RPWL [DE] - Progressive Rock

Recommended albums

#1 Beyond Man And Time
2012

#2 World Through My Eyes
2005

#3 Wanted
2014

Discography

01|2000|God Has Failed
705 (#5)
02|2002|Trying To Kiss The Sun
706 (#4)
03|2005|World Through My Eyes
742 (#2)
04|2008|The RWPL Experience
702 (#6)
05|2012|Beyond Man And Time
747 (#1)
06|2014|Wanted
710 (#3)

Rock Report's choice

Beyond Man And Time

Gentle Art Of Music, 2012
Produced by Yogi Lang
Ratings: PA: 3.93 (345) | RYM: 3.54 (167)
Total rating: 747
Updated: 141215

Line-up

Yogi Lang (v, k)
Kalle Wallner (g)
Markus Jehle (k)
Werner Taus (b)
Marc Turiaux (d)
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Manfred Feneberg (p on tr. 10)

Track listing

01|Transformed (YL/KW)
02|We Are What We Are
(The Keeper) (YL/KW)
03|Beyond Man And Time
(The Blind) (YL/KW)
04|Unchain The Earth
(The Scientist) (YL/KW)
05|The Ugliest Man In The World
(The Ugly) (YL/KW)
06|The Road Of Creation
(The Creator) (YL/KW)
07|Somewhere In Between
(The Dream Of Saying Yes) (YL/KW)
08|The Shadow (YL/KW)
09|The Wise In The Desert (YL/KW)
I The Wise In The Desert
II The Silenced Song
10|The Fisherman (YL/KW)
I High As A Mountain Part 1
II The Abyss
III High As A Mountain Part 2
11|The Noon
(The Eternal Moment Of Return) (YL/KW)

Songwriters

KW = Kalle Wallner
YL = Yogi Lang

Rock Report review

Up to now German progressive rock band RPWL hasn't ventured to do a concept album. They reached a peak with their "World Through My Eyes" album (2005), but what we get here with "Beyond Man And Time" is even more interesting. The story in short: the protagonist is on a journey and meets various characters, partly adapted from Nietsche's "Thus Spoke Zarathustra", as means towards new insight. The basic idea in this is a so-called 'revaluation of values' in terms of a new way of thinking. In this world 'beyond man and time', there already are creatures of higher knowledge that the protagonist meets allegorical along his way: the keeper of the cave, the willingly blind, the scientist, the ugliest human, the creator, the shadow, the wise man in the desert and the fisherman. I know, it might seem difficult, but what a pleasure to listen to this gem from start to finish. Without a doubt, this is the best RPWL effort so far. For every single character just named, the musicians have created a musical theme and that's what makes this album such a listening adventure. With each spin it's given, my admiration grows. Growers seem to be the best albums and this is certainly an excellent example. Check it out now, you won't regret it! In addition to the regular version, the album is also available as a bonus edition (including an audio book), but limited to only 2,000 copies. 
Chris Lambert, March 2012

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