Vinyl edition
Side 1
# "Passion"
# "Empathy"
Side 2
# "Feeding Frenzy"
# "This Green And Pleasant Land"
Side 3
# "It's Just A Matter Of Not Getting Caught"
# "Skara Brae"
# "Your Black Heart "
Personnel
* Nick Barrett: guitars
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, lead vocals
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, keyboards, programming
* Clive Nolan: keyboards, backing vocals
* Peter Gee: bass
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* Scott Higham: drums
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, backing vocals
Charts
References
External links
Pendragon's official website''Passion'' mini-sitePassion review on Prog Sphere
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2011 albums
Pendragon (band) albums
Snapper Music albums