Allan Taylor – All Is One (2013) {SACD ISO + FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz}

Someone who is approaching 70 and calls his album “All Is One” obviously has something to say. Just recently Allan Taylor faced one of life’s tests – a severe shoulder disfunction prevented him from playing guitar – not an easy situation for a musician. In the meantime that is thankfully all healed and forgotten. Not shying away from the strain and frustration involved, he worked his way back to his instrument, his fans and to the recording studio at Stockfisch Records. He could have presented this album as a big comeback, a resurrection, but that is simply not the style of this master of contemplative tones.

On previous albums Allan Taylor sang songs about the road, about all the different countries and all the hotel rooms… The new album goes deeper – into time and ultimately to the recognition: “All is one”. A powerful philosophical statement delivered with virtuoso lightness.

Insiders will recognise a stringent continuation of his 2009 album “Leaving At Dawn”. Even then it was about leaving, about long journeys, the poetry of movement – subjects even more strongly represented on this album. Instead of driving on asphalt it’s about moving through time, and the title song is the best example. He wrote the first lines back in 2004, which kept flickering back to him and could finally now be completed. The lyrics tell of old guitars and of velvet gloves which close doors – but the song is a long way from drowning in sentimental resignation. Those who can read between the lines will discover a clever mixture of dance and march: “One final dance unites us all”.

Tracklist:
01. Endless Highway
02. Let The Music Flow
03. All Is One
04. We Stood As One
05. I Followed Her Into The West
06. One Last Smile
07. Plenty For The Few
08. The Sky
09. Like A Cloud (Canzone del Ripensamento)
10. The Best I Can

SACD ISO

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FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz

mqs.link_AllanTaylrAllIsne2013FLAC2488.2.part1.rar
mqs.link_AllanTaylrAllIsne2013FLAC2488.2.part2.rar