Collectors - Collectors (Hol) [CD]

Behind this Art Nouveau artwork sleeve is hiding one of the true, hidden and forgotten gems of Canada. Bill Henderson and Claire Lawrence make a fantastic songwriting partnership that will last. The album opens rather light with "What Is Love" and then "She", a real feast for vocal harmonies. "Howard Christman's Older" is loaded with drama. A full blown epic in just five minutes. "Lydia Purple" is more popish, just to give us a break, but then comes the first nail in your coffin, "One Act Play", these guys bring you to ecstasy without any gadgets. This was all a simple foreplay, just getting your warmed-up for the main orgy, the more than 19 minutes "What Love" one of the earliest prog epics. These guys are not content to rivet you to your seat, they are holding you still so they are driving nails into your coffin and every minute going by is sealing your fate.