After two albums that were solidly written and performed but considerably underproduced, Royal Hunt exchanged Danish singer Henrik Brockmann for then-mostly-unknown American D.C. Cooper; this was the first album of any note that Cooper appeared on. The addition of an in-his-prime Cooper and massive production upgrades propel the band to soaring new heights.
Opener "Last Goodbye" immediately cements this fact. Cooper unleashes a soaring vocal performance that's arguably the highlight of his career, on top of the typical soaring neoclassical keyboard-driven backdrops of Andre Andersen. Ballad "Far Away" is another timeless classic; its vocal-and-keyboard coda is the most famous moment of Cooper's and Royal Hunt's career. "Makin' a Mess" marries a big 6/8 groove to some appealing neoclassical melodies. Closer "Time" features a massive ethereal C#5 from Cooper in the intro, igniting the track from acoustic ballad to urgent neoclassical rocker. The swinging "Step By Step" adds a rare element of welcome looseness to the band's sound, and "Stay Down" and "Give It Up" are competent second-half midtempo numbers.

Eyewitness is the seventh studio album released by the band Royal Hunt.

Немногие рок-группы, работающие в жанре хард-н-хэви и взошедшие на мировую рок-сцену в самое трудное для подобной музыки время, в начале-середине 90-х гг. способны похвастать тем, что авторские наработки собственного стиля превратили их имена в синоним исполняемой ими музыки, а самих инструменталистов группы - в пример для подражания. Oдно из высших мест в этом списке занимает датская интернациональная группа Royal Hunt.

The Six Wives of Henry VIII is the second studio album by English keyboardist Rick Wakeman, released in January 1973 on A&M Records. It is an instrumental progressive rock album with its concept based on his interpretations of the musical characteristics of the wives of Henry VIII. After signing with A&M as a solo artist, Wakeman decided on the album's concept during a tour of the United States as a member of the rock band Yes. As he read a book about the subject on his travels, melodies he had written the previous year came to him and were noted down. Musicians from Yes and from Strawbs, the group Wakeman was in prior to Yes, also play on the album.

Most of Wakeman's albums revolve around a concept; this double album's only concept is of a collection of "rhapsodies," which here seems to mean "enthusiastic and improvisational pieces." The album is instrumental except for the opener, "Pedra de Gavea," where the electronically treated vocals are presumably by Wakeman himself. Most of the pieces are concise for Wakeman, and very lively and bright, with engaging lead parts and well-chosen keyboard sounds (something Wakeman has not always managed). "Swan Lager" sets music by Tchaikovsky and Grieg to a reggae beat.

Wet Dream - первый сольный альбом клавишника группы Pink Floyd Ричарда Райта, выпущенный 22 сентября 1978 года. Композиции с этого альбома не исполнялись на концертах, ни одна из них не была выпущена в виде сингла. Больше половины композиций — инструментальные. Дизайн обложки альбома Wet Dream выполнен студией Hipgnosis.

Wish You Were Here is the ninth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd. It was released on 12 September 1975 in the United Kingdom by Harvest Records and a day later in the United States by Columbia Records, their first American release for the label.
Based on material Pink Floyd composed while performing in Europe, Wish You Were Here was recorded over numerous sessions at Abbey Road Studios in London. Two songs criticise the music business, another expresses alienation and the multi-part composition "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" is a tribute to Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett, who left seven years earlier due to his troubled mental health. As with their album The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Floyd used studio effects, synthesizers and brought in guest singers, Roy Harper, who provided the lead vocals on "Have a Cigar" and Venetta Fields, who added backing vocals to "Shine On You Crazy Diamond".

The Wall is the eleventh studio album by English rock band Pink Floyd. It was released as a double album on 30 November 1979 in the United Kingdom by Harvest Records and in the United States by Columbia Records. Bassist and songwriter Roger Waters conceived the album as a rock opera during Pink Floyd's 1977 In the Flesh Tour, when he became so frustrated with the audience that he spat on them. Its story explores Pink, a jaded rockstar character that Waters modeled after himself and the band's original leader Syd Barrett. Pink's life begins with the loss of his father during the Second World War and continues with abuse from his schoolteachers, an overprotective mother, and the breakdown of his marriage; all contribute to his eventual self-imposed isolation from society, symbolised by a wall. The band, who were then struggling with personal and financial difficulties, supported the idea.

The Division Bell is the fourteenth studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released on 28 March 1994 by EMI Records in the United Kingdom and on 4 April by Columbia Records in the United States.
The second Pink Floyd album recorded without founding member Roger Waters, The Division Bell was written mostly by guitarist and singer David Gilmour and keyboardist Richard Wright; it features Wright's first lead vocal on a Pink Floyd album since The Dark Side of the Moon (1973). Gilmour's fiancée, novelist Polly Samson, co-wrote many of the lyrics, which deal with themes of communication.
Recording took place in locations including the band's Britannia Row Studios and Gilmour's houseboat, Astoria. The production team included longtime Pink Floyd collaborators such as producer Bob Ezrin, engineer Andy Jackson, saxophonist Dick Parry, and bassist Guy Pratt.

The Division Bell is the fourteenth studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released on 28 March 1994 by EMI Records in the United Kingdom and on 4 April by Columbia Records in the United States.
The second Pink Floyd album recorded without founding member Roger Waters, The Division Bell was written mostly by guitarist and singer David Gilmour and keyboardist Richard Wright; it features Wright's first lead vocal on a Pink Floyd album since The Dark Side of the Moon (1973). Gilmour's fiancée, novelist Polly Samson, co-wrote many of the lyrics, which deal with themes of communication.

Meddle is the sixth studio album by English progressive rock group Pink Floyd, released on 31 October 1971 by Harvest Records. It was produced between the band's touring commitments, from January to August 1971. The album was recorded at a series of locations around London, including Abbey Road Studios and Morgan Studios.

Wish You Were Here затрагивает темы отчуждения, проблемы музыкальной индустрии и личность бывшего участника группы Сида Барретта, покинувшего коллектив из-за нестабильного психического состояния, вызванного употреблением наркотиков. Первые сессионные записи давались тяжело и проходили в напряжённом режиме, концепцию альбома предложил Роджер Уотерс, решив разделить главную композицию «Shine On You Crazy Diamond» на две части и добавить к ней ещё три новые песни. Заглавная песня явилась данью уважения к Барретту, который по иронии судьбы экспромтом посетил студию прямо во время записи. Визит оказался настолько неожиданным, а внешность музыканта так сильно изменилась, что участники группы не сразу признали в нём своего старого товарища.

Developed during live performances, Pink Floyd premiered an early version of The Dark Side of the Moon several months before recording began. New material was recorded in two sessions in 1972 and 1973 at Abbey Road Studios in London. The group used advanced recording techniques at the time, including multitrack recording and tape loops; analogue synthesizers are prominent, and snippets from interviews with Pink Floyd's road crew and others provide philosophical quotations. Engineer Alan Parsons was responsible for many sonic aspects and the recruitment of singer Clare Torry, who appears on "The Great Gig in the Sky". The iconic sleeve was designed by Storm Thorgerson; following keyboardist Richard Wright's request for a "simple and bold" design, it depicts a prism spectrum, representing the band's lighting and the record's themes.

The Dark Side of the Moon is the eighth studio album by English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 1 March 1973 by Harvest Records. It built on ideas explored in Pink Floyd's earlier recordings and performances, but without the extended instrumentals that characterised their earlier work. A concept album, its themes explore conflict, greed, time, and mental illness, the latter partly inspired by the deteriorating health of founding member Syd Barrett, who left in 1968.