Gandalf – Gallery of Dreams (out of print)

Description

1 Face In The Mirror – 4:46
Electric Guitar, Effects [Sound] – Steve Hackett

2 Willowman – Watcher Of The Waters 4:46
3 Alone Again – 1:53
Classical Guitar – Steve Hackett

4 Between Different Worlds – 5:54
Electric Guitar – Steve Hackett

5 Another Dream – 3:16
Electric Guitar – Steve Hackett

6 Song Of The Unicorn – 4:23
Classical Guitar, Electric Guitar – Steve Hackett

7 Winged Shadows 6:35
8 Choir Of Elves 2:35
9 Lady Of The Golden Forest – 6:24
Classical Guitar, Electric Guitar – Steve Hackett

10 Hand In Hand 2:47
11 Gallery Of Dreams 6:34
12 Fields Of Eternal Harmony 4:19
13 End Of The Rainbow – 2:31
Composed By, Arranged By, Classical Guitar – Steve Hackett

Total Time: 57:40

Full of epic grandeur and romanticism, GANDALF’s “Gallery Of Dreams” is a masterpiece. From the first few bars of music, you will be moved in ways that can only be described by simply listening. What clearly makes this a special album is the joint collaboration with Steve HACKETT. “Gallery of Dreams” contains lots of “HACKETT’isms” and works unbelievably well with the symphonic touches that typifies GANDALF’s work. With accents of flutes, woodwinds and wind chimes, GANDALF creates a very medieval/Renaissance era’ish atmospheres and emotions. This album has been on my desert island list for some time now. Although almost entirely instrumental, a young Tracy Hitchings also is featured on the title track which tastefully accents the album.